Royal National Mod Piping Results (Updated)

Senior and junior events were held today in Kirn Primary School, Dunoon, Argyll. The above picture shows junior winners Gregor MacDonald, Bobby Allen and Brodie Watson-Massey Ceol Mor 1 Gordon McCready, Rinn Friù, Lady Margaret MacDonald’s Salute 2 Archie Drennan, Druim na Drochaid, Battle of the Pass of Crieff 3 Angus Finlay MacPhee, Inbhir Nis, Blind Piper’s Obstinacy Ceol Beag – MSR 1 Gordon McCready, Hugh Alexander Low of Tiree,…

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Bagpipemaker’s Special Donation to WW1 Commemoration

Alastair Dunn, Managing Director, has sent this….Bagpipemaker R.G. Hardie & Co. is playing its unique part in Battle’s Over, an international commemoration project marking 100 years since the guns fell silent at the end of World War I. Organised by Pageantmaster Bruno Peek LVO OBE OPR, Battle’s Over takes place on November 11th 2018, with events throughout the UK, Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and at scores of locations…

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Balmoral Classic Reminder

George Balderose has sent this: The 12th Annual Balmoral Classic featuring a weekend of piping events, including the US Junior Solo Piping and Scottish Snare Drumming Championships, will take place in Pittsburgh on November 16-18. Top piping prizes include vintage sets of bagpipes donated  by David Naill and McCallum bagpiping manufacturers; Overall Drumming winner will receive a new Premier HTS 800 snare drum donated by Henderson Imports.  in addition, trophies,…

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PP Ed’s Blog: 1970 Mod/ RSPBA Guidelines/ Historic Drumming Pictures/ Highland Dress Poll

Tom Johnstone, President of the Scottish Pipers’ Association: ‘Thanks for that article on the 1970 Mod. Happy memories for me there – I knew I had won something but didn’t remember that it was the strathspey and reel. ‘I also got a Kilberry Book as a prize which I still use to this day (getting a bit tatty though!). Here is the photo of us juniors which appeared in the Oban…

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History: A look Back at the National Mod Piping in 1970

Saturday sees the National Mod piping competitions in Dunoon. For today’s story we take a look back at the contest from 1970. This report is from the Oban Times. It may be by their the piping correspondent Fred Morrison though we are not sure if Fred was in post at that time …. Nineteen of Scotland’s foremost piping exponents entered for the March, Strathspey and Reel competition held at the…

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