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Clan MacRae Photo/ Scots Guards KO Line-Up Announced/ Mod Piping

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Reader Matthew Farrigan: In regards to correspondence back in April this year about a photo of the Clan MacRae winning the Worlds, I guess I was correct regarding the young chap centre holding the trophy was in fact Bob Burnett.  Big thanks to Iain Duncan’s part three History of the MacRae and the photo ID for confirming. I ran into Bob’s son Robbie a couple weeks ago at the local…

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Piping Photos Query/ World Solo Drumming Deadline/ Balmoral Classic Entry

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Ken Cameron, Chairman of the Lochaber Piping Society has sent the following: ‘Attached are the scans of photos I would like identified. ‘The consensus is that the first two (above and below) are definitely of John Angus Smith and the location is marked on one photo as Glenfinnan – clearly it was just as wet then as it was this year. ‘Opinions vary on the third photo (below) but the…

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Mike Grey and the 78th Fraser Highlanders/ 100 Pipers Pipe Band – Even More Info

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In a very positive move for Ontario pipe bands, Mike Grey has agreed to take on the job of Pipe Major of the 78th Fraser Highlanders band. We asked Mike to give us a few words on his new job. Would he be staying on as President of the Pipers and Pipe Band Association of Ontario? We also wondered if top piper Sean MacKeown was joining his friend Ian K…

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More Information on 100 Pipers Whisky Band Pictured Over 30 Years Ago When Grade 2 World Champions

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Reader Gordon Smith sent us the above picture of the 100 Pipers Whisky last month and we appealed for information regarding the personnel featured. The picture was taken outside a Chivas whisky factory building in Paisley. Pipe Major was the late Donnie Thomson, ex-Shotts, far left of pic; leading drummer Alan Craig far right, with well known bass drummer Ian MacMillan in the back row. Gordon himself then came back…

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Lawrie and Thow Pipes for Sale/ Pitlochry Games/ NZ PB Champs./ Capt. John Contest

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Two sets of ivory pipes plus other instruments and chanters are on offer from reader Tom Smith. Get more information here. Pictured above is a detail of the Lawrie set. Pitlochry Games The final Highland Games of the summer will be held at Pitlochry on Saturday (Sept.10). The new piobaireachd event sponsored by the Piobaireachd Society has a full complement of entrants, capped at 15. The organisers have opened a…

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