Ken Stewart reports….The annual Northern Ireland Piper of the Year competition was held in the Adair Arms Hotel in Ballymena on Saturday 13th October 2018. This is the fortieth year for the event and fourteen players were invited, on merit, to compete for the award. Competitors are required to play Piobaireachd, MSR and Jig & Hornpipe with the overall title being awarded to the player who performs best in the…
Senior and junior events were held today in Kirn Primary School, Dunoon, Argyll. The above picture shows junior winners Gregor MacDonald, Bobby Allen and Brodie Watson-Massey Ceol Mor 1 Gordon McCready, Rinn Friù, Lady Margaret MacDonald’s Salute 2 Archie Drennan, Druim na Drochaid, Battle of the Pass of Crieff 3 Angus Finlay MacPhee, Inbhir Nis, Blind Piper’s Obstinacy Ceol Beag – MSR 1 Gordon McCready, Hugh Alexander Low of Tiree,…
George Balderose has sent this: The 12th Annual Balmoral Classic featuring a weekend of piping events, including the US Junior Solo Piping and Scottish Snare Drumming Championships, will take place in Pittsburgh on November 16-18. Top piping prizes include vintage sets of bagpipes donated by David Naill and McCallum bagpiping manufacturers; Overall Drumming winner will receive a new Premier HTS 800 snare drum donated by Henderson Imports. in addition, trophies,…
Two excellent offers this morning in our online ads page. The first is for a real ivory Henderson pipe dated circa 50s. The pipe is in excellent condition as readers can see from the picture above and was formerly played in the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. The bagpipe is offered at a very competitive price. Also on offer is a quality Shepherd blackwood solo pipe chanter – only nine months…
The Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust have sent this…. The biggest free bagpipe loan scheme in the world is being set up by a Scottish schools’ charity. The instruments are being loaned out for up to three years at a time to help boost the number of youngsters taking up Scotland’s national instrument. Already over 160 sets costing about £700 each are being played by pupils in schools from Orkney…
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