Category: Piobaireachd

In Praise of……..the Piobaireachd Society

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The latest of my Newsletters to members of the Piobaireachd Society was issued this week. Two significant figures pop out: 1 We now have almost 1,000 members; 2 This financial year we will be giving away circa. £15,000 to help piping bounce back from the deleterious effects of the pandemic. By Robert Wallace I think that commendable. If we combine the numbers it means that roughly speaking the entire annual…

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Closing Date for UK Championships/ US Piping Foundation/ RSPBA Summer School

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Calling all band secretaries: entries for the UK Pipe Band Championships to be held in Lurgan, Northern Ireland, on June 11 close tomorrow, April 27. The draw will be held on May 4. Get in touch with RSPBA HQ now if your band intends to compete. The closing dates for the other Championships are:European Championship, Inverness, 11th May 2022Scottish Championship, Dumbarton, 15th June 2022World Championship, Glasgow, 29th June 2022 We hear that…

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‘Amazing Grace’, Tape on Chanters, Donald MacPherson and Donald MacLeod

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A student wrote to me last week following the story on Piping Press marking the 50th anniversary of the release of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards’ Amazing Grace. His point was simply that on first hearing the tune, the F, to his ear, sounded slightly flat. His observation was not intended in any way to be a criticism of the piper playing the solo, P/M Tony Crease. He agreed that…

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Draw for Scottish Pipers Association Professional Contest 2022 Announced

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The draw for next Saturday’s (April 30) SPA Professional has been announced by President Logan Tannock. Due to a reduced entry all events will be held in the National Piping Centre in McPhater Street, Glasgow. Some judges who had been engaged previously have volunteered to stand down given the drop in the number of participants. Mr Tannock re-itereated his gratitude to the Piobaireachd Society and McCallum Bagpipes for their financial…

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Editor’s Notebook: Talk Piobaireachd/ SPA Entries/ Aberdeen Art/ Games in 1937 and P/M John Slattery

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A treat tonight for members of the Piobaireachd Society with the celebrated Bill Livingstone delivering the final ‘Talk Piobaireachd’ of the 2021-22 season. Time is 8pm BST (GMT+1) and Bill will be talking about and demonstrating two of his favourite tunes, Lament for the Earl of Antrim and In Praise of Morag. Bill, who recently enjoyed his 80th birthday, was one of the great pioneers of Canadian piping, proving that…

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