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Editor’s Notebook: Worlds Preview/ G2 Qualifying/ Games News/ Glasgow Police LP

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Congratulations to Inveraray after their big win at the Scottish last Saturday. It was a much-needed triumph for the band with only three weeks to the Worlds. I’m told that they had a few of their leading players back in the ranks after their rather ring-rusty performance at the Euros at Perth. It’s clearly all to play for among the top outfits, stating the obvious I know, but with the…

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Weekend Games Round Up

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Four games were held at the weekend the results of which we have yet to record. Entries at a couple, Airth and Lochearnhead, were affected by the clash with the Scottish Pipe Band Championships at Dumbarton. Firstly Halkirk in Caithness…. On a very blustery day, six competitors entered the senior piping. Due to the conditions it was decided to move all competitions indoors. Judge DJ MacInyre was positioned in an…

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Scottish Pipe Band Championships – Inveraray Triumph

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Inveraray were declared Scottish Pipe Band Champions at a sunny Levengrove Park, Dumbarton, today, giving P/M Stuart Liddell his first major of the season. Grade 1 bands had to play both Medley and MSR. Nine played. The other G1 places went to: 2 FMM3 Boghall4 SLOT5 Fife Police6 Shotts with the drumming going to SLOT. Grade 2 1 Annan2 Uddingston3 Manorcunningham4 Buchan5 Bucksburn6 St Joseph’sDrumming: Annan Grade 3a1 Burntisland2 Livingston3…

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Highlands & Islands Young Piper of the Year

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This competition is organised by Comann Piobaireachd Uibhist agus Bharraigh. Prizewinners are pictured above following the awards ceremony in the Dark Island Hotel, Benbecula, on July 23. The competition was held in Sgoil Lionacleit. The age limit for the senior event is 30. Ceòl Mòr: 1 Angus MacPhee  2 Calum Craib 3 Thomas Cangelosi 4 Magnus Stone  March: 1 Calum Craib 2 Angus MacPhee 3 Micheal MacLellan 4 Thomas Cangelosi …

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Durness Games Results

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Five played in biblical winds at Durness today. Mostly grey, sun peeked through a few times, turned rainy later in the day. 27mph winds forced piper Calum Dunbar off the board in the piobaireachd. He was second on, and in the ground of the King’s Taxes, turned his back to wind and the drones blew off his shoulder. Character-building! DJ McIntyre judged.  Piob: 1. Ursa Beckford, MacCrimmon’s Sweetheart 2. Norman Gillies, Beloved…

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