Category: Solo Piping

Gordon Walker Recital

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The Blackthorn Pipers’ Society Annual Recital Night 2014, Dromore, Northern Ireland Andy Wilson reports: As a society, this year we welcome one of the world’s most celebrated pipers to our annual recital night. Our guest recitalist this year is none other than Pipe Major Gordon Walker. This will be our third annual recital and one that we are very much looking forward to. Gordon is no stranger to these shores…

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London: 12 Hours of Capital Piping

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Robert Wallace reprises the London Championship held on Saturday at Kensington Conference Centre: This was a long, but ultimately successful, day of piping. I have to applaud the committee of the Scottish Piping Society of London in managing to cram 120 pipers, hundreds of performances and a wheen of events into 12 hours – a credit to their organisation and the hard work of the stewards. However, it doesn’t need to be…

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London Championship – updated with pix

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Bratach Gorm 1 Jack Lee, Laird of Anapool (Jack is pictured above with fellow BC champion Ed McIllwaine – see below) 2 F Henderson, Donald Gruamach 3 R MacLeod, MacSwan of Roaig 4 G Brown 5 C Beaumont, Lament for Ronald MacDonald of Morar Judges: W Wotherspoon, C MacLellan, R Worrall Gillies Cup 1 B Gandy 2 I Speirs 3 R MacLeod 4 C Drummond 5 C Beaumont Judges: I…

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NZ Silver Chanter

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Silver Chanter MSR 1 Alasdair MacKenzie 2 Angus Hawke 3 William Rowe 4 Mike Redmond Judges: E MacCrimmon, B Switalla, I Blakeley Former Winners Clasp MSR 1 Alasdair MacKenzie 2 Jamie Hawke 3 Greg Wilson Judges: N Foster, E MacCrimmon, P Mair A-Grade Piob 1 Greg Wilson 2 Stuart Easton 3 Liam Kernaghan 4 Marion Horsburgh March 1 Greg Wilson 2 Stuart Easton 3 Liam Kernaghan 4 Jamie Hawke S&R…

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London Championship underway

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Today’s competition is now underway with a very large entry right through the grades. The organisers have announced that for the first time there will be overall prizes in both B and C grades. Here are the lists of competing pipers: Stay tuned for results.