National Piping Centre, 8th August………….. Those who survive war often say nothing of their experience, writes Dr Jack Taylor. So Gary West’s discovery that Jock Duncan, father of P/M Ian and the late Gordon, had taped, then typed out, reminiscences of some 60 World War 1 survivors over 50 years is a precious one, especially as it was done in dialect, mostly the Doric of Jock’s Aberdeenshire. They could speak…
Faye Henderson (above) was the winner of the Captain John MacLellan MBE Medal at the recital and dinner held in the Waldorf Astoria Caledonian Hotel, Edinburgh, last night. The other players were Iain Speirs, Finlay Johnston and William McCallum. The adjudicator was Dr Angus MacDonald. Each piper played a tune composed by Captain John: Finlay Johnston – The Edinburgh Piobaireachd William McCallum – A Welcome for Patrick Struan Iain Speirs –…
Sunny and humid and a long day, which started at noon and ended around 6.30. The feeling among the pipers was that the contest should probably have started earlier. As the sun dipped behind the hill, the field was deserted, everything was being taken down, and the pipers were still piping and judges still judging. Piob 1 Jacob Dicker 2 Ursa Beckford 3 Ben McClamrock 4 Jonathon Simpson 5 Callum…
A very warm, fine day at this games on the shores of Loch Ness. As with many games this year a disappointing entry. The picture above shows the all the winners and Champion Piper Matt Pantaleoni (far right). Piob1 Archie Drennan, Battle of the Pass of Crieff2 Bruce MacDonald, Roderick MacDonald’s Salute3 Matt Pantaleoni, Earl of Seaforth’s Salute4 Connor Kellett, Too Long in this condition March1 Matt Pantaleoni2 Archie Drennan3 Bruce MacDonald S&R1 Matt…
Adjudicator Jack Taylor reports: Sunny day with a chill in the air. Eight played in senior, three juniors. Notable performance by Duncan Watson of Too Long in this Condition in the style of Donald MacDonald, against players possibly a third of his age. Stylish, musical and crisply fingered on an excellent pipe. Piobaireachd1 Eddie Gaul – The Groat2 Calum Brown – Desperate Battle3 Gordon Barclay4 Duncan Watson5 John MacDonald6 Alan…
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