Day: 26 August 2016

Cowal Solo Results

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‘A’Piob: 1 Andrew Lee, Canada – MacDonalds Are Simple 2 N Hudson, USA 3 S Easton, NZ 4 D Urquhart 5 C Drummond Judges: A Wright, A Frater ‘A’ March: 1 S Gray 2 J McHattie, Canada 3 B Duncan 4 D Urquhart 5 S Muir ‘A’ S&R: 1 B McClamrock, USA 2 C Drummond 3 S Muir 4 B Duncan 5 J Forrester ‘B’ Piob: 1 B Duncan 2 G…

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Drummer William (Billy) Stevenson, Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band

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Former Leading Drummer of Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band, William (Billy) Stevenson,  passed away on 5 July 2016 in Australia.  Billy rose to prominence when he was tasked with revitalising the Shotts drum corp after the then leading tip, the legendary Alex Duthart, left the band to join P/M Donald Shaw Ramsay at the heavily sponsored Invergordon Distillery Pipe Band – this in the early 1960s. Bert Barr and…

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