Category: Results

Steven Wins Australian Drumming Title (picture added)

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Steven Shedden has been awarded the 2017 ‘A’ Grade Snare Australian Solo Drumming Championship in Canberra today, receiving the top McCormick Award presented for the first time. All champions and placegetters receive special McCormick Award certificates honouring the inaugural principal drumming with the Australian Pipe Band College, Alex McCormick. The championships were promoted by Canberra College of Piping and Drumming with the support of sponsors and Pipe Bands Australia. Other…

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Captain John MacLellan Memorial Results (pictures added)

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More than 50 pipers took part in what was a very well run series of competitions at the Army School of Piping and Highland Drumming at Inchdrewer House, Edinburgh. There were nine competitions over four grades with everything completed by 4.30pm. Pictures courtesy Major Gordon Rowan, Director of Army Bagpipe Music. P Grade Overall Champion: Iain Speirs P Grade Piobaireachd: 1st: Iain Speirs 2nd: Callum Beaumont 3rd: Glenn Brown 4th: Faye…

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PP Ed’s Blog: Northern Meeting Names/ Capt. John Contest Draw/ Worlds Pictures/ Tom Knobel, South Africa

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Thanks to Greig Canning for supplying the missing names and awards from in Tuesday’s picture from the 2004 Northern Meeting at Inverness rerun above. Names and prizes are (standing l – r):  James Beaumont (‘B’ S&R), Alastair Dunn (Silver Medal), Ian K MacDonald (‘A’ H&J), Richard Hawke (‘A’ MSR), Simon McKerral (2nd ‘A’ MSR), P/M Michael Gray (Dress & Deportment?), and Donald MacPhee (2nd Gold Medal). Seated from the left…

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Brechin Junior Solo Piping Results

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Results from the City of Brechin Pipe Band Junior Solo Piping held in Dundee’s Craigie High School on 30th Sept. Judges were David Wilton, Matt Wilson and George Wilson. Trophy winners are pictured above: Under 18 chanter: Lachlan Rennie. Under 18 Novice Piping 1 Cailean Townsley 2 Ross Mauritzen 3 Brodie Barrie Intermediate Piping 1 Fraser Robson 2 Ewan Allen 3 Rory Grant Under 15 Piobaireachd 1 Bobby Allen 2…

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Iain Dall Young Pipers Festival

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‘It is clear that local councils’ investment in providing tuition to young people in Scotland’s national instrument is creating a generation of fantastic pipers able to perform and compete to an extremely high standard,’ said Dr Decker Forest, judging the Iain Dall Young Pipers Festival at Gairloch on Saturday 23rd September. ‘This year’s competition featured excellent performances from some of the country’s best young pipers as well as local entrants,…

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