Category: Pipe Bands

PP Editor’s Blog: Aberdeen Games/ Europeans PB Champs/ John Hughes/ George Ackroyd

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Sunday ‘s Games at Aberdeen have been cancelled due to ‘heavy and persistent rain’. The venue, Hazelhead Park, is currently waterlogged and more rain is forecast until Saturday. Aberdeen City Council has made the decision to cancel the popular annual event following an inspection of the site earlier today (Wednesday 15 June). Even if the rain stops ahead of the Games the ground will not be suitable to host this large scale event….

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PP Editor’s Blog: New England Academy/ UK Champs/Tune Search/BB/Rod McFadyen

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The New England Pipe and Drum Academy began last night with a two-hour workshop at the Clan MacPherson band’s practice. They’re going to the Worlds to play in G4b. I spent some time with them going through their tunes on practice chanters and then sorting pipes. They have been good supporters of the Academy but the cost of going to Scotland has meant many of them couldn’t attend individually this…

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P/M Parkes Comments on that Big Win in Belfast

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Pipe Major Richard Parkes of Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band has spoken of his band’s success at last weekend’s UK Pipe Band Championships held in the grounds of Stormont Castle, Belfast, Northern Ireland. His band were placed first ahead of Inveraray by a  clear eight points. An emphatic win, their first since the Europeans at Forres last year. FMM started 2015 in fine style winning both the British Championships and then the UKs….

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Field Marshal Win UK Pipe Band Championships

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Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band are the UK Grade 1 Champions after a clear victory today in the grounds of Stormont Castle, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Grade 1 1 FMM 2 Inveraray 3 Scottish Power 4 Spirit of Scotland 5 Shotts 6 St Laurence Drumming: Spirit of Scotland G2: 1 Police Service N Ireland 2 Glasgow Skye 3 Johnstone 4 Buchan Peterson 5 Lomond & Clyde 6 Closkelt Drumming: Glasgow Skye Grade 3a…

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New Summer Schools Announced at Home and Abroad

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Two super opportunities for expert piping and drumming tuition are highlighted today. The first is the RSPBA’s Summer School ‘Launch Pad’. Here’s the info. For pipers and drummers aged over 10 Dates: Mon 1st to Friday 5th Aug Held at Glasgow Gaelic School, Berkeley Street Pipers and Drummers  £180.00 for 5 days Drum Majors £120 for 3 days Pat Whelan, the Association’s Education Officer: ‘Summer School 2016 will take place in Glasgow Gaelic School,…

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