Author: Jack Taylor

Annual Jimmy McIntosh Solo Piping Championship, Davidson, North Carolina

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A report about Jimmy McIntosh’s annual competition held last Friday evening in Davidson, North Carolina, where there was a high standard in the piobaireachd with all nine players showing good musical understanding.  Firstly the results: Piobaireachd 1. Andrew Carlisle, Battle of Bealach nam Brog2. Derek Midgley, Lord Lovat’s Lament3. Nick Hudson, Rout of Glenfruin MSR1. Nick Hudson2. Derek Midgley 3. Andrew Carlisle  Hornpipe and Jig1. Derek Midgley2. Nick Hudson3. Dan Lyndon  It’s been…

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Piobaireachd Society Announce Tune Benefit for Members

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The Piobaireachd Society has made the music scores from books 1-3 in its published series available to members free of charge on its website at www.piobaireachd.co.uk, writes President Dr Jack Taylor. After several months preparation, classic tunes such as the Unjust Incarceration, In Praise of Morag, Lament for the Children and the Lament for Patrick Og, and also smaller tunes, e.g. Battle of Auldearn, Lament for the Old Sword and Black Donald’s March now sit…

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Piobaireachd Society Announce Conference 2019 Details

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The 2019 Annual Conference of the Piobaireachd Society will be held in the National Piping Centre on Saturday 23rd March. There will be an informal ceilidh in the Pipers Tryst on Friday evening 22nd March. The conference will conclude with a dinner and ceilidh in the Centre on the Saturday evening. The conference rate including dinner is £55; day rate including lunch, teas and coffees £35. [wds id=”2″] A  preferential…

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