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A Spectator’s Look Back at the UK Pipe Band Championships in Belfast

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I was at the UK pipe band championships in Belfast on 13th June, 2026, where the music was enjoyed by a large crowd. Other arrangements were not so good. The competition was held at the Grove Playing Fields, a very large park with no public vehicle access and very limited access to buses and cars from the surrounding roads. The roads were restricted to basically one-way traffic with ‘only stop…

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Major Winner P/M Emmet Conway, Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia, Talks to Piping Press

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Two weeks ago P/M Emmet Conway and his Shotts & Dykehead band were proclaimed British Champions at Ingliston Showgrounds near Edinburgh. It was Emmet’s first ‘major’ success since he took over the band in 2018. Afterwards he gave this interview to Piping Press….. How does it feel to lift your first major? It feels absolutely incredible.  There’s also a real sense of relief in getting that first major title under…

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UK Pipe Band Championships: Security Announcement

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In the wake of the terrorist atrocity in Belfast yesterday and reaction to it, the RSPBA has been in contact with the Police Service of Northern Ireland regarding security arrangement for the UK Pipe Band Championships, to be held in the city this Saturday, June 13. Chief Executive Colin Mulhern: ‘We appreciate that the recent unrest in Belfast has given rise to a number of concerns, and we have shared…

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MacDougall Pipes For Sale/ CLASP Results

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Well-known pipe maker Brian Mulhearn is selling a set of MacDougall Aberfeldy pipes. Brian says, ‘The pipes are circa. 1900 and have had some repairs but are a real connoisseur’s instrument with a lovely, mellow tone. The price is £2,500 and all inquiries to 01292 314300. CLASP, Piping Centre, in-person competition, 6th June 2026. All light music judged by Wilson Brown and piobaireachd Finlay Johnston. Overall (pictured l-r): Grade 3 Robin…

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Reaction to Report on British Pipe Band Championships/ Victorian Pipers Results

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Alistair Aitken’s report yesterday prompted this response form a reader who has asked to remain anonymous: Who has got it wrong this time? What was the large seated main stand in between G1 and G2 arenas for? I was at Ingliston this year and all that you could hear from the stand was a mixture of G1 and G2 playing and a mixture of the next G1 and G2 bands…

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