Category: Letters

Rare Book Quest/ Lochaber Gathering Entries/ John’s New Recording

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Avid pipe music collector Marco Borzacca is looking to add the above book, the ‘Dunoon Highland Gathering Collection’, to his growing library. Marco lives in Genoa, Italy. He writes: ‘I’m looking for a vintage bagpipe music book but, despite all my adverts on various facebook’s pages, I have not found it yet, since I realise it is extremely rare and hard to find. ‘So, I was wondering if your magazine can…

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Worlds Ticket Price Increases Spark Reaction

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Readers have responded with considerable anger to yesterday’s story of ticket price hikes at the Worlds. Here is a selection: Mark J: ‘Ticket prices are terribly high. Add on to that not being allowed to take any liquids at all into the park. Last year even sealed bottles and cans of soft drinks were prohibited. Water bottles had to be emptied and filled from the ‘water points’ inside the park…

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Concern Over Hike in Worlds Ticket Prices

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Readers will probably be aware that tickets for the Worlds are now available to purchase on-line from Glasgow Life, the promoters. I am shocked by the level of increase in the ticket prices. As in previous years, there are a variety of ticket categories e.g. Friday only, Saturday only, Weekend tickets, all with the option of advance purchase or buy on the day. By Ian Forbes Price increases compared to…

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Competition Updates: Inveraray, Kenmore, Oban

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Inveraray Games: Piping Convenor Brian Spalding has advised the following, ‘The Solo Piping Committee wish to thank all who have so far entered for the contests at this year’s Games, on Tuesday 22nd July.  ‘The response since opening entries on the 19th May has been unprecedented and we are already at capacity for entries in each discipline of Senior Grades B and C. We already have a number of reserves…

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Community Outrage Overshadows Clan Donald Competition Return

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The Donald MacDonald Cuach piobaireachd competition will return after six years on Friday, 30th May, against a backdrop of controversy surrounding the sale of its historic venue, Armadale Castle. Four pipers—Alasdair Henderson, Finlay Johnston, William McCallum, and Stuart Liddell—will compete at the isle of Skye landmark, which was unexpectedly put on the market in March by the Clan Donald Lands Trust (CDLT). By Alison McGillivray The competition’s revival comes amid…

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