Month: January 2016

‘Old Pipes for New Players’ Schools Bagpipe Amnesty Initiative is Launched

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An important initiative to help youngsters learn the pipes has been launched by the Scottish Schools Pipes & Drums Trust. ‘The Bagpipe Amnesty’ is asking for individuals with old sets of pipes to donate them to the trust so that they can be handed over to needy children. The Trust is being supported by Scottish Fire and Rescue Services who have offered fires stations as drop-off points for the instruments. The…

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PP Editor’s Blog: Gold Medal Lists/ George Cruikshank/ Gordon Duncan Concert etc

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The PP database of Gold Medallists at Oban and Inverness has now been updated and includes all of the tunes played by all of the winners since the competitions resumed after WW2. The lists make very interesting reading and show a remarkable breadth of tunes played. When we consider that at the turn of the last century there were probably no more than a handful of tunes heard round the Highland games…

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PP Academy: Dealing With Cane Drone Reeds Part 2

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Reed expert and professional maker Chris Apps continues with his monograph on cane drone reeds and addresses further problems that can be encountered with them…. Dealing With Cane Drone Reeds Part 2 by Chris Apps The Reed Squeals There can be more than one cause of this problem: a) The bridle is too tight. Re-tie the bridle a little looser and test again (there are instructions for tying bridles later in this…

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PP Academy: Dealing With Cane Drone Reeds

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This article, by reed expert and professional maker Chris Apps, first appeared in the Pipe Band Magazine 15 years ago but is as relevant today as it was then, especially as more bands are turning to cane to add depth to their overall sound… Are You Able to Handle Cane? by CHRIS APPS I LIKE the sound of cane  drone reeds but don’t use them because plastic is so much easier to  set and maintain….

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Field Marshal Concert/ CLASP/ CPA Poll/ Guide to the Games/ Letter

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Former World Champions, Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band have announced that the audience can help pick the tunes for next August’s sure-to-be-a sell-out concert in Glasgow. The band have posted a form on their website asking for suggestions: ‘Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band is delighted to be returning to the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall to perform at the prestigious pre-Worlds concert on Wednesday 10th August, 2016. Hosted by the Glasgow Skye Association…

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