Category: Results

More Memories of Harry, Two Super Days at Cowal and the Great Trophy Theft

Posted on      by      Leave a comment

Last week’s tribute to Harry McAleer brought back many memories, writes Barry Donaldson. He was a close friend and a huge personality. Here is one of the many memories I have. When the band was at its best, the individual playing was world class and Harry was as good a player as anyone. The band photo marching up the street at Cowal on the Saturday morning [top] was taken in…

More More Memories of Harry, Two Super Days at Cowal and the Great Trophy Theft

Glenfiddich Championship 2021 Results

Posted on      by      Leave a comment

The Glenfiddich Champion for 2021 is Jack Lee. He was placed second in ceòl mòr and third in light music to take the overall title. Runner-up overall was Angus MacColl and third Finlay Johnston. The ‘live’ competition was held today in Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Perthshire. It was also livestreamed for viewers around the world. Piobaireachd placings:1 Finlay Johnston, Lament for the Union2 Jack Lee, Lament for Colin Roy MacKenzie3…

More Glenfiddich Championship 2021 Results

Donald Morrison Archive: A Fateful Letter from Bob Brown, A Rebuke for the Oban Times, and a Report from the Bratach

Posted on      by      Leave a comment

In early 1972 Donald received the following letter from Bob Brown resident at Balmoral. It was prior to Bob’s trip that year to Australia to ‘check on what I taught them last year’ [1971]. During the tour he took ill and had to be flown home. Bob, pictured above left with Donald, died a few days after arriving back on Deeside. As the letter explains, Bob had been booked to…

More Donald Morrison Archive: A Fateful Letter from Bob Brown, A Rebuke for the Oban Times, and a Report from the Bratach

Editor’s Notebook: Harry McAleer/ Piobaireachd Society News/ the CoP, Donald and Seumas

Posted on      by      2 Comments

Wasn’t that a good memeory of the late Harry McAleer to share yesterday? I know from your response that it was much appreciated. One photograph we forgot to include is the one above. It shows Harry (r) with his friend Fred Russell piping at Harry Stevenson’s wedding in 1971. (Harry is the respected RSPBA adjudicator and PP contributor.) In yesterday’s article Fred talked of growing up with Harry in their…

More Editor’s Notebook: Harry McAleer/ Piobaireachd Society News/ the CoP, Donald and Seumas

Nashville Rocks Stone Mountain/ World Online Piping and Drumming Championship Entries Open

Posted on      by      Leave a comment

A bright sunny day greeted crowds who turned out for the 49th Annual Stone Mountain Highland Games, in Stone Mountain, Georgia last Saturday, October 16.  This second major competition of the Southern USA fall season saw 16 bands in competition and a slightly reduced, yet still healthy, turnout of soloists.  A new layout of the Games site to reduce crowding due to COVID concerns was well received. By Bill Caudill…

More Nashville Rocks Stone Mountain/ World Online Piping and Drumming Championship Entries Open