Category: Piobaireachd

SPA Adult Amateur and Veterans

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Scottish Pipers’ Association Adult Amateur & Veterans Competition, College of Piping, March 26. Piob (two tunes) 1 Stewart Gaudin, Lament for Captain McDougall 2 Andrew Park, Battle of Auldearn No 2 3 Dagmar Pesta, Wee Spree March (two tunes) – Donaldson Barclay Quaich 1 Iain MacIntyre 2 Andrew Park 3 Anne Lore S&R (two of each) – RBS Cup 1 Andrew Park 2 Iain MacIntyre 3 Stewart Gaudin Veterans (slow…

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New Sponsor for New England Pipe & Drum Academy

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The New England Pipe and Drum Academy (NEPADA) has received new sponsorship from one of North America’s leading reedmakers, Chris Apps Reeds. The Academy runs from June 14 -19 at the beautiful Adelynrood Retreat in Byfield, MA, about an hour from Boston. Registrations are now open, and for 2016 the Academy will feature a full programme for side, bass and tenor drummers. Thanks to the sponsorship from Mr Apps all pipers…

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Skye Gathering and the Silver Chanter 2016

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Details have been announced for the 2016 Skye Gathering and Silver Chanter competitions. Convenor Cailean MacLean has intimated the following: ‘Silver Chanter 3rd August 2016: The invitees to this year are: Callum Beaumont , Angus MacColl, Iain Speirs, Stuart Liddell, Roderick MacLeod and Cameron Drummond. It is the 50th SC competition and Iain MacFadyen, who has attended all of them, will adjudicate. ‘Skye Gathering 2nd/3rd August 2016: We have made…

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Piobaireachd Society Conference 2016

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Anyone who had the idea that the Piobaireachd Society was run by a bunch of old fogeys locked in a time warp of dusty decrepitude would have been quickly disabused of that notion had they attended this year’s conference held last weekend mid the glories of Highland Perthshire. Dr J David Hester had flown in from America to give us an update on his revisionist ideas, Simon Chadwick suggested links…

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Duncan Johnstone Memorial Competition Results

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The annual Duncan Johnstone competition for B & C grade pipers was held today at the National Piping Centre in Glasgow. The competition is run by the Centre and the Competing Pipers’ Association in memory of the great piper, teacher and composer. Duncan is pictured above with the Balvenie Medal he received for Services to Piping. For many years Duncan’s home was a magnet for those wishing to learn from…

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