Category: Results

Lochaber Piping Society Junior Contest Results

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Ken Cameron, Chairman of Lochaber Piping Society, reports: Attached is a set of results from Saturday’s Youth Competition, which we would be grateful to have published. The picture shows the piping  winners. We were very fortunate to obtain really strong support, in putting the event on, from the Estates side of the Aluminium Smelter, Jahama Highland Estates. Sponsorship of prizes was also very strongly supported by contributions from the piping…

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New South Wales Silver Chalice Results/ Scots Guards Knock Out

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The New South Wales Pipers Society held their annual Silver Chalice competition last Saturday at what is considered a superb location, the Presbyterian Ladies College in Sydney, Australia. The contest was the strongest for a number of years with the ‘A’ grade entry of 10 competitors including pipers making the journey from interstate for the prestigious event. The guest piobaireachd judge was Brett Tidswell from Adelaide. Photo above shows: Garry Barker…

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Netherlands Pipe Band Association Solos and Mini – Bands

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Netherlands Pipe Band Association and Mini – Bands March 25, 2018. Anna Kummerlöw reports: ‘This weekend we had a very well organised competition, indoors, run by the NOvDB in the Netherlands. There was a good crowd.  Saturday were mini bands, solo drumming with piobaireachd in the evening. Sunday: solo piping. Attached you’ll find the results and a picture of the two first winners in piobaireachd and Mr Ronaldson the judge. I played…

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Archives: Uist & Barra/ Bob Hardie/ Northern Meeting/ Donald MacPherson

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This year’s Uist & Barra competition was cancelled due to the weather and we await details of a rearranged date. In the meantime a delve into the PP archives has revealed this cutting from the Daily Record of February 12, 1951, confirming that the contest was held even earlier all those years ago. These days it is usually on the first Saturday in March.  Under the headline ‘Portrait of prize piper’,…

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Glasgow Highland Club Schools Invitational Competition (Results Added)

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Wintry weather did not deter most bands and soloists entered for today’s annual Glasgow Highland Club schools contest held in the city, writes Our Juvenile Grade Correspondent. After the excitement of the large-scale Scottish Schools Championship last weekend, we had a smaller, more compact gathering, with nine bands listed to compete in a March Strathspey & Reel Competition at Hutcheson’s Grammar School, Glasgow. Eighty-four soloists were listed over five competitions. The band…

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