In the second of our unique videos from the 1995 Northern Meeting we see and hear performances from P/M Gordon Walker, Donald MacPhee, Angus MacColl and the late Gordon Duncan, writes the Editor. P/M Walker and Donald are captured performing in the Former Winners’ March, Strathspey and Reel at Inverness to a packed Eden Court Theatre. What a pleasure it is to see and hear Gordon. Dressed immaculately, he plays…
Glen Mor Pipe band, Fort William have sent this… It’s the end of a piping and drumming era in Lochaber as one of the area’s pipe bands has been forced to dissolve. Glen Mor Pipe Band was formed in 2006 as a competing band to represent Lochaber at the five major pipe band championships run by the RSPBA. With the area not represented on the world stage, the bold step was…
The Glenfiddich Champion for 2018 is Finlay Johnston (picture by Iain Marshall, Oban). He was placed first in ceol mor and third in MSR to take the overall title. Runner-up overall was Callum Beaumont with Stuart Liddell in third. The annual competition was held as usual in the Great Hall at Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Perthshire – outside beautiful sunshine; bitter cold. Those unable to travel to the event were able to watch it on a…
Soon he swaps the leathers for his furry onesy and heads off to the woods to join his ursine friends Yogi, Pooh and Paddington for his well-earned hibernation….he is the Piping Press’s MacStig. But we couldn’t let him go before he completed his report on the World Solo Drumming…. It was after the weekend that was, with a reflective moment on a grey skied beach, the sheer depth and strength…
The Shasta Piping Society in the US, in association with Burley Bagpipes, British Columbia, have announced the details of their composng competition for 2019. As before, the judges will be PP Editor Robert Wallace, Bill Livingsatone (Canada) and Chris Terry (South Africa). This competition calls for copies of original piobaireachds to be submitted by composers to the panel. The piobaireachd submissions must be original to the composer(s), of any style,…
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