Huge turnout at Erwan Ropars’ funeral on Tues as the poignant video shows. Patrick Molard reports: ‘Hello Rob , here is a link where you can see a video of Erwan’s funeral. Thousands of people attended, and as you can see there were a lot of bagad players, not only Bagad Kemper, but also from various parts of Brittany: Lorient, Saint-Malo, Auray, Locoal, etc… It is not only a page, but a big…
Douglas Elmslie, one of the mainstays of the legendary Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band in the 1960s, has died after a short illness. He was 68. His funeral will be held at Daldowie Crematorium, Glasgow, next Friday, January 23rd, at 9am, repeat 9am, and to which all friends and family are respectfully invited. Douglas, or Dougie as he was better known, learned his piping in the 214th Glasgow Company of…
A new letter has been posted this morning. It features P/M Andy Donaldson and concerns a tune by that prolific and successful composer of pipe music, Willie Bryson. This may be the first time the tune has been published, for we can find it in no collection. If anyone has knowledge of it please pass on. Go to the Letters page to read more. [wds id=”2″] Would Pipe Band Magazine…
Brigadier David Allfrey MBE, Chief Executive and Producer, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, has sent this: ‘Following the huge success of The Pipers’ Trail as part of the 2014 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, we are now looking to extend the scheme. Last year, we brought together a tremendous volunteer band of 27 pipers and drummers under Pipe Major Selwood to rehearse and perform for the whole of the Tattoo season in Edinburgh. They…
Erwan Ropars funeral will be held in Quimper Cathedral at 2.30pm this Tuesday, January 13th. Following sales this week, these are the only issues now remaining of paper copies of Pipe Band magazine: July 2003, Oct 2006, Oct 2007, Apr 2010, Jan 2011, Apr 2011, Oct 2011, Jan 2012, Apr 2012, Oct 2012, Jan 2013, April 2013, July 2013, Oct 2013, Jan 2014, Jan 15. Go to the ppresshop. Magazines are free. Charge is for mailing: £1.17 UK, £3.70 Europe, £4.75 RoW. [wds id=”2″] Real journalism is…
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