Category: History

Rutherglen PB/ Edinburgh Police/Govan Cash/Winnipeg Cash

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Our pipe bands of yesteryear department has uncovered this 1948 shot of Rutherglen Pipe Band, the year they were winners of the Worlds Grade 2 title at Scotstoun. In those days bands could play ‘up’ at championships and Rutherglen achieved a notable 5th prize in the contest against the G1 big guns of Glasgow Police, Shotts etc. The Rutherglen band was founded in 1923 by a few local enthusiasts. (Rutherglen…

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PP Editor’s Blog: Muirheads Recordings/Roderick Cannon/UK Champs/ FMM Deal

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Three new tracks have been added to our pipe band audio archive today. They are of the famous Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band and were all recorded in Toronto, Canada, in the 1970s. The quality is not the best, but listeners will get a good sense of the expert leadership and teaching of P/M RG Hardie and L/D Robert Turner. If any reader has a recording they would like to…

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Edinburgh Police/Logan the Publisher/Lochaber Gathering/Drumming Column etc

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Our drumming editor Stewart Gardiner, himself a former drummer with the Lothian & Borders Police PB, has weighed in with some of the names of those in the above photograph published earlier. The pic of the City of Edinburgh Police PB under P/M Ian MacLeod. Stewart writes: ‘Re the ECP photo you posted, I think I have a list of just about everyone in it and can look it out…

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Responses to 2/4 March Articles & Some Tune Suggestions

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Among the responses to the articles about 2/4 marches are a well thought out letter from US piper Nick Hudson and a snappy riposte from a member of the Scottish Power band, Rory Grossart. Rory first. It is good to see pipers in a band showing loyalty and support for their pipe major’s choice of music. (Incidentally, Rory chose not to tell us that he was a piper in Scottish Power). Loyalty…

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Retreat March/ BB King/ US Piping Foundation/ Highland Games

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The opportunity to travel and meet interesting people is just one benefit that accrues to we pipers over the years, be it as a soloist or as a member of a band. Such a trip came my way in 1998 (I think) as a guest member of the Lothian and Borders Police Band. We went to Rome to play at a concert at the Vatican. Apart from the interest any…

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