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Editor’s Notebook: Lochnell Championship/ World Drumming/ Fife Police/ Northern Meeting 1983/ Kid’s Pipes

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To Argyll today for the Intermediate Piping Championship at romantic Lochnell Castle. The contest brings together some of our finest young talent all aged under 22. It gladdens the heart when you hear them play. You know the tradition is in good hands. We read so much about youngsters only being interested in the kitchen piping, folk groups and bands. But these fellows are made of sterner stuff, its heavy…

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Readers Letters: Tune and Braemar Medal Queries from South Africa and John Roe Tune Search

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Chris Terry, South Africa: ‘Some time ago (11 November, 2022) you had a video clip of Logan Tannock playing a hornpipe on Piping Press. Do you know the name of the tune (it was the first tune he played), or could you put me in touch with Logan? ‘Also some time back I came across a video clip of Stuart Liddell playing a recital at Braemar. In the background, as…

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Helensburgh Results

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A professional solo contest was held yesterday, October 15, in Helensburgh, a town on the Firth of Clyde, west of Glasgow. It was a replacement event for the cancelled Rosneath Games and was part sponsored by the Piobaireachd Society. ‘A’ Piob: 1 Darach Urquhart 2 Greig Canning ‘A’ March: 1 Darach Urquhart 2 Greig Canning‘A’ S&R: 1 Darach Urquhart 2 Greig Canning ‘B’ Piob: 1 James McPetrie 2 Edward Gaul…

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Dollar Academy Job Reminder/ Stirling Recital/ Merchison Scholarships

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Callum Beaumont writes: ‘I just wanted to share with you that there is an exciting opportunity for someone to join the team at Dollar Academy as a self-employed piping instructor. Perhaps there may be a Piping Press reader interested.’ The blurb says the job is two days a week, though this may rise, and will be paid by invoice. The school is looking for someone who has Grade 1 experience ‘at…

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Lewis & Harris Juniors Results

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Around 100 young pipers from across the Western Isles came together in Harris on Sept 30th for the Lewis and Harris Piping Society’s Annual Junior Competition — including youngsters from the Southern Isles, despite initial fears that low tides would impact the Sound of Harris ferry service and stop them travelling. Once the necessary assurances were given that the last ferry back to Berneray would run as scheduled, a group…

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