Scots Guards KO/ 100 Guineas Draw/ Letter/ Kintyre Juniors

Jimmy Banks reports: Ross Miller won his semi final KO against Scott Barrie and will meet Callum Moffat in the final on 15th May at the Scots Guards Club, Haymarket, Edinburgh. Tickets £10. Curry served after. Future event: Callum Beaumont recital 17 April, 4pm at the Scots Guards Club, tickets £10 with curry served. The draw for the main events 100 Guineas competition in Johannesburg, South Africa, this weekend is…

PP Editor’s Blog: PB Mag Preview/ Results from the Antipodes/ SPA KO/ Midwest Solo Championship

The April edition of Pipe Band magazine will be available from Thursday on the RSPBA website and from the Piping Press shop. The magazine has features on: AD Hamilton, the father of modern pipe band ensemble Pipe band competition performance set up – the circle must go Reid Maxwell’s new sticks – a review Live in Ireland – 1987 remembered Consultative judging pilot scheme explained AGM wrap up National Juvenile…

PP Editor’s Blog: Band Majors/ Herald Story/ Letter/ SPA

Calling all band secretaries: a substantial number of pipe band contest entry forms are now available. These include those for all the major championships. You can access the forms via the events calendar on the RSPBA website. Please don’t forget the minor contests. They need your support. Hard to believe that it is only seven weeks or so to the first major, British, at the new venue at Paisley. If…

PP Editor’s Blog: Uist & Barra/ BB Contest/ Letters/ Eden Court Fears etc.

To the Uist & Barra contest tomorrow for the annual professional competition. I hear that the tuning times have been restricted to four minutes in the piobaireachd, three in the MSR and one (if needed) for the H&J. Tuning lights will be in force to ensure these times are stuck to but by my calculation we will still have to endure a collective two hours of tuning time during the…

PP Editor’s Blog: Schools Funding/ New Letters/ Donald McKillop

The annual 214 Glasgow Co. BB Reunion is on March 4.) Three new letters added today on Willie Ross, Norrie Gillies and old pipes in North America. Read them here. If anyone is any doubt about the amazing work being done by the Scottish Schools Pipe & Drum Trust have a look at their website to see the amount of cash that is being invested in young pipers and drummers….