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Important Decisions Following the RSPBA AGM

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The hybrid AGM was conducted from RSPBA HQ in Washington Street, Glasgow, on March 14, with the majority of directors and some local band representatives present in person. Others joined online. A total of 49 bands attended. Two major decisions which will be of interest are: 1 The Music Board and Format Group will consider a limit on the maximum number of registered players in a given band: 22 x pipers and…

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History: Argyllshire Gathering 1981

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This article is from the Oban Times of early September 1981. It is by Alfred Morrison their piping correspondent at the time. Alfred, affectionately known as ‘old Fred’, was the father of the Gold Medallist and bellows piper supreme, ‘young’ Fred Morrison. Alfred was a native of South Uist. It was there as a young man he received his piobaireachd tuition from visiting instructor RB Nicol, one of the Bobs…

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78th Fraser Highlanders from Ontario to Headline World’s Week Concert

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Glasgow Skye Association Pipe Band has announced that their ‘pre-Worlds’ concert this year will be headlined by the 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band from Canada. The concert is on Wednesday, 12th August 2026 at the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow. 78th Pipe Major Michael Grey commented, ‘Making music for performance outside of competition is a huge part of what the 78th is about. The band thrives on it and building a…

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Editor’s Notebook: Band Sizes/ Piping Centurions/ SPA Professional/ Duncan Johnstone/ CLASP Results

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I hope the RSPBA AGM devotes a good bit of time to a serious discussion on band sizes…or at least appoints a working group to examine properly the reasons for the decline in the number of pipe bands in Scotland. With only six Grade 1 bands and reductions further down the pecking order, this is not something that should be dismissed lightly under the banner ‘it’s all been tried before…

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RSPBA AGM – Order Paper Analysed

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Our experts have had a trawl through the order paper for the RSPBA’s 95th AGM to be held this Saturday, March 14. This will be a hybrid meeting both online and in-person at Washington Street HQ. All bands who have paid their subs should have received an invite……… The order paper gets off to a bad start – the date on the front cover is 2025. The same applies on page…

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