Piping Press now presents the complete results for the first day of competition at one of the world’s great piping events, the Argyllshire Gathering. The winner of the Senior Piobaireachd was Stuart Liddell. Stuart also placed second in the Former Winners’ MSR to take the Royal Celtic Society prize as Champion Piper. The 2015 Oban Gold Medallist was John Angus Smith, London. He had been trying for 21 years to…
Cortachy Games 16/8/15 Piob 1 Ursa Beckford 2 Nick Hudson 3 Palmer Shonk March 1 Ursa Beckford 2 Nick Hudson 3 Anna Kummerlow S&R 1 Ursa Beckford 2 William Rowe 3 Anna Kummerlow Ballater Games 20/8/15 Piob 1 Andrew Donlon 2 Anna Kummerlow 3 Matt Pantaleoni 4 Allan Russell March 1 Andrew Donlon 2 Allan Russell 3 Edward Gaul 4 Andy Wright Strathspey and Reel 1 Andy Wright 2 Allan Russell 3…
A long day of piping in the Nevis Centre, Fort William. Some very good playing with many pipers at the top of their form as you would expect a few days before Wednesday’s Argyllshire Gathering at Oban. Mid-afternoon Robert Wallace gave his tenth Lochaber Gathering Lecture. This year the subjects were the outstanding composers Peter MacLeod, Snr. and Jnr. with musical illustrations from Colin Campbell, Aberlour. At the close, prizes…
We conclude our extensive coverage of the World Pipe Band Championships with a detailed look at the Grade 1 final from editor Robert Wallace. There are comments on the individual band performances and some suggestions as to how an already excellent competition could be improved. Read the article here and also check out our other features on the Worlds by clicking the relevant headings on this page. Going by yesterday’s readership figures…
Today we have the first part of our review of the competitions at Glasgow Green held last Friday and Saturday. It was a momentous day for the pipe band world and the ramifications are still being considered by enthusiasts. Piping Press has been inundated with thousands of readers from every corner of the globe and we thank everyone for their interest. There is lots more on pipe bands in your…
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