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Clan MacRae and P/M Andy Bell: Memories from Down Under and Willie Fergusson’s March

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I did enjoy Iain Duncan’s articles on the old Clan MacRae band. Congratulations to him; they were very informative and well written and certainly did bring back some memories. Iain mentioned my old pal Andy Bell who was one of the nicest blokes I have ever met in pipe band circles. I lost touch with Andy after I joined Muirheads and subsequently emigrated to Australia. By Gordon  Ferguson In 1985,…

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Draws for Captain John MacLellan and National Mod Piping Announced

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The Captain John MacLellan MBE Memorial competition takes place on Saturday (Oct 7) at the Army School of Piping at Inchdrewer House Edinburgh. There are large entries in all events, particularly the B and C Grades. Some competitions begin at 8.30am. Visitors welcome. Here are some of the draws: P Piob Christopher ArmstrongInnes SmithWilliam McCallumRoderick MacLeodFinlay JohnstonAngus D MacCollIain SpeirsStuart LiddellGlenn Brown P MSR Iain SpeirsSarah MuirAngus J MacCollBen DuncanStuart…

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Lochnell Championship 2023 Line Up and Judges Announced

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The Argyllshire Gathering Trust’s Lochnell Intermediate Piping Championship will take place on Saturday, 21 October. The venue is the chapel at Lochnell Castle, Argyll, by kind permission of the Earl of Dundonald and hosted by his son Lord Archie Cochrane. The competition is by invitation only and features Scotland’s finest pipers aged under 22: Ruairidh Brown (2022 Champion), Andrew Ferguson (2022 Piob. winner), Luke Kennedy (CPA Bronze Medal 2023), Gregor…

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History of the Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band – Conclusion

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During 1967 the unrest within the ranks of the band continued and it was clear a number of members had decided to call it a day. However, to maintain continuity, the group waited till after the last competition of the season before amicably departing in as civilised a manner as was possible in the circumstances. The members were pipers James (Jimmy) MacLeod, Eddie McLellan, Finlay MacDonald, Hugh MacInnes, Donald MacLeod…

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Editor’s Notebook: Ronnie & Anne’s Wedding/ Nat & Worlds/ Piobaireachd & Bands/ Matt’s Silver/ John McLellan DCM

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It’s not often you get three such giants of piping in the same informal photograph. It shows P/M Ronnie Lawrie and his wife Anne on their wedding day in 1955. All pipers will recognise the piper on the left as Arthur Gillies, and on the right, Duncan Johnstone. The bridesmaid was Anne’s friend Mona Byrne. ‘Big’ Ronnie was born in 1927 and died in 2008. He was the gentlest of…

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