Category: Letters

PP Editor’s Blog: PP Advertising/ Worlds Tickets/ FM Concert/ Johnstone PB/ Lochaber Gath./ Donald Bain

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Firstly a message to those commercial enterprises that keep posting their goods on our Facebook page. I’m afraid you cannot get a free ride gents. Advertise with Piping Press and post all you like on our Facebook pages.  Producing Piping Press  costs – but is totally free to readers thanks to the generosity of our current advertisers. It is wrong that they should be expected to subsidise your enterprises too….

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PP Editor’s Blog: Willie’s Funeral/ Willie Ross/ Frazer’s Gesture/New Letters etc.

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The funeral of Willie McCallum Senior will be held on Saturday, 16 April, at 1pm at Highland Parish Church, Campbeltown.  Willie (87) passed away after collapsing after attending the Donald MacLeod Memorial Competition in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. Willie was an unfailing servant of piping, though not a player himself. He was instrumental in establishing the Kintyre Piping Society and dedicated himself to its promotion over a 60 year period….

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SPA KO/ Letters re 6/8 Marches/ British PB Champs Entries

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President Tom Johnstone of the Scottish Pipers’ Association on the latest semi-final of the SPA KO: ‘Both players gave superb performances tonight (Sat, April 2) and the audience vote went to Stuart Liddell. ‘Steven Leask lost the toss and played first, and played exceedingly well. Stuart started and finished his performance with what seems to have become his trademark – marching in playing and marching out playing at the end.  …

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

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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…

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

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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…

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