John Shone has written to the Editor on a still-thriving English BB company….. It was good to read your earlier story about the Boys Brigade history and in particular your own company the 214 Glasgow. Readers may not be aware that one BB company and its band is still thriving down in the deep south! It’s good to be able to report that the 5th Croydon BB Pipes and Drums…
South Africa correspondent Nicholas Taitz has devised what may be a new practice idea for those unable to play their pipes because they live in a flat or apartment. There must be many hundreds worldwide with this problem. Nicholas writes… I recently came up with what I think is a very effective practice idea for the big pipes. Like many pipers, I don’t have a venue available late at night…
Contest Draw Vale of Atholl Junior Piping & Drumming | 20th Jan. This well run solo contest takes place tomorrow in Pitlochry. Get along to support the competitors if you can. Here is the draw: Event 1 Piob U15 – 09.30 01. Cameron Stewart 02. Edward Hannay 03. Brogan Townsley 04. Milly Fox 05. Fraser Robson 06. Archie Clark 07. Joshua Reilly Event 2 Piob 15-18 – 09.30 01. Cameron Bullard 02….
A treat for piobaireachd aficionados today with the posting on the PP Audio Archive of a performance of the Lament for Mary MacLeod by Donald MacPherson, writes the Editor. The recording was made by the BBC in 1977 during a recital Donald gave with P/M Angus MacDonald at the Eden Court Theatre, Inverness.We are grateful to Donald McBride, one of Donald’s former students. for passing it on. Donald’s playing reflects all…
A couple of weeks ago we highlighted a request from RSPBA Vice Chairman John Hughes for information about a set of pipes presented to his uncle, PoW William Chisholm, during WW2. The pipes had a plaque on them which indicated they may have arrived in Germany via the Piobaireachd Society. We asked if any other readers had similar sets. I was pleased to hear from Iain Duncan, the former archivist…
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