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Scots Guards Junior Solos – Updated

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Adjudicator Robert Wallace writes: This was a first class day of junior piping in the impressive surroundings of the Army School of Piping at Inchdrewer House in Edinburgh. It was a credit to competition convenor Jimmy Banks, and to the Scots Guards Association, the promoters. There was substantial sponsorship from Pipe Dreams, manufacturers of the famous Eezidrone drone reeds, and from Grants of Dalvey who supplied beautiful silver keepsakes for…

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Pipes and President John F Kennedy’s Funeral

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Today sees the publication of the second instalment of our feature on President John F Kennedy and his affection for the pipes and pipe bands. This time the author, Lt Col Robert Keith Gunther, looks at the role the bagpipe played in the President’s funeral following the tragic events in Dallas, Texas, 51 years ago this weekend. Read the full story here.

Pipe Band Drumming Job in New Zealand South Island

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A UNIQUE FULL TIME DRUMMING TUTOR POSITION IN INVERCARGILL, NEW ZEALAND Alasdair MacKenzie reports: Would very much appreciate if you could share this article below on your website and Facebook page please. We are advertising for a new full time drumming tutor position here in the deep south of New Zealand. It’s a fantastic opportunity for someone to teach what they love to do, and a good challenge for someone…

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JFK and the Bagpipe

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  Today we publish the first excerpt of a feature on US President John F Kennedy and his association with the bagpipe and pipe bands. It is a fascinating read, and we are grateful to author Lt. Col. Robert Gunther for his work for pipingpress.com. It is apposite that we publsih it this weekend, the 51st anniversary of the assassination of a much-loved US President. Check out the pictures and…

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Boghall & Bathgate Interview

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Today we continue with the interview with P/M Ross Walker of Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band, a band that year after year maintains its position as one of the top six bands in the world year with home grown talent. In this final instalment of his interview P/M Walker tells of how he and leading drummer Gordon Brown learned to work together and how he got the consistently good…

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