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Lochaber Gathering/ Mallaig Games/ Aboyne Games

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Ken Cameron, Chairman of Lochaber Gathering: This year we are re-introducing Junior (18 & Under) classes and the entry form for that is available here. Entries are restricted to 20 and allocated on a first come first served basis. Closing date is 12th August or when entries are full; further entries at the discretion of the committee. The Gathering takes place on Aug 26. Last year Senior entries had to…

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Tribute Band to Mark Shotts & Dykehead’s Worlds Winning Medley in 1970

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In a little over three weeks I hope to play at the World Pipe Band Championships for the first time in 44 years. I have been asked to be part of a ’70s Tribute Pipe Band’ formed to celebrate the introduction of the pipe band Medley in 1970 and honour the bands that pioneered the format. By the Editor The Tribute band was due to play in 2020 on the…

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Inveraray Games Results

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Dry, warm day at Argyll’s capital for the annual games though there was rain later. Contests for P/A, B and C grade pipers, Juniors and the Piping Centre’s CLASP amateur league. Results will be added as we get them. Judges for all senior march competitions were A Frater and I McLellan and for the S&R J Banks and B Donaldson P/A Piob1 Angus D. MacColl2 Sarah Muir3 Jamie Forrester4 John…

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Editor’s Notebook: Worlds Grade 1/ Worlds Tickets/ RSPBA Jubilee/ Duncan’s Forgotten Piobaireachd/ Brisbane Beers

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So it is a fact that this year’s World G1 title will be decided over four competitions involving a total of 16 judges. No one will be able to gainsay the winner after that. However I do not feel it necessary to go to such lengths. Eight judges stout and true can do the job perfectly well as they have shown in the past. Sixteen should not become the norm….

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New John MacLellan, Dunoon, Playlist, Northern Meeting Tickets/ Glenfiddich Tickets/ Balmoral Concert

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The promoters of the John MacLellan, Dunoon, tribute website: We are once again approaching two important dates in Jock’s life, his passing on July 31, 1949, and his birth on August 8, 1875 To commemorate these dates a special playlist has been created on Spotify. Its title, ‘Bonnie Dunoon, My Home Town’, comes from two of Jock’s popular tunes. It features various artists, pipe bands and groups perfoming Jock’s tunes…

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