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Why I Won’t Sit in the Stands at the Worlds Again

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Fistly I want to say thanks to Alistair Aitken for his reports from the 2022 Worlds. They are always respectful, well researched and authoritative. I was interested in his comment: ‘Perhaps strangely, most of the spectators preferred to stand or sit around the competing band arenas.’ By Iain White I can give some personal insight. I have attended the Worlds for as long as I can remember with my two…

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Editor’s Notebook: The Worlds, The Worlds, The Worlds

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A few more thoughts from the Green. I must respectfully take issue with one aspect of Alistair Aitken’s excellent article of a couple of weeks ago. He wrote: ‘…..one of the main reasons for pipe bands traditionally competing in a circle as the original thinking all these years ago was that the circle contains and balances the sounds much better.‘ I am not sure there was ever any trial done…

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St Andrews Games Results

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Slightly overcast on the Fife coast yesterday (Aug 28) with a whistling breeze for the March and Strathspey & Reel but the sun came out for the Jigs. March: 1 Bruce Erskine (pictured)2 Hector Munro 3 Andrew Bovan 4 Christopher McLeish Strathspey & Reel: 1 Bruce Erskine 2 Christopher McLeish 3 Andrew Bovan 4 Martin Lee Jigs (two tunes to be played): 1 Bruce Erskine 2 Andrew Bovan 3 Christopher…

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Competing Pipers’ Association Bronze Medal – updated

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This new competition was held today in the Piping Centre in Glasgow. Its purpose is to give a platform for those who fail to achieve selection for the Silver Medal competitions at Oban and Inverness. Twenty two entered, 21 played. The competition is part-sponsored by the Piobaireachd Society. The winner automatically plays for the Silver Medal at the Argyllshire Gathering and Northern Meeting in 2023. The results were: 1 Steven…

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Lonach Games Results

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A stunning day weather-wise in Strathdon. A good entry especially in the juniors. Champion Piper was Calum Brown, Aberdeen (pictured). Open Piobaireachd: 1 Calum Brown, The Bicker2 John Mac Donald, Tulloch Ard3 Jeffery Lawson, Lament for the Little Supper4 Liam Brown Under 17 Piobaireachd1 Liam Nicholson 2 Craig Mitchell 3 Lewis Stewart 4 James Fraser 5 Rory Menzies Open March: 1 Calum Brown 2 Jeffery Lawson 3 John MacDonald 4…

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