Month: April 2016

Highlands and Islands Festival: All Senior Piping Results (Final Update)

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For this year’s senior piping there were five prizes in each class. There was also an extensive programme of junior piping. All events  held at Oban High School. Double Silver Medallist Gordon Bruce was the P&A Grade champion, with good showings from Allan Russell, Darach Urquhart (pictured with Gordon) and Gordon McCready in the As and Euan Dewar, Andy Wilson and Ross Cowan in the Bs. There was a mix up over the winner…

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Australia: RU Brown Gold Medal Competition Full Results

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The annual competitions run by the RUB Piobaireachd Society of South Australia is held over two days. The result in the Clasp competition for former winners of the RU Brown Gold Medal was: 1st: Fiona Manson – Mary’s Praise 2nd: Ross Campbell – MacNeil of Barra’s March 3rd: Jason Craig – The Big Spree Judges: Malcolm McRae and Sam Young. Gold Medal Piobaireachd 1st Peter Hewlett 2nd Katherine Belcher 3rd…

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Australian Pipe Band Championships Livestream

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The 2016 Australian Pipe Band Championships at Knox Grammar School Sydney on 1 and 2 October will be live-streamed to the world. Pipe Bands Australia president Chris Earl said the national management committee had engaged Tim Kelly of pipebanned.com to stream the biennial signature event over the internet in 2016 with an option to extend the agreement for the 2018 and 2020 championships. Mr Earl said live streaming of the championships was…

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PP Editor’s Blog: Highland & Islands/ May’s Funeral/ BB Championship/ MacArthur Book Deal

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All roads lead to Oban this weekend for the annual Highland & Islands Festival. A good entry in all piping events. Check out the order of play for the seniors here. Check here tomorrow evening for results. Still on solo piping, the entry form for Ardrossan on June 9 can be downloaded here. Check out the updated 2016 Guide to the Games here. May McLellan‘s funeral will be held next…

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Choice Tune: Dugald MacColl’s Farewell to France by John MacColl

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We are indebted to Calum MacLean, Tobermory, Mull, for this unique, handwritten copy of the famous 2/4 march Dugald MacColl’s Farewell to France – handwritten by the composer himself, the great John MacColl. It was given to Calum’s grandfather by John MacColl and is rightly displayed with pleasure on the wall of Calum’s piping room. The tune was written to commemorate the safe delivery from WW1 of John MacColl’s son…

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