Our pipe bands of yesteryear department has uncovered this 1948 shot of Rutherglen Pipe Band, the year they were winners of the Worlds Grade 2 title at Scotstoun. In those days bands could play ‘up’ at championships and Rutherglen achieved a notable 5th prize in the contest against the G1 big guns of Glasgow Police, Shotts etc. The Rutherglen band was founded in 1923 by a few local enthusiasts. (Rutherglen…
The Northern Meeting have issued full details of this year’s forthcoming piping events. They are as follows: Venue: Eden Court Theatre, Inverness. Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th September 2015; Commencing 8.30am Thursday and Friday; Programme £5.00 Thursday 3 September – Senior Competition From 8.30 PIOBAIREACHD – GOLD MEDAL From 9.00 ‘A’ MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL From 9.00 PIOBAIREACHD – SILVER MEDAL From 18.00 FORMER WINNERS MARCH, STRATHSPEY & REEL Friday 4 September…
A sunny day with a cold easterly wind. Thirteen played. Piob 1 Graham Mulholland, MacDougall’s Gathering 2 Mike Fitzhenry, Park No2 3 Allan Russell, Mary’s Praise 4 Gordon McCready, Lord Lovat’s Lament 5 Ben Duncan, Lament for MacSwan of Roaig Judges: D Watson, G Clark March 1 Gordon McCready 2 Ben Duncan 3 Allan Russell 4 Mike Fitzhenry 5 Edward Gaul S&R 1 Gordon McCready 2 Ben Duncan 3 Mike…
Piping and Drumming in south-west Scotland has received a major boost with the formation of the new South West Scotland Piping & Drumming Academy. The Academy will take the form of a Summer School, a series of teaching workshops and piobaireachd weekends. Andrew McCartney (left), Chairman of the SWSPDA, reports: Our website address is www.swspda.co.uk, and details of our Summer School and programme of events are as follows : SWSPDA Summer School: 13th…
Our drumming editor Stewart Gardiner, himself a former drummer with the Lothian & Borders Police PB, has weighed in with some of the names of those in the above photograph published earlier. The pic of the City of Edinburgh Police PB under P/M Ian MacLeod. Stewart writes: ‘Re the ECP photo you posted, I think I have a list of just about everyone in it and can look it out…
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