By Alister Rae, Secretary, West Fife Schools Pipe Band In response to the article entitled ‘Music Teaching in Scotland – Is New Ruling More Hot Air or a Wake Up Call’, I thought I’d enlighten Piping Press readers about the situation in West Fife. There are very few opportunities in West Fife to learn piping or drumming in schools. My understanding is that St Columba’s High School in Dunfermline and Lochgelly…
P/M Jimmy Banks MBE reports: Callum Watson (pictured) won through against John Dew yesterday (Sunday, January 27).We had good audience. Next round is on 24th February when William Rowe and Callum Brown are the contestants.
By Jeannie Campbell The City of Christchurch Ladies Band in New Zealand (pictured above in 1969) was formed in 1941 by Mr Joe Patterson from Tapanui in the South Island. He had been a piper from an early age and was taught by Alex Duncan and Albert MacIntyre. The band had to compete against the men but were regular winners of the trophy presented for the best Ladies’ band. The…
It is with considerable sadness that we report the sudden passing of our Northern Ireland pipe band correspondent John Kelly. He was 71 and had been very active right up to his passing. John’s last dispatch, on a Burns Supper at Titanic Belfast, featured on PP only yesterday. In it John, from Lisburn, was photographed showing no sign of illness. His passing has shocked the Northern Irish pipe band community…
P/M Ben Peterson of Greater Midwest Pipe Band (G2), gives us his take on a hectic competition day at Winter Storm a week or so back, pipers selflessly assisting and supporting drumming colleagues through the whole competition day…… While this event is far more than just the competitions on the Friday, to many, that day at Winter Storm in Kansas City, Missouri, is simultaneously the beginning of the competitive year…
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