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Online Entries Open for 2025 Argyllshire Gathering/ Graeme Johnston Results

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The 2025 Argyllshire Gathering takes place on August 27th and 28th and pipers can now enter online via the Gathering’s updated website. The closing date for all competitions, Senior Piobaireachd and Former Winners’ MSR included, is January 31st and no late entries will be accepted. In years past, senior competitions, given the lower numbers and automatic qualification, have not required this stipulation. Entry fees of £50 must be paid by…

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Draw for London Championship Announced

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The 84th Annual Championship promoted by the Scottish Piping Society of London will be held this weekend, the Bratach Gorm on Friday, November 15 at 5pm, and the remainder of the competitions the following day beginning 9am. The venue is the Caledonian Club, 9 Halkin Street, Belgravia. Admission for spectators is £25 for the Friday evening and £30 for both days. The Caledonian Club dress code prohibits jeans, trainers, and…

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Scottish Pipers’ Veterans Contest Entry/ Sun Belt Results

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President Logan Tannock and organiser Gary Nimmo of the Scottish Pipers’ Association: We are delighted to share the entry form for the 2024 Veterans Competition to be held in the National Piping Centre, McPhater St., Glasgow, on 6th December 2024 at 7pm.  Competitions are for slow air, 2/4 march and medley selection. Each performance must be between six to ten minutes and can include one, two or all categories at…

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Entries Closing for George Watson’s Caritas Banner/ RSPBA Junior Contests This Weekend

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Entries for the ‘Caritas Banner’ (pictured above) close tomorrow, Friday, November 8. The competition is run by George Watson’s College Pipe Band. It has so far attracted some of the best young players in the country but there are still spaces available in all events. The competition takes place on Sunday 24 November 2024 at the Edinburgh-based College. Sponsors are David Glen, Bagpipe-makers and the Piobaireachd Society. All competitors must…

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History: ‘A great deal more could be done to give Scots, and visitors to Scotland, a chance of enjoying our unique musical heritage..’

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The following article appeared in the Scotsman newspaper, and subsequently the Piping Times, 60 years ago. It is by Seumas MacNeill, co-founder of the now defunct College of Piping and a Gold Medallist. He also had the ability to write about piping in a cogent, entertaining, yet deeply felt manner. This article, is of its time, yet still relevant today….. The many visitors who attend Highland Gatherings throughout Scotland have…

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