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Set of Smallpipes for Sale/ Piobaireachd by the Sea/ Piping Livestream/ Northern Ireland Bands

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Pipemaker Brian Mulhearn: ‘I have a set of smallpipes for sale. They are a new ‘A’ set made by myself and are boxwood with blackwood mounts. ‘They come with a boxwood or blackwood chanter and a quality set of bellows and are reeded up and ready to play. Price £975.’ Email Brian here. PIOBAIREACHD by the SEA Piping Press editor Robert Wallace will conduct a piobaireachd masterclass at the annual…

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Victorian Championships and Australian Piobaireachd Medal Results

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Forres Games Senior and Junior Results

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Twelve played in the seniors, scorching hot weather all day.   Piob1 Brian Lamond, Lament for the Only Son2 Gordon Barclay, MacCrimmon’s Sweetheart3 Angus Macphee, I Gave a Kiss to the King’s Hand March1 Hamish Munro2 Brian Lamond3 Fraser Maitland  Strathspey and Reel1 Hamish Munro2 Brian Lamond3 Fraser Maitland  Judge: Archie Maclean. JUNIORS U14 Piob: 1 Callan Erskine  2 Sophie BirdU14 March: 1 Callan Erskine 2 Sophie Bird 3 Andrew Fagan U14 S&R: 1 Callan Erskine  2 Sophie Bird 3 Andrew Fagan Overall U14: Callan Erskine  U18 Piobaireachd: 1 Aaron Green  2 Hector Finlayson 3 Craig Mitchell 4 Hamish Addison U18 March: 1 Aaron Green  2 Hector  Finlayson 3 Craig Mitchell  4 Callum PearsonU18 S&R: 1 Aaron Green  2 Hector Finlayson 3 Craig Mitchell  4 Hamish Addison Overall U18: Aaron Green Judge: Scott Rhynas

Editor’s Notebook: Reid Letters/ Festival Contest/ Tony Lightfoot/ MacLellan Contest/ Piping Live March

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Comparisons are odious as they say, but it is a habit in which we pipers just can’t help indulging. For example, Robert Reid jnr., we read this week, believed Malcolm Macpherson a better player than the Bobs of Balmoral. I don’t suppose we’ll ever know. The ‘Binneas’ recordings of Malcolm are very poor and I know of no others of him. There are good recordings of RB Nicol and RU…

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Ireland North and South: Terry Takes VP Job/ Warnock Documentary/ Tullylagan Book/ Kenny Crothers/ Innovation in Cork

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At a recent Irish Pipe Band Association National Executive Committee meeting it was decided to appoint a Vice-President to assist President Con O’Conaill. The NEC are very aware that an officer might not be able to fulfil his/her public duties at any given time.  The name of Pipe Major Terry Tully was proposed by Brian MacMahon and seconded by Johnny Sheehan and Terry was unanimously elected by the NEC to…

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