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Piping Association in Lost Trophy Appeal to Public

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One of the world’s longest established piping societies, the Scottish Pipers’ Association, have launched an appeal for the return of trophies, or parts of trophies, that have gone missing over the past several years. The trophies are associated with the SPA’s list of historic competitions for juvenile and professional piping. [wds id=”3″] SPA Treasurer Jeannie Campbell: ‘I’ve made a list of lost trophies. Any help with finding them would be appreciated….

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John MacDonald, Inverness, Letter; Govan Piping Initiative

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Today we publish an interesting letter from John Macdonald, Inverness, to Archibald Campbell, Kilberry. It discusses two tunes, ‘Lament for the Union’ and ‘Lament for Alasdair Dearg MacDonnell of Glengarry.’ Read more here. [wds id=”3″] The newsletter of the Govan Weavers Society reports major progress with the piping initiative in this well-known, but not well off, suburb of Glasgow. It reads: ‘In July it was intimated that the Piping Initiative…

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Draw for Wheel of Fortune/ PP Miscellany/ Drumming Prizes Poll

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Paul White: The City of Edinburgh Pipe Band is pleased to announce that the draw has been made for the 2015 Pipe Majors Wheel of Fortune competition. The event, which will be held in Danderhall Miners Club on Saturday 7th February, will see some of Scotland’s finest traditional musicians take part in a unique competition where musical expression and entertainment comes to the fore.   The order of play is…

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P/M Ian McLellan Part 3/Murdo MacDonald/ SPA Veterans

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Today we publish the final instalment in the remarkable life story of P/M Ian McLellan. This excerpt concentrates on Ian’s early years and solo career. Read it here. Murdo MacDonald, a piper in the City of Glasgow Police Pipe Band in the 1960s, has died aged 86. Murdo, from Lewis, played in the band under P/M Angus MacDonald and for a short time under P/M Ronnie Lawrie. Murdo’s funeral is…

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Oldest Piping Society in the US is Reborn plus Chris Armstrong Departure

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US professional piper Nick Hudson has sent this: ‘Hi Rab, Wanted to let you know of a potentially newsworthy item: we’re starting a piping society in Pittsburgh, similar to the Eagles. Standard fare, I know, but…it happens to be the oldest society in the USA, dating from 1898.’ Press release: ‘The oldest piping society in the U.S.A. predates such bastions of our age as the Piobaireachd Society, the RSPBA, and…

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