Author: Dale Brown

Statistics Prove the Lack of Modern 2/4 Marches in Today’s Competition Repertoire

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In February this year I wrote the opinion piece on Piping Press about 2/4 march competitions had become stagnant in the music being played – same ol’ same ol’.  We lit a fuse under some people.  It was Vincent who thought I had been living in a cave for the past 30 years. (He was from New Jersey, that explains his attitude!)  Others took offence saying that there was an…

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No New Classics and ‘Same Old, Same Old’ with our Competition Marches, Strathspeys and Reels

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I suspect that what I write will attract comments from others who do not share my opinion. I hope we can have an interesting dialogue.  GS McLennan, John MacColl, Willie Lawrie, Roddy Campbell, where have you gone?  We miss your music, your composing genius. (That’s MacColl’s masterpiece, Dugald MacColl’s Farewell to France, in the composer’s hand above.) By Dale Brown Today’s new music seems concentrated on hornpipes and jigs.  Admittedly, they often…

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