Editor’s Notebook: Fund for Jimmy/ Missing Band Trophies/ Kids With Cancer/ Ulster Artist/ Correspondence/ Silver Chanter 1968

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An account has now been set up and is able to accept donations for the James H McIntosh Cultural Fund, writes Jimmy’s widow, Joyce. Details are being worked out, but funds will certainly go towards piobaireachd education.  For now, you may send a memorial contribution, with a cheque made out to: Charlotte Stephenson, and please write ‘James H. McIntosh MBE Cultural Fund’ on the memo line. Mail it to: Charlotte Stephenson,…

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Worldwide Travel With the City of Edinburgh Police PB and that Worlds Win at Corby

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My first international playing experience was a trip to the inaugural Scottish Highland Games in San Diego, California, in 1974 with the Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band. The trip also involved the band playing at Disneyland and SeaWorld in San Diego, and in Tijuana in Mexico.  It was interesting to discover at that time that San Diego had a Cameron Highlanders Pipe Band which had existed since 1946 and that…

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‘Talk Piobaireachd’ Sessions Continue Tonight/ Games Cancellations Announced/ Identifying Members of Fintan Lalor PB, Dublin

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The Piobaireachd Society’s ‘Talk Piobaireachd’ sessions continue tonight at 8pm GMT. These well-attended online lecture/discussions are open and free to all members of the Society. If you are not a member you can join here. Standard membership per annum is £15 (senior) and £5 (student or junior). This evening’s session will be led by PP Editor and Society President, Robert Wallace on a topic of his choosing. This series has…

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More Historic Piping Pictures As Never Seen Before

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Today we have the penultimate batch of piping photographs from desktop wizard Ronan Maguire of St Laurence O’Toole Pipe Band, Dublin. Ronan has generously given his time and expertise to clean, enhance and and/or colour a whole host of historic piping pictures. More than that he has kindly made them available to PP readers as free downloads. The first picture today is from the Argyllshire Gathering, Oban, in 1970. Ronan…

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Worldwide Depth of Interest Will See us Survive Our Annus Horibilis

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There is no doubt that the year 2020 was a total disaster for the piping and pipe band community in many respects as a result of COVID-19, but one positive aspect which did emerge was the tremendous interest, fellowship and community spirit which exists in piping and pipe band music worldwide.  This depth of interest may not normally be publicised widely and may not be well understood by members of…

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