Author: Robert Wallace

Northern Ireland Piper of the Year – Critique

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This contest, run by the Northern Ireland Piping Society, was held in the ballroom at the Adair Arms Hotel in Ballymena, and despite a hum from the cooler behind the bar, it proved an ideal venue for a piping competition; plenty of floor space, plenty of audience space and a draughtless ambience. There were very few listeners in for the piobaireachd in the afternoon  (not unusual, even in Scotland) but the…

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Nicol-Brown Amateur contest, USA

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Paula Glendinning: The 32nd Nicol-Brown Amateur Invitational Piping Competition October 11, 2014 NEW LOCATION: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 21 Hackett Blvd. Albany, NY 12208 Judges: Andrew Hayes and Michael Rogers View a pdf of the 2014 program. A sampling of photos through the years. Or, if you’re on Facebook, you can browse through our photostream. Overall Nicol-Brown Championship Liam Hilder (15 points) Prizes: airfare to compete in London in November…

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Strachur Junior Piping

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David E Rischmiller reports: The annual Strachur and District Piping Association juniors piping competition was held again on Saturday 11th October 2014 at Strachur Primary School, Cowal, Argyll. This compertition has run for over 40 years and attracts competitors from well outside the Argyll area. This is a popular event with competitors and numbers were again very healthy. An important feature of the competition is its Piobaireachd events to encourage…

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National Mod Piping (updated with jnrs.)

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Champion pipers at the National Mod piping held today at Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, were: Ceol Mor: 1 Sandy Cameron, Red Speckled Bull, £150 2 Colin Campbell, Corrienessan’s Sal., £100 3 Jonathan Greenlees, Lament for Donald Duaghal MacKay, £75 Ceol Beag: 1 Gordon McCready, £100 2 Gavin Ferguson, £75 3 Sandy Cameron, £50 H&J: 1 Colin Campbell 2 Gordon McCready 3 James McPhee Sandy Cameron pictured today after his big…

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