Category: Solo Piping

PP Ed’s Blog: Band Formations/ Muirheads Names/ Colin Thomson/ Braemar/Jack Lee

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Those of us who have been advocating ‘concert formation’ for pipe band competition for many years were cheered by yesterday’s announcement that the Edinburgh Pipe Band Championship, to be held in Princes Street Gardens on June 18, will adopt just such a format. All credit to John Hughes the RSPBA Lothian & Borders Branch Chairman, and Vice-Chairman of the Association, for taking this initiative. When I played there in the…

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CLASP Results from the Army School of Piping Competition

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Margaret Dunn reports: Here are results from today’s CLASP competition at the Army School. The picture shows, from L- R: Connor Sinclair (judge), Gregor McCulloch, Ross Walker, Ewen Brindle and Wilson Brown (judge).  Overall Winner Grade 3 – Ewen Brindle Overall Winner Grade 2 – Ross Walker Overall Winner Grade 1 – Gregor McCulloch Grade 3 Piobaireachd Ground 1st Robert Wilson 2nd David McRobb 3rd Andrew Richardson Full Piobaireachd 1st Ewen…

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Donald MacDonald Quaich Result

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The recital/annual competition for the ‘cuaich’ took place on June 2 in the Stables Cafe, Armadale Castle, Gardens & Museum of the Isles, Sleat, Isle of Skye. The winner was Callum Beaumont. Callum is pictured at the Lochaber Gathering last year where he enjoyed another success. Pipers and tunes were: Iain Speirs, A Cholla mo Ruin or The Piper’s Warning to his Master Finlay Johnston, Cumha an Aona Mhic or…

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PP Ed’s Blog: J Ban MacKenzie/ Weekend contests/ Govan concert/ Donald McBride

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A painting of John Ban MacKenzie reputed to be worth £10,000 has been stolen from a house in East Lothian in what police have described as a ‘targeted theft’. The picture entitled ‘Piper to the 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane’ by JM Barclay, which dates from 1842, was taken from a house near Kippielaw Farm, near East Linton. The BBC reported that four other paintings of black and gold Asian-style design were…

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