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Argyllshire Gathering – Preview of One of the Great Piping Events (Updated with Full Lists & Pix)

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A week from now pipers from all over the world will converge on the town of Oban in the West Highlands for the annual Argyllshire Gathering piping competitions. Wednesday, August 26, sees the piobaireachd competitions with categories for the young professional, the MacGregor Memorial, the Silver Medal, Gold Medal and Senior Piobaireachd for previous winners. In the evening we hear the peak of professional ceol beag with the Former Winners’ March,…

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Grade 1 Review of Worlds Final/ Tain Games

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We conclude our extensive coverage of the World Pipe Band Championships with a detailed look at the Grade 1 final from editor Robert Wallace.  There are comments on the individual band performances and some suggestions as to how an already excellent competition could be improved.  Read the article here and also check out our other features on the Worlds by clicking the relevant headings on this page. Going by yesterday’s readership figures…

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Comments on the 2015 World Pipe Band Championships

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Today we have the first part of our review of the competitions at Glasgow Green held last Friday and Saturday. It was a momentous day for the pipe band world and the ramifications are still being  considered by enthusiasts. Piping Press has been inundated with thousands of readers from every corner of the globe and we thank everyone for their interest. There is lots more on pipe bands in your…

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P/M Ross Walker Stands Down at Boghall

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After a very distinguished career of more than 20 years, Ross Walker is standing down as Pipe Major of Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band. Pipe Major Walker’s final performance came today in the Medley at the World Pipe Band Championships. He is pictured above at yesterday’s Qualifier with leading drummer Gordon Brown and new P/M, Ross Harvey. We are grateful to P/M Walker for speaking to us prior to the…

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Review: SFU Pipe Band at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Worlds Week 2015

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By Robert Wallace Central to the success of last night’s concert of pipe band music given by Simon Fraser University was the clarity and purity of sound from their pipes. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall rang with the timbre of their chanters, their perfect note intervals, the harmonic breadth of the drones. Had the band stood on stage for a couple of hours playing ‘Old MacDonald Had a Farm’ complete with…

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