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Nicol – Brown Competition/ Winter Storm Dates

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Paula Glendinning (left) of the Nicol-Brown Chalice Committee has sent this: We’re pleased to announce that the 35th Nicol-Brown Competition will be held at the First Reformed Church of Scotia in Scotia, New York, on Saturday, October 7, 2017. The contest will be judged by three of the world’s premier pipers, Ian K. MacDonald (Ontario), Andrew Lee (British Columbia), and Ben McClamrock (Maryland). We are especially proud that all three of these fine musicians competed at…

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Braemar Gathering Results: Updated with Comment, Juniors and Pictures

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Fifteen thousand spectarors crammed into Duke of Fife Memorial Park in Braemar yesterday to listen to the solo piping at the 2017 Royal Gathering. It was the biggest crowd ever in the history of our music and shows just how popular it can be, especially when the benches comprise the likes of……… Gold Medal Piobaireachd 1 Anna Kummerlöw, Lament for John Morrison, Assynt House 2 Sandy Cameron, Park Piob No2…

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Northern Meeting 2017 – Day 2: Full Results

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Iain Speirs was the big winner on the second day of the Northern Meeting held at Inverness. Iain placed first in the coveted Gold Clasp playing Colin Roy MacKenzie’s Lament. It was his second success in this major event. Runner up was Angus MacColl with Craigellachie. The above picture shows the trophy winners and officials at this evening’s prize giving Gold Clasp 1 Iain Speirs 2 Angus MacColl 3 Stuart Liddell…

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Northern Meeting 2017 – Day 1: Reaction and Full Results

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P/Sgt Alasdair Henderson is the 2017 Northern Meeting Gold Medallist (above). He beat of a strong challenge from fellow Inveraray & District bandsman Cameron Drummond to take the coveted award at Eden Court Theatre today in Inverness. The result completed an amazing year for the 2017 World Pipe Band Champions and these pipers. The Silver Medallist is Stuart Easton from New Zealand. In the ceol beag, Ben Duncan of the…

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Northern Meeting 2017 Underway with Convivial Reception and Music

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This year’s Northern Meeting got under way last night with a very pleasant reception in the city’s Town House hosted by Deputy Lord Provost McAllister, writes the Editor. In her speech Mrs McAllister talked of the long history piping had in Inverness and reminded us of one of its finest sons, John MacDonald, piper to Kings and the first Piping Instructor appointed by the Piobaireachd Society to run the Army Class…

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