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Discontent in Northern Ireland at Date of UK Championships

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The recent announcement by the RSPBA parent body that the UK Championships are to be held on the 12th July 2025 at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, near Edinburgh, has caused some consternation amongst the local pipe band fraternity in Northern Ireland. On a number of fronts this date does not suit bands from Ulster and adjacent counties – and they are not all associated with the Twelfth of July…

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John Scott, Dolina MacKay and the Scottish Pipers

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Logan Tannock, President of the Scottish Pipers’ Association: ‘Thank you for the stories on John Scott. They brought back memories of my early days at the SPA club nights at the Dorchester Hotel. I remember John, Captain Alex Fraser and Dolina MacKay, and yes I remember the Thow drones and how sweet they sounded. ‘John was always willing to offer advice to me as a young player, or indeed any…

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History: A Tribute to General CS Thomason Part 2

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Major General CS Thomason was one of the great figures in piping at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. His 400-page work ‘Ceol Mor’ paved the way for the formation of the Piobaireachd Society and its seminal collection of Books 1-16. We continue with the report from the Oban Times of July 10, 1909, of a dinner given in the Major General’s honour in Edinburgh…

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Piping Society Honoured to be Part of Visit by His Majesty The King to Gordons Museum

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The Aberdeen Piping Society (TAPS), established 2023, has a simple aim – to encourage and nurture the playing of the Great Highland Bagpipe. Our 35+ members of all ages and experience, meet up regularly to play pipes, and share stories, writes Fraser Maitland. Despite being a young organisation, we’ve provided two new trophies for local events, including the creation of a new junior Piobaireachd competition at the Aberdeen Highland Games (the…

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History: A Tribute to General CS Thomason

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Major General CS Thomason was one of the great figures in piping at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. His monumental 400-page work ‘Ceol Mor’ paved the way for the formation of the Piobaireachd Society and its seminal collection of Books 1-16. The Oban Times of July 10, 1909, reported on a dinner held that month in his honour in the Union Hotel, Edinburgh….. The…

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