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Classical Pipe Music in the Heart of the City of London

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If last year’s inaugural London Recital established the formula, this year proved it was no one-off. Black tie, fine wine, Raasay whisky and, most importantly, first-class piping: the second edition of The London Recital delivered another memorable night of ceòl mòr and ceòl beag in the City of London. Photos, a highlights video, and full recordings of the two piobaireachd can be found at www.thelondonrecital.com. But for those who weren’t there, let…

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Captain John MacLellan Memorial Competition/ Glengarry Cup Results

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The ‘Captain John’ was held at the Army School of Piping in Inchdrewer House, Edinburgh, last weekend. Unfortunately we have not been sent the complete results and below is what we have drawn together from other sources. Apologies for any inaccuracies. If anyone has corrections or additions regarding places, names of judges, or tunes played please forward. P Piob: 1 Finlay Johnston 2 William McCallum 3 Stuart Liddell 4 Glenn…

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A Look Back at the Career of P/M Harry McNulty – Part 2

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We conclude our retrospective on Harry’s outstanding career as piper, pipe major, adjudicator and bagpipe maker. This is from Pipe Band Magazine dated July 2002, and carried under its ‘Know Your Judges’ banner…. Most memorable pipe band performance? I make no excuse for mentioning the Edinburgh City Police band under Donald Shaw Ramsay. He was a master at arranging medleys. He retired prematurely from the pipe band scene, returning for…

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Review: ‘A Guide to the Judging of Piping’

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This attractive book is structured as follows: firstly a short Foreword by Robert Wallace; then ‘A Code of Practice at a Glance’; ‘A Guide to the Judging of Piping’ by Dugald Graham-Campbell, who was born in 1921, and Malcolm McRae’s comments on that work, ‘A Review of the Guide’. Then we have, James Campbell’s ‘A Different Approach to the Judging Problem’, Colin MacLellan’s ‘A New Approach to a Judging Problem‘,…

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A Look Back at the Career of P/M Harry McNulty

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Harry McNulty died three weeks ago at the age of 93. He was a major figure in the pipe band world for most of his life. Although we have already carried his obituary, we thought it appropriate to re-run this article from Pipe Band Magazine dated July 2002 and carried under its ‘Know Your Judges’ banner…. He is one of the most experienced judges on the circuit; he is one…

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