Category: Solo Piping

Wheel of Fortune – Updated with Picture

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Results of the ‘Wheel of Fortune’ competition held yesterday at Danderhall Miners Welfare Club south of Edinburgh. Paul White reports: ‘Duncan at the double at the Wheel of Fortune’ Corporal Ben Duncan of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards was a two-times winner at the 2017 Pipe Majors’ Wheel of Fortune competition, organised by the City of Edinburgh Pipe Band.  As well as lifting the top prize in the Wheel medley event,…

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PP Ed’s Blog: 277 TA Band/ Tunes for Majors ’17/ Letters/ Deger Pipes/ South Florida

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Former RSPBA librarian Iain Duncan has written on the same subject: ‘Interested to read the plea regarding the 277 A&SH.  About the same time that I bought the Muirheads EP I sent to you a couple of weeks ago I also bought another EP which was recorded by the 277 sometime after their Belfast win.  Unfortunately I loaned this out many years ago for it never to return.   Although we’re talking over 50…

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Army Phototgraph Reveals Possible Picture of Lt.Col. David Murray on Parade in Japan

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We are indebted to Canadian reader Mitch McDowell for the following article and photographs. These references to piping history are very popular with the Piping Press readership and are of interest to pipers both young and old, so a big thank you to Mr McDowell. If any other reader has similar article he/she would like to share please pass on. Please find attached three photographs that I found in an old…

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PP Ed’s Blog: 277 Argylls TA Band/ Jim’s Birthday/ George Story/ Mathieson Cruise

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Glenn Gillan has written again about his father’s band, the Argylls 277RA TA, World Champions at Belfast in 1962 with P/M John Weatherston in charge. Glenn writes: ‘I’d like to find a photo of my father’s band 277 A&SH on the field at the Worlds when they won in 1962 if anyone has it. They made a record after but he isn’t on the cover photo as he was out…

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Juvenile Pipe Bands Get More Assistance from the RSPBA/ Preston Lodge Contest

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Juvenile and Novice Juvenile Pipe Bands have received a boost with the decision by the RSPBA to apportion 1% of their annual surplus to the National Juvenile Pipe Band Fund. The Fund was established in 2015 to help theses bands pay for buses and other running costs. The Association’s Board of Directors took the decision last year following a proposal by Finance Director Kenny Crothers, Northern Ireland. It has also been…

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