Piobaireachd Society Conference on the Move

By Robert Wallace President Dr Jack Taylor has announced that next year’s Piobaireachd Society Conference will be held in Glasgow at the National Piping Centre. Dr Taylor made the announcement during an interval at the Uist & Barra competition last Saturday.  Held annually since 1972, this will be the first time the conference has been held in Glasgow. The conference will also move to being a one-day affair but with…

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PP Ed’s Blog: Lochaber 1905/ AK Quaich/ PS Concert/ Fire & Rescue Band/SWSPDA Solos/ John Cruickshank VC/ Aberfeldy Games/ JB Medals

I’m grateful to New York based piper and collector Yahya Hussein for the above picture. It is from his collection of old Highland games prints. It shows (r to l) Willie Ross, GS McLennan, unknown with white spats, John MacKay and Alexander Matheson – all Gold Medallists – leading the parade at Lochaber Gathering in 1905. There are other prints Yahya has forwarded and I’ll run them in due course….

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Uist & Barra Professional – An Opportunity to Hear Top Class PIping

The rescheduled professional piping competition run by the Glasgow Uist & Barra Association will be held in the National Piping Centre, Otago Street, this Saturday, September 29. Ordinarily the Uist & Barra is the first senior professional contest of the year but inclement weather last March led to its postponement. The competition affords the enthusiast the opportunity of hearing some of the best currently competing pipers. Included in the line…

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PP Ed’s Blog: Pibroch by the Sea/ WW1 Tribute/ Kelty Pictures/ Breuberg Castle March

Patrick Molard reports from Brittany: Great edition of ‘Pibroch en bord de mer’ (Pibroch by the Seaside) in Cancale for the 14th year on Sunday 16th September. Glorious weather in beautiful surroundings, the Mont Saint Michel and the coast of Normandy in the background. Thirty-three pipers turned up and 36 pieces were played as a few pipers played both in the morning and in the afternoon. Above is Yves Tison in Port Pican playing Corrienessan’s…

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Vintage Henderson Pipes for Sales/ South West Scotland Junior Solos & Workshop/ Liverpool Tattoo

Check out our Online Ads page this morning for a beautiful set of Peter Henderson silver and ivory pipes for sale. Hallmarked silver, the pipes are being sold ‘sticks only’. See more pictures and get more details here. • Got something to sell? There’s no better way to reach your market than by advertising it with Piping Press. Reach thousands of readers every day and know that you are supporting the…

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