This article is part of the PP build up to Saturday’s World Solo Drumming to be held in Glasgow Caledonian University from 9am. The following interview comes to us courtesy the RSPBA and their official magazine ‘Pipe Band’. It is from the year 2000 when Jim Kilpatrick, then of Shotts & Dykehead, won his 12th World Solo title. The above picture shows Jim and the coveted World Solo Drumming trophy….. JIM…
Saturday 17th November some of the world’s leading solo pipers and a quartet from Scottish Power Pipe Band take to the stage in aid of the Wishaw General Hospital Neonatal unit in Lanarkshire. The line up at the National Piping Centre includes: Gordon Bruce (double Silver Medallist), William Geddes (Dunvegan Medallist, 3x runner-up Gold Medal, Silver Medallist), Finlay Johnston (double Gold Medallist and Clasp winner) Darach Urquhart (2018 Silver Medallist) and a quartet from Scottish Power…
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,…
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