Category: Pipe Bands

PP Ed’s Blog: South Florida Academy/ History Pic/ Fred Morrison Recital/ Cardenden Tune

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Noah Morrissette of the South Florida Pipe and Drum Academy: Hello, I hope everyone has had an outstanding summer and competition season…unless you’re in South Florida. Competition season in Florida takes place during the winter and spring months. The South Florida Pipe and Drum Academy is five full days of world-class pipe and drum instruction. In the past we have had the academy run from Wednesday to Sunday. This has…

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Manorcunningham Celebrate Successful Year and Are Now Recruiting

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John Kelly reports….After a year out in 2016, Manorcunningham Pipe Band made a welcome return to the Grade 2 pipe band competition arena in 2017 picking up an amazing 41 trophies in a most successful year. To celebrate this success the band held a celebratory dinner in the Arena 7 Restaurant, Letterkenny on Saturday 7th October.  Earlier in the day the band members gathered in the band’s practice hall in Manorcunningham village for what…

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Steven Wins Australian Drumming Title (picture added)

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Steven Shedden has been awarded the 2017 ‘A’ Grade Snare Australian Solo Drumming Championship in Canberra today, receiving the top McCormick Award presented for the first time. All champions and placegetters receive special McCormick Award certificates honouring the inaugural principal drumming with the Australian Pipe Band College, Alex McCormick. The championships were promoted by Canberra College of Piping and Drumming with the support of sponsors and Pipe Bands Australia. Other…

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PP Ed’s Blog: Captain John MacLellan Contest/ Danish Pipers in WW1 Initiative

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The discrepancies in our lists of competitors for tomorrow’s Captain John MacLellan Memorial Competition are explained: there is a ‘P’ grade. Here is the draw: Good to see these leading pipers supporting this contest, particularly the big piobaireachd winners at this year’s Oban and Inverness gatherings, Glenn Brown (Senior Piobaireachd) and Iain Speirs (Clasp). However, with only a handful of entries I’m not sure how this grade is going to…

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PP Ed’s Blog: Northern Meeting Names/ Capt. John Contest Draw/ Worlds Pictures/ Tom Knobel, South Africa

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Thanks to Greig Canning for supplying the missing names and awards from in Tuesday’s picture from the 2004 Northern Meeting at Inverness rerun above. Names and prizes are (standing l – r):  James Beaumont (‘B’ S&R), Alastair Dunn (Silver Medal), Ian K MacDonald (‘A’ H&J), Richard Hawke (‘A’ MSR), Simon McKerral (2nd ‘A’ MSR), P/M Michael Gray (Dress & Deportment?), and Donald MacPhee (2nd Gold Medal). Seated from the left…

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