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Review: Piobaireachd Workshop in Ontario

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A piobaireachd workshop was held in the Sergeants’ Mess of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders in Hamilton, Ontario, on Sunday May 10, the day after the Livingstone Memorial Invitational Piping Competition. As someone who has received piobaireachd instruction over many years starting with P/M Donald MacLeod and his protégé, Garth Neel, to Colin Maclellan, Ed Neigh, Willie Connell, and finally John Cairns, I can attest to the value of hearing…

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Walter Cowan 1936-2026

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Walter Cowan, who passed away peacefully in a nursing home in Annan last Friday, took his piping seriously – but not himself. It was an endearing quality which made him popular with everyone. When espousing knowledge and instruction in classroom, band hall or judging bench, there was always his pawky humour to lighten the load. His contribution to piping and pipe bands in the south west of Scotland and further…

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Editor’s Notebook: Frasers Fundraiser/ 277 Argylls/ CNE Memories/ Atholl Gathering/ Malcolm and Angus

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The 78th Fraser Highlanders band from Ontario have launched a crowd-funder to help pay for a professional recording of their pre-Worlds concert on August 12th. Entitled ‘True North Strong’, the concert will celebrate piping and drumming with a distinctly Canadian flavour. The 78th Frasers are a self-supporting organisation, the band’s members paying their own way to rehearsals and competitions at home and abroad. The fundraiser is intended to help offset…

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Piping Press Shop Revamp

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The PP Shop has been rationalised and simplified making it easier than ever to access our tutor books, digital books and music downloads. All goods are now on one page with connections where relevant to a PayPal checkout. This checkout accepts PayPal, ApplePay and credit cards. Piobaireachd lesson downloads are already available. These number 172. The piper plays along with the complete tune played by our editor Robert Wallace and…

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New Book on the World Pipe Band Championship

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A new book tracing the history of the World Pipe Band Championship is now available. ‘Around the Worlds’ has been a labour of love for the author, Iain Duncan, former RSPBA librarian and an Honorary Life Member of the Association. The book tracks the iconic championship from its inception to the present day. The sub-title is ‘The Development and Evolution of the Grade One World Pipe Band Championship and the…

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