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London Championship 2022 Results

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A healthy number of pipers made the trip to the capital for the Scottish Piping Society of London’s 82nd annual competition held at the Caledonian Club, Belgravia. Bratach Gorm (7 tunes) 1 Bruce Gandy, Unjust Incarceration2 Iain Speirs, Colin Roy MacKenzie3 Alan Bevan, Salute to the Cairn at Borreraig4 Jamie Forrester, Phantom Piper5 Callum Beaumont, Daughter’s Lament Open Piobaireachd for the William Gillies Cup (6 tunes)1 Finlay Johnston, My Dearest…

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Piobaireachd Society News

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The Society has announced that their popular ‘Talk Piobaireachd’ series will resume for the winter season 2022 – 2023. The discussions, open to all members, are online and attract pipers from around the world. ‘Talk Piobaireachd’ runs from November 2022 until April 2023 inclusive. The subject matter is the Set Tunes for the 2023 competitions at Oban and Inverness. The first presentation will be given by Dr Jack Taylor the…

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History of the Worlds Part 2 – the Scottish Pipe Band Association and the ‘Royal’ Title

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The SPBA was formed in 1930 and ‘Royal’ status was subsequently conferred on the Association by HM The Queen in 1980.  The objectives of the Association from the outset, which still remain the same, were: The first competition to be run by the SPBA was at Forthbank Park, Stirling on 18 June 1932.  Fifteen Grade 2 bands competed: Scottish Motor Traction Co; Denny and Dunipace Ex-Service; Glasgow Caledonia; Lochgelly Public; Mar;…

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Archie Kenneth Entries/ Pipers’ Persuasion

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The 31st annual amateur piobaireachd competition for the prestigious Archie Kenneth Quaich will take place on Saturday, 25th February 2023, writes Dr Peter McCalister on behalf of the Music Committee of the Piobaireachd Society. The venue is the rooms of the Royal Scottish Pipers Society, 127 Rose St North Lane, Edinburgh EH2 4BB, starting at 9.30am. Pictured above is Tom Peterkin the 2022 AKQ winner. Competitors should submit two tunes with…

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Glenfiddich Championship 2022 Results

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The Glenfiddich Champion for 2022 is William McCallum. He was placed third in ceòl mòr and first in light music to take the overall title. Piobaireachd placings:1 Callum Beaumont, Lament for the Earl of Antrim2 Fred Morrison, End of the Great Bridge3 William McCallum, Lachlan MacNeill Campbell of Kintarbert’s Fancy4 Angus D. MacColl, Nameless, Cherede Darievea5 Glenn Brown, Rory MacLeod’s Lament MSR placings:1 William McCallum, Crags of Stirling, Susan MacLeod,…

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