Category: Piobaireachd

Winter Storm – Full Results with wins for Sarah Muir, Alastair Lee, Grant Cassidy and Andrew Elliot

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Our Special Correspondent reports: Cool running in chilly Kansas. With a record number of competitors, the event ran for around 12 hours, using multiple rooms, venues and facilities in the Winter Storm Campus. The judges were allocated across the lot and full marks to that crew for sticking at it through the day. They only have the Workshops and Gala Concert to worry about today. The blue ribbon events were taken…

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'Winter Storm' Competitions Underway in a Chilly Kansas City

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The aptly named Winter Storm kicked off in Kansas City, Missouri, with a real winter storm biting at the heels of those flying and driving in from far-flung places, writes our Special Correspondent,  perhaps none further than eight-time World Solo Drumming Champion Steven McWhirter. Steven arrived the ‘long way round’ from Australia. Aside from the big names and celebrated champions, a record number of competitors (including a good number of Scots…

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Entries for Kingdom Thistle Solo Piping & Drumming Championship 2018

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Kingdom Thistle Pipe Band Supplies have announced details of their 2018 piping and drumming championship. Click below to download entry form: Kingdom Thistle 2018 Solo Entry Pack The organisers: ‘Please note, Kingdom Thistle, in conjunction with RSPBA Dundee, Perth & Angus Branch, will host the first RSPBA Adult World Solo Drumming Semi Final Qualifying Heat on the qualification circuit as well as our normal Open Solo Drumming Championship. YOU CAN…

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PP Ed's Blog: South Florida/ Donald McBride/ Crossgare/ Burns Night/ Colin MacLellan

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Noah Morrissette of the South Florida Pipe & Drum Academy: Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a fantastic holiday. It seems to be quite cold everywhere. Here in South Florida we’re experiencing highs in the mid 70s all week. We hope all of our students and instructors living in the north and in Scotland are keeping warm. I bet you’re counting the days until you get to come to…

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PP Ed's Blog: Reflections on NZ/ Silver Medal Tunes/ SPA AGM/ Schools Trust Job

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Reflecting on my recent visit to New Zealand I really must doff the bonnet to all those pipers who, over many years, have made the long trek to the Northern Hemisphere to compete at Oban and Inverness (and bands who get the cash and time together to do the same to compete at the Worlds). Only when you’ve done it do you really appreciate the commitment required – and it…

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