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PP Editor’s Blog: RHF Pipe Major/ Black Watch Pipe Major/John MacFadyen etc.

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P/M Gordon Walker has sent this: ‘The picture [above] shows D/M Ronnie Hughes and P/M Eddie Frame at Edinburgh Castle. Eddie was P/M of the Royal Highland Fusiliers before P/M Gavin Stoddart. Eddie passed away last week and his funeral is on Monday, November 30th, at Holytown Crematorium, Lanarkshire.’ Don’t forget the Gordon McCready recital in the Hole in the Wa’ pub in Dumfries tomorrow night (Tues, Nov 24). Support…

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PP Editor’s Blog: John MacFadyen Recording/ Edin. Police Names etc

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New recording added to the sound archive today. It’s of John MacFadyen playing Too Long in This Condition complete with open fosgailte. The tune has been made available to PP readers thanks to Chris Terry, Grahamstown, South Africa. John recorded the tune when he was on a visit to the country in the early 70s. Listen here. The above picture shows John leading the march to the games at Glenfinnan….

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PP Editor’s Blog: Edinburgh Police/ John Burgess/ Andy White/ John MacLellan Contest

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One thing I forgot to mention in my report on the London Championship 10 days or so ago was breakfast. Not what I had, but who I was sitting with: three Grade Two World Pipe Band Champions no less. They were Dr Jack Taylor who lifted the trophy with Buchan Petersen in 2013, Walter Cowan (left) who did the same as P/M of the Annan Ex-Servicemen’s band and Archie Maclean…

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PP Editor’s Blog: Picture ID/ SPA KO/ New Book/ Gaelic TV/ Xmas Discount/ Shotts Contest

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Tom Johnstone, President, Scottish Pipers’ Association: ‘Dear Members and Friends, Just a reminder that this Saturday will be the first in our new series of Knockout Contests. Venue: College of Piping; Date and Time : 7.30pm Saturday 7th November 2015; Pipers: John Patrick (holder) vs Finlay Johnston; Licensed Bar. Format : Audience Vote – 8 pipers in the series and final will be held on 7th May 2016. Please come…

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PP Editor’s Blog: Pipes for Sale/ London Contest/ Caption Contest Winner

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Superb set of Lawrie full ivory pipes for sale today. If you’ve something to sell be sure to reach thousands of your potential customers by contacting PP Classified Ads: An interesting letter from Joyce McIntosh apropos the story about the ‘Westinghouse Bagpipe Band’ of a couple of days ago. Amazingly Joyce tells us she has the P/M’s pipes! See Letters page. To London tomorrow for the annual Scottish Piping Society…

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