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The Balmoral Classic 2020 Virtual Championships Invitation to Compete

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By George Balderose Please consider this an invitation to submit an application to compete at the fourteenth annual Balmoral Classic US Junior Solo Highland Piping Championships. Applications are due of October 14 and video recordings due between November 4 & 8, 2020. Applications should be accompanied by a fee of $50US. Contestants who are NOT chosen to compete will receive a $25 refund. Piping judges are Robert Wallace (Scotland), President…

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Editor’s Notebook: P/M Poser/ Band Practice/ Academy Job/ CNE Results/ Eagle Pipers Results

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Firstly today, can anyone name the Pipe Mjor pictured above? He was P/M of a police band, a well known solo piper and winner of many top awards. He also produced a book of tunes and composed a few good ones himself. The man in question had roots in South Uist. Read on for the answer….. Thanks to the reader who reminded me of one crucial aspect of the new…

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New Restrictions Spell More Gloom for the Piping and Pipe Band Worlds

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By the Editor The questionable handling of the Covid pandemic by our politicians and the unrelenting nature of the virus itself, have, as stated already on these pages, placed the 2021 piping and pipe band season in considerable jeopardy. Scotland’s devolved administration has extended its ability to enact emergency powers until March next year and all the talk is of the new lockdown confirmed yesterday being in place until then….

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Scottish Piping Society of London November Online Competition

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By Alison Gilmour Entries for the Scottish Piping Society of London Online Competition are now open! On the weekend of 7th November, the Society is excited to be hosting its first online competition. Entries are open to C Grade competitors (Piobaireachd and MSR) as well as Amateur players and SPSL members (Piobaireachd, March, Strathspey and Reel, and 6/8 March). There will be a specific prize in the Amateur competition for Best…

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Editor’s Notebook: The Day the Clan Beat the Cops/ George Sherriff/ Ali at the Proms/ Les Howie

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Our story on the 1968 Cowal Gathering sparked a deal of interest. The winners in Grade 1 that day were the Edinburgh Police and Allan J MacDonald, Glengarry, Ontario, wrote: ‘I’ve come across the attached photo [above] that might be of interest to your readers.  It was slightly damaged but captures the Grade 1 bands at the Fergus Games, held a short distance from Toronto, in 1972. ‘Many Scottish bands were…

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