Category: Bagpipes

Festival of Juvenile Solo Piping Results

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A very large entry at this competition held yesterday in Ardrossan High School, Ayrshire.  Event Co-Ordinator Gerard McClumpha sent this: ‘The competition had over 200 entries playing in seven different arenas covering 20 disciplines – which all went like clockwork. (Being the event co-ordinator, I couldn’t say that without being biased, so I have repeated what many players, parents and judges said to both myself and the other volunteers on the day!) As a date…

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Northern Ireland’s Piper of the Year Results

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Organiser Ken Stewart has sent this about this important annual contest held in the Province…..The annual Piper of the Year competition was held on Saturday 8th October 2016 in the Adair Arms Hotel in Ballymena. This competition is promoted by the Northern Ireland Piping Society and is an invitation only event. Competitors are selected on merit determined by their competition results, in Ireland, during the current year. Each player is…

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New Director Takes Over at the Army School of Piping & Highland Drumming

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The official handover of the Directorship of the Army School of Piping and Highland Drumming has taken place. Major Steven Small, who has served the post with such distinction, has retired after 35 years in the Army and will take up a new job with the Edinburgh Tattoo. His successor is Captain Gordon Rowan who was Major Small’s second in command at Inchdrewer House in Edinburgh, the School’s HQ. Since its…

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Draw for 2016 London Championship Announced

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The London Piping Championship, including the senior competition for the historic Bratach Gorm (Blue Banner), will be held at the Kensington Conference Centre on November 5. To read a report on last year’s contest click here. The London Committee has intimated the following: ‘Competitors should note that all piobaireachd events will start at 8.30am.  Competitors wishing to stay at the Copthorne Tara Hotel in Kensington may wish to use the…

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PP Ed’s Blog: St Thomas Job/ World Drumming/ Patrick Molard/ Angus Nicol/ George’s Pipes

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The newspapers here are reporting: ‘The Outer Hebrides is the happiest part of the UK, according to the latest wellbeing analysis released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). ‘The data reveals people living on the islands off the west coast of Scotland and in certain districts of Northern Ireland ranked their happiness higher than any other part of the country, while people in London reported having the most anxiety. The findings – taken from…

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