The Dundee’s ‘Courier’ newspaper has reported the passing of Bruce Cowie the last Black Watch Piper to play at the 1963 funeral procession of former US President John F Kennedy. Piper Bruce (78) was aged 24 when he took part in the march through Washington from the White house to St Matthew’s Cathedral in 1963 (see pic above). PP readers can re-visit our extensive feature on these few tragic days…
A lot of interest already in the Shasta Piping Society’s Piobaireachd Composing Competition. The organisers like to keep the panel international and this year it will comprise myself, Bill Livingstone and South African Chris Terry (pictured above). Chatting to Chris at Inverness he said he believed he held a rather unenviable record of being placed in the Gold Medal more times than anyone else without actually winning it. He got…
Joe Fitzpatrick from Dublin has sent these names from the above picture of the Fintan Lalor Pipe Band parading in Dublin in the 1960s. Joe writes: ‘In the front row are P/M Tim Keogh, Colum O’Brien, Liam Keogh and P/Sgt Tommy Moore. Middle row from the right are Anthony Fitzpatrick, not sure, Bisto Keogh; Back – Paddy Leeh, Jimmy Hennessy and myself. The side drummer is Frank Saunders. Some names I…
The RSPBA’s Music Board met on Saturday 23rd September and approved the first changes for the 2018 season. New Bands: Novice Juvenile B – Thairle Youth – Canada Novice Juvenile B to Novice Juvenile A Oban High School Lochalsh Junior Novice Juvenile A to Juvenile Dollar Academy George Watson College Oban High School Ross and Cromerty Pipes and Drums Grade 4B to 4A Lisnamulligan Kilmarnock Kildoag College of Piping Summerside (Canada)…
Our Grade 2 watcher MacStig regrets to note that Glasgow City Pipe Band has disbanded after 2 years…… It’s always sad to see a band packing up and calling it a day, and there have been many over the years. Glasgow City tried hard in a very competitive market for players, stepped out in Grade 2, and made it through two seasons, albeit this past season probably signposted challenges with…
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