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New Knockout Contest Aims to Bring Europe’s Best Pipers Together


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The European Knockout Bagpipe Competition is an innovative and thrilling event designed to showcase the best talent from across the continent. Modelled after the Eurovision Song Contest, this competition aims to celebrate the bagpipe traditions of different European countries while fostering a sense of unity and camaraderie within the piping community.
 The goal is to reach a wider community than the typical piping audience. Next year each participating country will…

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SPA Veterans Results/ Ardmore Cup Details/ NZ Bands

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Five played in the Scottish Pipers’ Association Veterans competition held at the Piping Centre in Glasgow last Friday (December 6). Only first places for each category were awarded.  The judge was Tom Johnstone who is pictured far left (above) with the contestants, Logan Tannock, Dave Mason (new member), Brian Mulhearn, Neil Cameron and George Johnstone. Results: Slow Air: Logan Tannock ; 2/4 March: George Johnston ; Medley: Dave Mason. Details of…

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Editor’s Notebook: Reid Pipes/ RSPBA Majors/ SPA Veterans/ Brittany Events

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An intriguing story has come in following yesterday’s about Willie Reid’s ‘MacDougall’ pipes. Reader Robert Stewart writes, ‘As a teenager I new Willie Reid well. ‘Latterly, before emigrating to New Zealand, he was P/M of the Glasgow Fire Service Pipe Band. On one of my regular visits to his barber shop he was quite excited. ‘One of his bandsmen had attended a fire at an old cottage and found a…

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Were Pipes Which Belonged to P/M Robert Reid Made by J&R Glen or MacDougall, Aberfeldy?

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In 1967 Willie Reid, Robert’s brother, came to New Zealand with two sets of pipes. One was his own 1910 Hendersons, the other a set he said were owned and played by the famous Robert, but not the pipes you always saw him with in photographs. By David Philip Willie and local piper Barry Brougham became friends and at the time Barry was doing well on the solo boards. At some stage…

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History: Teaching Teachers 50 Years ago

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The following is from the Oban Times of 51 years ago and is by their then piping correspondent John MacFadyen. It mentions the Institute of Piping. This body was formed of the Piobaireachd Society, the Army School and the College of Piping and was the forerunner of today’s Piping and Drumming Qualifications Board… …….The Institute of Piping course for teachers has got off to a flying start and for the…

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