Category: Pipe Bands

PP Editor’s Blog: Judging/Bellows Piping/Band Re-Grades

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Mr McCombie-Smith made some interesting comments yesterday regarding manufacturers and judging in the 1890s. In more modern times this is something that has been an issue, but more so in the bands. The matter was quickly sorted a few years ago when the RSPBA introduced monitoring. Any judge giving preferential treatment to bands playing his instruments could be easily identified and the matter is no longer a concern.  Unfortunately it has, indirectly, reared…

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Worlds Tickets and Judges/ A Victorian’s View of Piping Part Two

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Tickets for the World Pipe Band Championships are now on sale and can be bought by clicking here. Grade 1 seating is £28. A quick look reveals the following additional info: ​ADVANCE TICKETS Friday 14  ​Saturday 15 ​Two-day  Adults​ £4​ £12​ ​£15 ​Children (6-15 years) and Concessions £2​ ​£7 ​£8 ​Family (2 adults & up to 3 children) £10​ £31​ ​£37 ‘All purchases are subject to transaction fees. See bottom…

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Historic Picture of Ontario Band/ MacGregor Memorial Competition

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The above photograph has been languishing in the PP files for some time and we wonder if any of our many readers in Canada can identify the band or the personnel. It is an historic photograph, 100 plus years old, and is dated on the back July 10th, 1914. The place is given as simply ‘eastern Ontario’. Interesting to check out the attire of the bystanders. Dress seems to have been…

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PP Editor’s Blog: Crieff, Toronto Police New P/M, Muirheads Pic, SLoT Drums

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Hector Russell has kindly sent me a copy of this picture taken in 1978 at the retiral of Muirhead & Sons P/M Robert Hardie and Leading Drummer Robert Turner. The line up is: Dougie Alexander (drummer), Peter Anderson (drummer), John Kirkwood (drummer), Lawrence Jenkins (Band Secretary), Robert Wallace (I know, I know), Robert Turner, Derek Boyd (piper), Willie Williamson (bass & tenor), Les Hutt (piper), John Christie (Band President), Jimmy…

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Crieff’s Highland Games Plan to Restore Piping Competitions in 2016

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Crieff Highland Gathering has confirmed that there will be no competitive piping at this year’s games. However, in an interview with pipingpress.com, the solo piping convenor, Mr Graham Taylor, voiced his intention, given support, of restoring the solo competitions in 2016. He also confirmed that the intention of the games committee was to have full day of ‘non-competitive’ piping at the Sunday, 16th August 2015 event. A number of duty pipe bands…

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