Review of Grade 2 at the 2018 Scottish Pipe Band Championships

They seek him here, they seek him there…just who is this guy MacStig?….is that wee touch of tartan a clue?…or is it the GlenG at a rakish angle?…..does it really matter? He is a true believer, he stands through rain and shine to bring PP readers the latest from G2…what more can we ask?…. As you will all know by now, Dumbarton’s Levengrove Park was windswept and wet for the…

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Killin Highland Games Results (updated with Piob)

Damp conditions in the Perthshire beauty spot today. Junior competitors pictured above. Piob 1st Callum Wynd 2nd Andrew Ferguson 3rd Jonathon Simpson 4th Ross Miller Judges R Clark and N Mulvie. March 1 Angus MacColl 2 Jonathan Simpson 3 Anna Kummerlõw 4 Steven Gray S&R 1 Angus MacColl 2 Jonathan Simpson 3 Calum Wynd 4 Anna Kummerlõw [wds id=”4″] Jig 1 Angus MacColl 2 Steven Gray 3 Jonathan Simpson 4…

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Draws Announced for Saturday’s Lochaber Gathering

The annual Lochaber Gathering will take place in the Nevis Centre, Fort William, from 9am, on Saturday, August 4. There are healthy entries in B/C Grades and in the Juniors. Entries close Aug 3. Email Piping Convenor Allan MacColl here. The above picture shows junior winners at Lochaber last year. P/A Grade Piobaireachd Hall A:  09:00 Edward McIlwaine, Canada Michael Fitzhenry, Paisley William Geddes, Glasgow Sandy Cameron, Roybridge Sarah Muir,…

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PP Ed’s Blog: Gold Medallists/ Skye Gathering/ G1 Review/ Donald’s Pipes/ Lorient

Hamish McLennan from Aberdeen has been in touch: ‘Robert, While scanning an old scrapbook for other information I have harvested the following from contemporary Oban Times newspaper cuttings. Northern Meeting Gold Medalists: 1903 Donald MacKay – Glengarry’s Lament, 1906 George Allan – Corrienessan’s Salute, 1909 William MacKie – Lament for the Harp Tree.’ Page has been duly updated Hamish and many thanks for this important contribution. The lists make great reading and we are…

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