Category: Bagpipes

South Uist Games Results (pictures added)

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Lovely dry day on Askernish Machair with a good Uist breeze. Piper Donald MacPhee took the major honours. Senior competition judges were Iain Morrison and Willie Morrison. Junior comp. judges were John Don MacKenzie and Neil Mulvie. The picture above is of Champion Piper Donald MacPhee striding out as the judges look on. Pìobaireachd: 1st Donald MacPhee – Beloved Scotland. 2nd Ben Duncan – MacSwan of Roaig 3rd Kate Kimove…

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Northern Meeting Playing Order Announced

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The following draws have been issued by the Northern Meeting for their piping competitions to be held later this summer on August 31 and September 1 at Eden Court Theatre, Inverness. Around 80 senior pipers are scheduled to take part over two days of competition. There is also a full raft of junior events. [wds id=”2″] FRIDAY [wds id=”13″]

Inveraray Games Results (CLASP added)

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Dry and hot today in Argyllshire for this graded competition with contests for juniors and CLASP pipers. Tunes in the ceol mor given out one week beforehand. Results as we get them. ‘A’ Piob 1 Angus D MacColl 2 Cameron Drummond 3 Stuart Liddell 4 Sandy Cameron 5 Gordon McCready 6 Faye Henderson Judges: I MacFadyen, M McRae ‘A’ March 1 S Liddell 2 C Drummond 3 A D MacColl…

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Jennifer Makes the National News After Altercation with Airline

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RSPBA adjudicator Jennifer Hutcheon featured in a story in Scotland’s Daily Record newspaper this morning after she was escorted from a flight for refusing to put her pipes in the hold. Jennifer is pictured above piping at another memorial service. The paper reported: ‘A Scots pensioner was thrown off a flight — for refusing to place her bagpipes in the plane’s hold. World champion piper Jennifer Hutcheon was frogmarched across the airport…

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Bands: Grade 2 Mid Season Update and Look Ahead/ Co. Antrim Champs.

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Our Special Correspondent has been covering our important Grade 2 contests all season. His reporting and comment has been very well received by the bandsmen and women in this grade and he has highlighted some of the excellent playing you can hear in this grade. Today he takes stock of their season so far…. With a number of Grade 2 overseas bands slated to play at Glasgow Green in August…

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