The Piping Press Guide to the Games 2018 is published today. It is based on that of the Scottish Highland Games Association and we are grateful to them for the information. Apart from the dates, this list does not profess to be complete or totally accurate. We have done our best with the available information. The list has been published as early as possible to allow pipers and enthusiasts to plan…
I think it is a bit far-fetched for yesterday’s Sunday Mail newspaper to say there is a boycott of the Worlds over band sizes. Quite the opposite with record numbers signing up every year. Still, good that they picked up on the Wall Street Journal story and gave the issue some publicity as best they could. Shouldn’t expect the SM to get everything right and I had a laugh at the…
Stuart Finlayson is the renowned piper, composer and adjudicator from New Zealand. A prizewinner at the highest level, Stuart is well known to all generations via his outstanding compositions – tunes such as Stuart Chisholm’s Walkabout and the Motley Crew. As a teenager he left his homeland and took the long boat trip to Scotland where he studied piping with P/M Donald MacLeod and Duncan Johnstone. In this second part…
The ‘Battle’s Over – A Nation’s Tribute’ is a project giving pipers an opportunity to acknowledge the sacrifice of pipers and their comrades who lost their lives in World War I. It is the brainchild of Bruno Peek LVO OBE OPR Pageantmaster. He writes: ‘I would like to invite you to take part in Battle’s Over – a Nation’s Tribute, which on 11th November 2018 will commemorate the 100th anniversary of…
Queensland Police in Australia are looking for a Pipe Major. To be based in Brisbane, the job specification reads: ‘You will provide supportive leadership, direction and coordination of the musical selection and performance of the Queensland Police Pipes and Drums (QPP&D), and contribute to strengthening relationships between the Queensland Police Service (QPS) and the community through engagement and crime prevention initiatives.’ The job is full-time, ‘permanent’, paying a max. of…
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