Category: Pipe Bands

World Pipe Band Championships 2015

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In the end it took an Irishman to bring the Worlds title back to Scotland and in doing so P/M Ryan Canning’s achievement must rank among the very highest in pipe band history, writes Robert Wallace. Three years ago he inherited a  Shotts and Dykehead band that was mid to bottom end of the Grade 1 table – luck, or lack of it, was not involved, they were that poor….

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Shotts Win Worlds Title

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Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band are the new World Champions. They won both MSR and Medley sections to take the title today at a cold, but ultimately sunny, Glasgow Green. The above picture shows their P/M Ryan Canning on the giant ‘screen on the Green’ shortly after he received the Worlds trophy. Runners-up were Ireland’s St Laurence O’Toole and they won all the drumming prizes. Shotts’ win was a…

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P/M Ross Walker Stands Down at Boghall

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After a very distinguished career of more than 20 years, Ross Walker is standing down as Pipe Major of Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band. Pipe Major Walker’s final performance came today in the Medley at the World Pipe Band Championships. He is pictured above at yesterday’s Qualifier with leading drummer Gordon Brown and new P/M, Ross Harvey. We are grateful to P/M Walker for speaking to us prior to the…

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PP Editor’s Blog: Worlds/ International Conf./Lochaber/ SFU etc

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Forecast for today’s G1 Worlds qualifying is for a dull day with a maximum temperature of 15degs; no sun. Tomorrow is much better with sunny intervals, particularly late afternoon and again a high of 15 degs. We’ll have full reports on the qualifying and on the Juvenile and Grade 1 competitions in the days to come so stay tuned to Piping Press for the best and most informed comment from…

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Review: SFU Pipe Band at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Worlds Week 2015

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By Robert Wallace Central to the success of last night’s concert of pipe band music given by Simon Fraser University was the clarity and purity of sound from their pipes. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall rang with the timbre of their chanters, their perfect note intervals, the harmonic breadth of the drones. Had the band stood on stage for a couple of hours playing ‘Old MacDonald Had a Farm’ complete with…

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