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Listening to Field Marshal’s MSR from the All-Irelands last weekend, did I detect a very slight disconnect between drums and pipes in the last few parts of Pretty Marion? Wrong to make assumptions based on videos of course, all sorts of things get altered in transmission. I may be talking rubbish, but it would tie in with the ensemble judge placing them behind SLoT. Have a listen: Those who read…

Harpenden Games Results

The Scottish Piping Society of London report….A very hot day competing at Rothamsted Park, Harpenden, with temperatures in excess of 30 degrees. A big thank you to our judge, Andrew Hall, for travelling from Scotland to judge.   Open – submit 3 tunes Amateur – submit tunes of own choice Piobaireachd 1 Gwenael Dage, 2 David McRobb, 3 Steve Watterston March, Strathspey & Reel 1 Gwenael Dage, 2 Steve Watterston, 3 David McRobb 6/8…

Forres Games Senior Piping

Our correspondent reports: The games took place in Grant Park and the weather was warm and sunny. There was a good crowd of spectators. There may be a spin-off from he six years of success following the pipe band championships at the town. This year the organisers included a piobaireachd competition, a very welcome addition as there are not a lot of piobaireachd competitions in the area. The late John…

Luss Highland Games Results – Open, CLASP (MSR added), Juniors

The picturesque Loch Lomondside village was the setting for a full day of amateur and professional piping. The weather was perfect and a good crowd was in attendance. Thirteen amateur pipers, all participant in the Piping Centre’s CLASP league, played their piobaireachd in the morning and their light music in the afternoon. For the professionals it was the reverse. The picture above shows Champion Piper Donald MacPhee with the piobaireachd…

Forres Games Junior Piping

Fresh from the success of its final pipe band championship, the Morayshire town today staged its local Highland games with a good entry and good weather. U-14 Piob 1 Kyle Cameron 2 Calum Dunbar U-14 March 1 Kyle Cameron 2 Calum Dunbar 3 Aiden Phimister 4 Calum Robertson U-14 S&R 1 Kyle Cameron 2 Calum Dunbar 3 Calum Robertson [wds id=”2″] U-18 Piob 1 John MacLaren 2 Jamie MacRae 3…