Category: Piobaireachd

No Charge to Hear World Class Piping at the Argyllshire’s 150th Anniversary Contest

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Enthusiasts will be able to listen to the Argyllshire Gathering’s 150th Anniversary competitions for free, it has been announced. The event will be held in the Argyllshire Gathering Halls, Breadalbane Street, Oban, a week tomorrow, August 25, from 12 noon. Seven top players with Argyll connections will compete in Piobaireachd, March, Strathspey and Reel and Medley. It is expected there will be a large crowd. The halls can accommodate up…

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Reduced Capacity Piping Live! Hailed a Huge Success

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Piping Live! celebrated a welcome return and successful 18th year as it burst back onto the Glasgow events calendar last week, welcoming around 1,200 attendees across 52 events and streaming to 10,000 fans from 20 countries across the globe, writes Corrie Campbell. The 2021 edition of the globally recognised event closed last night after a nine-day run of jam-packed world class performances, competitions, music sessions, recitals, book launches and workshops, all celebrating…

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CLASP – ‘The World Solo Amateur Piping Competition’ Results

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The World Solo Amatuer Piping Competition ran at Piping Live! as a video submission competition this year and events were offered to amateur pipers graded 1, 2, 3 & 4/5. The event was supported by pipers worldwide and the judges were also from across the globe. Special thanks to the judges for this event: Chris Armstrong, Andrew Bova, Andrea Boyd, Wilson Brown, Shaunna Hilder, Alastair Lee, Iain Lowther, Richard Parkes,…

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Memories of My Father, Donald Morrison

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Our earlier articles on the renowned piper Donald Morrison led to contact with his daughter Sheona MacDonald, Aberdeen. Seona agreed to share with us her memories of her father and also his extensive archive of photographs, letters and newspaper clippings. We will publish what we can over the coming weeks. Sheona has also kindly given permission for her father’s book of tunes to be published for download. Again this will…

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Masters Piping Results: Lament for the Earl of Antrim Wins on the Day 9th Earl is Laid to Rest

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Seventeen pipers toook part in the ‘Masters’ piping competition held yesterday at the National Piping Centre as part of Piping Live! The winner earns an invite to the Glenfiddich competition on October 30 in Blair Castle. The ‘Masters’ competition is open to Gold Medallists and winners of ‘A’ grade light music events at Oban and Inverness. Callum Beaumont, from Bo’ness and the piping instructor at Dollar Academy, was the overall…

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