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UK Pipe Band Championships – FMM Home in on Title

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Field Marshal Montgomery were declared the new UK Pipe Band Champions today at Lurgan Park, Northern Ireland. FMM played Lord Alex. Kennedy, Shepherd’s Crook and Charlie’s Welcome. The other G1 places went to: 2 Inveraray, Argyllshire Gathering, Bogan Lochan, John MacKechnie3 Fife Police, Dugald MacColl’s Farewell to France, Blair Drummond, Smith of Chilliechassie4 Scottish Power5 Shotts6 SLOT with the drumming going to Inveraray. Each band had to submit two MSRs,…

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Piobaireachd Society Announce Line Up for Annual Edinburgh Fringe Concert

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The Piobaireachd Society has invited the following pipers to play at its Annual Concert: Tom Peterkin, Finlay Johnston, John Dew and Nick Hudson.  The concert’s official title is ‘Classical Pipe Music – Scotland’s Hidden Treasure’. The date is August 21 and the venue St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street, Edinburgh. Time: 7 for 7.30pm. Tickets are £10 (£8 concessions) at the door or in advance via the Edinburgh Fringe Box Office. Pipers’ dress…

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Army Pipe Majors to Take Up Civilian Teaching Posts After Combined Service of 39 years

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Army piping has suffered a significant loss with the imminent departure of two of its leading Pipe Majors. P/M Ben Duncan (above left), Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, is leaving after 15 years service to take up the job of Assistant PIpe Major at George Watson’s College in Edinburgh. Ben begins at Watson’s in September. P/M Peter MacGregor, 4 Scots, The Highlanders, is leaving to become the piping Instructor at Erskine…

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Markinch Games Results/ Aberdeen Games

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Results from Markinch Highland Games, Sunday June 5. It was a lovely sunny day, but the piping boards were in the usual shaded and blustery part of the park which was a little cold at times. Seventeen pipers entered. Open Piob:1st Greig Canning2nd Peter McCalister3rd Andrew Hall4th Angus J MacColl Open MSR1st Angus J MacColl2nd Jonathon Simpson3rd Robbie McIsaac4th Greig CanningOverall: Greig Canning Junior Piob1 Callum Lowther2 Christopher Drummond3 Finlay Peden Junior MSR1 Arran Green Stirling2 Callum Lowther3 Finlay Peden4 Brooklyn…

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Readers React to Robert Mathieson’s Groundbreaking Thoughts on the Future of the Pipe Band Medley

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Last week Piping Press ran a series of articles from RSPBA Adjudicator Robert Mathieson. The reaction is almost as important and interesting as the original thoughts. We print a selection here… Robert McCarthy: Mr Mathieson is saying out loud what has been on many peoples’ minds for years. The contest format has been mired in antiquated rules long enough; they are strangling bands. The ‘prescribed tune list’ and restricting them…

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