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Piobaireachd Composing Competition Winners Announced

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Vincent Janoski of New Jersey, USA, is the winner of the 2018 piobaireachd composing competition promoted by the Shasta Piping Society of California and the Burley Bagpipe Company. Vincent (pictured above) wins £500 ($750). His tune, Heart of My Fathers, was the unanimous choice of the judges Robert Wallace (Scotland – chair), William Livingstone (Canada) and Chris Terry (South Africa). In second place came Karen Warren from Cumnock in Ayrshire with…

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RU Brown Piobaireachd Society Results

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The RU Brown Piobaireachd Society Gold Medal and Clasp competitions are probably the most prestigious in Australia. This year’s contests took place last weekend at the Scotch College, Adelaide, South Australia, with over 120 competitors in eight different classes. The above picture shows (l – r) Clasp winner Jason Craig, Gold Medallist Stuart Easton and light music prizewinner Craig Sked. The Society was established following a visit by RU Brown to…

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Highlands & Islands Festival – Complete Results, Pictures and Comment

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A successful competition was held in the new Oban High School today (Sat May 5). There were healthy entries in all grades except the P/A Piobaireachd where nine entered but seven played. Cameron MacDougall, Nigg, continued his successful run winning the P/A Piobaireachd and the B MSR. Cameron is pictured above left with B Piob winner Steven Leask. P/A Ceol Mor for Cooper Salver (1st) and Dugald MacColl Memorial Trophy…

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Results from Glasgow & West of Scotland Indoor (updated)

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The annual full band indoor contest and Adult Solo Drumming promoted by the Glasgow and West of Scotland Branch of the RSPBA was held at Coatbridge High School on Saturday April 28. Major success for North Lanarkshire Schools Pipe Band (pictured above on stage) and for Grant Cassidy in the drumming. Adult Solo Drumming and World Solo Drumming Qualifier 1 Grant Cassidy, SLoT 2 Steven Nelson, Glasgow Police 3 David…

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Results of the Virginia International Tattoo American Pipe Band Championship 2018

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Director Andrew Carlisle reports……Please find attached the 2018 results – closing massed bands script for MC (just finished the closing massed bands)….. Judges were: Richard Hawke, Christchurch, New Zealand. Richard Parkes MBE, County Down, Northern Ireland, Gordon Parkes, County Down, Northern Ireland, Alex MacIntyre, Alberta, Canada, Ken Eller, Ontario, Canada, Jim Sim, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Andrew Carlisle, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Pipe Major Ross McCrindle, Edinburgh, Scotland Also competing but not in the prizes: New Ross and District, County Wexford,…

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