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Readers Letters: P/M Hamilton Workman and the RSPBA Pipe Band College

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We have received the following comments regarding articles in this week’s Piping Press. Firstly this from reader Joe Hardy on ‘Remembering P/M Hamilton Workman, HLI’: ‘This is a truly wonderful memory of Hammie. So many pipers today don’t really know about him and don’t understand how important he was to piping in the U.S. I attended the North American Academy of Piping [NAAPD] every summer between 1985 and 2007.  ‘Hammie…

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Kingdom Thistle Results/ Wheel of Fortune/ CLASP Chanters

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The Dundee, Perth and Angus Branch of the RSPBA ran their ‘Kingdom Thistle European Solo Piping Contest’ last Saturday in Fife. The competition attracted a large entry. The senior piping was split into two categories, piobaireachd and a combined MSR and Hornpipe & Jig. The RSPBA placing system was used to determine the outcome of the latter. Piobaireachd: 1 Dan Nevans, Shotts 2 John Dew, Inveraray 3 Iain Simpson, (formerly…

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Scottish Pipers Judges/ Lochaber Juniors Results

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Scottish Pipers Association President Logan Tannock has announced the judging benches for the forthcoming professional contest to be held in the Piping Centre, McPhater Street, Glasgow, on April 11. They are as follows:Open Piobaireachd – Ronald MacShannon and Dr Bill WotherspoonB Grade Piobaireachd – Peter Hunt and Robert WallaceC Grade Piobaireachd – Alan Forbes and Derek FraserFormer Winners’ MSR – Peter Hunt, Ronald MacShannon and John WilsonOpen March – Roderick…

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PS Set Tunes for 2027 Announced/ CLASP Results

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The Music Committee of the Piobaireachd Society has announced the recommended set tunes for 2027. Competitors for the Highland Society of London’s Gold Medal at the Argyllshire Gathering and Northern Meeting will be required to submit eight tunes of their own choice. Competitors for the Silver Medal at both competitions will be required to submit six tunes of their own choice. Senior competitions as per 2026. More information here. CLASP…

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MacColls Recital/ Pipe Idol Entries/ Kiwi Success

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Tonight Inverness Piping Society welcomes both Angus MacColl Snr. and Jnr. for the third recital of the season, writes Les Hutt. From his success in the Young Piper of the Year at Blair Castle in 1984, Angus Snr. has been one of the most consistent of the top pipers over the past 40 years. His successes make remarkable reading including five Clasps to the Highland Society of London Gold Medal,…

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