Category: Bagpipes

PP Ed’s Blog: Juvenile Bands/ 277 Pic/ John MacLellan/ Archie Kenneth/ Florida

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I’m told that there a few juvenile and novice juvenile pipe bands who are considering not playing in these grades. They cannot compete against the highly organised and well-financed teaching programmes at some of the private school bands and therefore, rather than opt for a hiding every weekend, may decide to take their chances in the adult grades such as 4a and 4b. If this is the case then we…

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Line Up for the Donald MacLeod and Silver Chanter Announced

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The organisers of the annual Donald Macleod Memorial Competition, held every year on the island of Lewis, have announced the invitees and other details. The date is Friday 31 March 2017 and the venue as last year, the  Caladh Inn, 11 James Street, Stornoway. The excellent music starts at 10.15am; admission: £15. Invited pipers are as follows: 1) Alasdair Henderson 2) Finlay Johnston 3) Angus MacColl 4) William McCallum 5) Roderick MacLeod…

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Andrew Lee Wins Boney Music Invitational

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Kevin MacLean has sent this from the BC Pipers’ Association: ‘Andrew Lee of Surrey, British Columbia, stunned the audience during his 20-minute performance and was named champion of the second annual Boney Music Invitational. A panel of five anonymous judges unanimously chose Andrew the winner with Alastair Lee placing second – also by unanimous decision. ‘Andrew Lee was invited to the competition after having placed second overall in the BC…

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Wheel of Fortune – Updated with Picture

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Results of the ‘Wheel of Fortune’ competition held yesterday at Danderhall Miners Welfare Club south of Edinburgh. Paul White reports: ‘Duncan at the double at the Wheel of Fortune’ Corporal Ben Duncan of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards was a two-times winner at the 2017 Pipe Majors’ Wheel of Fortune competition, organised by the City of Edinburgh Pipe Band.  As well as lifting the top prize in the Wheel medley event,…

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PP Ed’s Blog: 277 TA Band/ Tunes for Majors ’17/ Letters/ Deger Pipes/ South Florida

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Former RSPBA librarian Iain Duncan has written on the same subject: ‘Interested to read the plea regarding the 277 A&SH.  About the same time that I bought the Muirheads EP I sent to you a couple of weeks ago I also bought another EP which was recorded by the 277 sometime after their Belfast win.  Unfortunately I loaned this out many years ago for it never to return.   Although we’re talking over 50…

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