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Worlds Tickets on Sale – Discounts for Buying in Advance

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Glasgow Life, Promoters of the World Pipe Band Championships, have announced the ticket prices for this year’s two-day event at Glasgow Green on August 16 and 17. In the past the competition has attracted up to 40,000 people making it one of the biggest outdoor entertainment events in Scotland. Up to 200 bands are expected to compete as Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate defend their 2023 title. The prices below…

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Gordon Castle Games Results

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This games was held yesterday in the historic grounds of the castle in Fochabers, Morayshire. There were good entries in all competitions. Champion Piper was Hamish Munro; Junior Champion Craig Mitchell (pictured below). Piobaireachd 1 Angus MacPhee (pictured above)2 Calum Brown3 Hamish Munro4 John McDonald5 Jeffrey Lawson March1 Calum Brown2 Hamish Munro3 Gordon Barclay4 John McDonald5 Jeffrey Lawson Strathspey & Reel1 Hamish Munro 2 John McDonald3 Angus MacPhee4 Calum Brown5 Calum Dunbar…

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UK Pipe Band Championships – SLOT Triumph

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St Laurence O’Toole from Dublin are the new UK Pipe Band Champions winning today in Bangor, Northern Ireland, in perfect weather conditions. SLOT secured two firsts for piping, a fourth for drumming and second for ensemble. Two medleys were required in G1. The other places in the top grade went to: 2 Inveraray (2,2,1,6)3 FMM (3,3,2,5)4 Boghall (6,4,3,1)5 Shotts (5,5,6,3)6 S Power (4,6,8,4) with the drumming going to Inveraray. Judges…

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Results from Ontario’s Livingstone Invitational

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The 45th annual Livingstone Invitational professional solo piping competition was held on May 11 at the historic James Street Armouries in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in the Officers’ Mess of The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders of Canada. The event was presented in two sections with a piobaireachd competition in the afternoon (each competitor to submit four tunes) and a march, strathspey, reel, hornpipe and jig of player’s own choice in the evening. …

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Piping Live’s 2024 Line Up

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This year’s Piping Live! programme highlights for Worlds Week 2024 were announced by Director Finlay MacDonald. He said: ‘We are proud and excited to be able to bring the 21st edition of Piping Live! To the city of Glasgow. We are thankful to our supporters, performers, participants and funders who have continued to support this event through some challenging times for the creative industries. ‘There are opportunities for pipers of all…

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