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Huge £50,000 Prizemoney Boost for Piobaireachd at Lonach Games

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Lonach Games has announced that this year, and for the next 50 years, a generous donor has given £1,000 towards the Piobaireachd competitions, writes Jack Taylor. The date is Saturday 26th August, between Oban and Inverness, so is a golden opportunity for pipers from all over to come to beautiful Strathdon in Aberdeenshire. Enter here before 13th August preferably, although this year entries are accepted on the field. The winner…

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Highland Games News: Nethybridge, Arisaig, Mallaig & Morar, Killin

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Normally the Nethybridge Games clashes with the Worlds in Glasgow and as a result the entries for Nethy, the ‘friendly games in the forest’, have been manageable, reports Duncan Watson. This year those events don’t clash and there is a concern that the entries will exceed the management of the competition as there is just the one competition platform.  In view of this the Nethy Committee are placing a cap on the number…

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Piobaireachd Society Concert Details/ Young Piper Official Report and Pictures

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The Piobaireachd Society has announced the running order for its gala concert to held as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival on August 6. The concert will take place in the highly acclaimed St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street, Edinburgh, start time 7 for 7.30pm. The tunes and the playing order is as follows: Pipers play in continuous fashion with no tuning in the auditorium. PP editor and Society President Robert…

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The Australian Ladies Pipe Band – Conclusion of the Definitive History

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Piping historian Jeannie Campbell brings our tale to a conclusion with a recap on the car accident which cost the lives of three people, including a member of the Lawrie bagpipe-making dynasty, and injured two members of the band…. The band was honoured by a Royal Command to play before the King and Queen at Braemar on 9th September, 1926, where they marched past the royal party. One paper reported…

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Airth Games Results

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This Stirlingshire games, held on July 22, had to compete with similar events at Lochearnhead and Taynuilt. It attracted a good entry and crowd, helped by its proximity to the Central Belt and several pipers from overseas. Piobaireachd1 Fred Morrison – Earl of Seaforth’s Salute2 Josh Chandler – Sobieski’s Salute3 Cameron May – Blue Ribbon4 Brian Lamond – Lament for the Only Son MSR1 Fred Morrison2 Brian Lamond3 Ciaren Ross4…

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