Category: Results

PP Editor’s Blog: PB Mag Preview/ Results from the Antipodes/ SPA KO/ Midwest Solo Championship

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The April edition of Pipe Band magazine will be available from Thursday on the RSPBA website and from the Piping Press shop. The magazine has features on: AD Hamilton, the father of modern pipe band ensemble Pipe band competition performance set up – the circle must go Reid Maxwell’s new sticks – a review Live in Ireland – 1987 remembered Consultative judging pilot scheme explained AGM wrap up National Juvenile…

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Two Impressive Sets of PIpes for Sale/ BC Pipers Results

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Two fine looking sets of pipes for sale today in our Classified Ads pages. The first is a full silver set of Naill bagpipes (above), beautifully engraved, and the other a set of Sinclair plain silver pipes. Considering the price of silver these days, good prices on both. Check them out here. Posted today are the results from last weekend’s British Columbia Pipers’ Association Indoor Meet. Editor Robert Wallace writes:…

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SPA Adult Amateur and Veterans

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Scottish Pipers’ Association Adult Amateur & Veterans Competition, College of Piping, March 26. Piob (two tunes) 1 Stewart Gaudin, Lament for Captain McDougall 2 Andrew Park, Battle of Auldearn No 2 3 Dagmar Pesta, Wee Spree March (two tunes) – Donaldson Barclay Quaich 1 Iain MacIntyre 2 Andrew Park 3 Anne Lore S&R (two of each) – RBS Cup 1 Andrew Park 2 Iain MacIntyre 3 Stewart Gaudin Veterans (slow…

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Duncan Johnstone Memorial Competition Results

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The annual Duncan Johnstone competition for B & C grade pipers was held today at the National Piping Centre in Glasgow. The competition is run by the Centre and the Competing Pipers’ Association in memory of the great piper, teacher and composer. Duncan is pictured above with the Balvenie Medal he received for Services to Piping. For many years Duncan’s home was a magnet for those wishing to learn from…

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PP Editor’s Blog: White House Honour/ Craig Sutherland/ Easter School/ Drum Major Hughes

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Happy  St Patrick’s Day to everyone. John Kelly in Northern Ireland has sent this from his local paper: ‘A local piper helped kick off the St Patrick’s Day celebrations in the USA by playing at a special event hosted by President Barack Obama.  Grahame Harris, from Templepatrick, was among a small group of musicians from the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland invited to play at a lunch hosted by Mr Obama…

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