Day: 11 November 2016

History of the Pipe Band Movement 1880 – 1939

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We conclude our look at pipe band history with another instalment from Jeannie Campbell. This article first appeared in PIpe Band Magazine in 2003… The first pipe bands outside the Army date from the 1880s. A tune named the ‘Midlothian Amateur Pipe Band’ was published in David Glen’s Tutor in 1881 so presumably there was a band of that name at the time. The Govan Police Pipe Band was one of…

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Million Dollar Act Need Info on Pipe Tune/ New Piobaireachd Tutor Book Praised

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A hugely popular Australia-based children’s show want to use a pipe tune as part of their act but have as yet failed to get copyright clearance. Leanne Williams, International Royalties Manager for ‘The Wiggles’, has written: ‘I’m hoping you can help me. I’ve been trying to get in contact with the Pinkman family regarding the tune Itchy Fingers and have been in contact with P/M Iain Grant and Mike Greene from…

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