Category: Piobaireachd

Editor’s Notebook: Massed Bands/ SPA Date & Tune/ Lorient/ Weekend Games/ Book Success

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The RSPBA is to trial a new method of forming massed bands. It is hoped to shave at least an hour of the process of getting all competing bands together for the announcement of the prizes. Various ideas have been tried before but nothing has really worked. Yesterday the Association announced the following: ‘To improve the presentation and reduce the time it takes to get all the massed bands onto the field…

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Arisaig Games Results/ Lochaber Juniors/ Killin Info

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Reports of mixed weather but still a lovely day out in the West Highlands (July 30). Some excellent instruments were heard. Twelve pipers in seniors. Thanks to Ken and Rhona Cameron for stewarding the event. Champion Piper was Angus MacPhee, Inverness. Ceòl Mòr1 Angus MacPhee, Arisaig Challenge Trophy, Earl of Ross’s March 2 Martin Kessler, Germany, His Father’s Lament for Donald MacKenzie 3 Ed McIlwaine, Canada, Blue Ribbon 4 Jamie Forrester,…

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North Uist, South Uist and Victoria, Australia, Results

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Ashley MacDonald, Piping Secretary, has forwarded the North Uist results. The games were on July 18. Weather, one or two showers but mainly dry Ceòl Mòr: 1 Decker Forrest 2 Kevin Beaton 3 Angus MacPhee – Inverness 4 Calum Dunbar March: 1 Angus MacPhee 2 Kevin Beaton 3 Decker Forrest 4 Alasdair MacDonaldS&R: 1 Kevin Beaton 2 Angus MacPhee 3 Calum Dunbar 4 Decker ForrestJig: 1 Decker Forrest 2 Angus…

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Editor’s Notebook: Field Marshal/ Visiting Walter/ Neil Fraser/ Games Reminders/ Tutor Wanted

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There was an anonymous comment on PP yesterday regarding Field Marshal Montgomery and their win at the Scottish Pipe Band Championships on Saturday. It questioned their success. It has been deleted. Will commentators please be aware that if they are going to be controversial, and nothing wrong with that, they really need to be accountable for what they say. The writer asked if I was at the Scottish and was…

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Weekend Games Results Round Up

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A raft of solo piping contests over the weekend. Below is a run down of them all in chronological order. We have yet to receive any results from last week’s games in the Outer Isles and would be grateful if the relevant secretaries could forward these and any pictures to editor@pipingpress.com. We appreciate the assistance of those correspondents who have sent the following information and pictures: Durness Games, July 25Piob:…

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