Pleasant conditions for this light music only games held in north-east Scotland. Judges were James Hamilton and Duncan Watson (above). March 1 John Dew 2 Callum Brown 3 Allan Russell 4 Keith Christie Strathspey & Reel 1 Allan Russell 2 Callum Brown 3 Bobby Allan 4 John Dew Under 14 March 1 Joshua Reilly 2 Andrea Yates Under 14 S&R 1 Joshua Reilly 2 Andrea Yates Under 18 March 1…
Jim Sim reports from the Windy City, and apologies for the belated reporting…. I thought you might be interested in the results of the Chicago Highland Games. There were 50 band performances and the Grade 2 & 3 bands played their medleys in the concert formation again. The Chicago Games, which are now hosts the largest pipe band contest in the United States, were held in hot weather and sunny…
We are now well into the week at the New England Pipe & Drum Academy. Small but perfectly formed, with friendship, wonderful food and hard study the unfailing mix for a successful week. Tonight Tommy (Johnston) and I are off to the Stuart Highlanders band for a workshop. This is the band which recently had a Grade 1 standing but who are now down in Grade 5. How things can…
The Scottish Piping Society of London’s President Andrew Hall: Saturday November 3rd 2018 marks the 79th Annual Competition of the Scottish Piping Society of London. The SPSL Committee has been very active over the last few months in planning for this year’s Annual Competition and is delighted to announce that entries are now open, via the refreshed SPSL website: www.scottishpipingsocietyoflondon.co.uk Last year was one of our largest annual competitions, where…
Press release: Winners have been announced for two prestigious traditional music competitions held at Armadale Castle, Gardens & Museum of the Isles last weekend. The winner of the 32nd Donald MacDonald Cuach piobaireachd competition (15 June) was Iain Speirs. Iain’s tune was ‘An Gròta’ or ‘The Groat’. Iain has won the prize twice previously, in 2009 and 2016. Adjudicator Allan MacDonald praised the high quality of all the players. The…
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