Category: Solo Piping

A Different Take on Piping Centre Recitals

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Following the review earlier this week by Bill Robertson of New Zealand, Nicholas Taitz of South Africa has weighed in with his own critique…. Nicholas writes: Here are a few of my notes on the excellent series of recitals, during Piping Live, which were all of amazing streaming and sound quality.  Thanks must go to the National Piping Centre for this wonderful set of recitals and their successful efforts to…

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Comments on Piping Live Performances

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One of the most fearless commentators on piping is Bill ‘Robbie’ Robertson (right), formerly a Pipe Major in The Royal Scots and now domiciled in New Zealand.  Bill has his own teaching website with some very good tutorials on piping. Here’s his report on some recitals streamed live from the National Piping Centre during this summer’s Piping Live festival: ‘I listened to the recitals in sections mostly. The following includes…

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CPA Positive on Low Turnout at Games

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By Robert Wallace The Competing Pipers’ Association  has responded to press comment on the low attendance figures at some Highland games this past season. The concern voiced by myself and others is that thanks to the solo piping grading system, some of the smaller games are losing out, with entries in single figures in some places. Pipers need good results at the graded events if they are to get to play…

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All-Ireland Solos

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FMM piper Ashley McMichael (above) carried on his good form from the Northern Meeting at Inverness (1st B grade MSR) by winning the MSR and Piobaireachd runner-up titles at the All-Ireland Solos. Contest co-ordinator Mervyn Herron reports: ‘The 2014 All Ireland Solos were staged yesterday [Sept 20] in Monkstown Community School with a large crowd in attendance to listen to all the various grades. It started at 10 am and…

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Springbank Invitational

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This prestigious competition run by the Kintyre Piping Society was held today in the Seafield Hotel, Campbeltown. Sponsor is Springbank Malt Whisky Piob: 1 Stuart Liddell, Lament for the Laird of Anapool 2 Roderick MacLeod, Isabel MacKay 3 Iain Speirs, Donald Gruamach 4 Callum Beaumont, Lament for Ronald MacDonald of Morar MSR: 1 Angus MacColl 2 William McCallum 3 Roderick MacLeod 4 Callum Beaumont H&J: 1 Angus MacColl 2 Gordon…

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