Category: Solo Piping

Scottish Pipers Association Professional Results

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The Scottish Pipers’ Association Annual Professional Piping Competition was held today at the College of Piping in Glasgow with a strong field and a healthy entry. The ceol beag was broadcast on Livestream. The picture above shows 2017 prizewinners (l-r) Gordon McCready, Sarah Muir and Graham Drummond. There was a last minute change to the judging line-up due to a family illness. Piobaireachd: Dr Bill Wotherspoon and Bruce Hitchings. Light Music:  Ian McLellan BEM…

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PP Ed’s Blog: Shotts 1952/ SPA Pro/ Kintyre Solos/ P Lodge/ Lisnamulligan/ Dunedin Pic

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The National Museums of Scotland film archive have put out some new silent shots of Shotts Highland Games from September 6, 1952. Mostly of smiling faces in the crowd, there are one or two clips of bands. The one up top shows, I think, P/M Tom McAllister Senior leading the Shotts band. Is that JK McAllister right behind him? The other band shown on parade and very smart in their balmorals…

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History: Lowering the Pitch of Pipe Chanters to Suit Military Bands

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The following is taken from the catalogue of the noted Edinburgh pipe maker and music publisher J&R Glen of 497 Lawnmarket. Headlined ‘Important Notice’ it was issued by them in 1929….. The particular attention of Pipe Band Presidents is drawn to Army Council Instruction No.544 of 19th December 1928 authorising the change in all army bands from High Pitch to Low Pitch. This instruction must, in time, effect the Pipe Band…

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Skye Gathering Entry Details and Changes to Rules Announced

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The new Piping Convenor of the Skye Gathering, Mr Cameron MacFadyen, has issued updated rules and the entry form for this year’s competitions to be held at Portree on August 8th and 9th. Entries for the Dunvegan Medal and light music competitions will be accepted in the two months between the beginning of April and the end of May. Places in the Dunvegan Medal Competition are restricted to 25. A list…

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PP Ed’s Blog: Composing Competition/ Dunedin Errors/ British Reminder/ Guineas Results

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Entries for the Shasta Piping Society’s piobaireachd composing competition, sponsored by the Burley Bagpipe Company, have now closed. Twenty-six tunes from seven different countries have been received by the Society’s co-ordinator Steve Rooklidge. This represents a tremendous success on his, the sponsor’s and the Society’s part. The judges, myself, Bill Livingstone from Ontario and Mike Cusack from Texas now have the difficult task of selecting our favourites and finally deciding…

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