McCallum Road Show at Piping Live

Bagpipemaker McCallums have sent this: Don’t miss the McCallum Bagpipes road-show as part of Piping Live, and it’s a free recital The venue is the Street Café at the Piping Centre on Wednesday the 14th August at 2.00pm. And what a line up of great solo pipers, Stuart Liddell, Fred Morrison, Willie McCallum and Gordon McCready. They all play MacRae or McCallum Bagpipes. Royal Burgh of Annan Pipe Band, one…

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Piobaireachd Society Announces Affiliate Membership as Archive Receives Boost

The Piobaireachd Society is now accepting affiliate memberships from piping societies, bands, forces regiments and other corporate bodies with an interest in ceol mor. Memberships cost £15 per annum and in return the secretary or chairman or other nominated official has access to the Society’s website and music archive. The Society has also announced a major boost to its archive with the addition of recordings of double Gold Medallist William…

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Scottish Pipe Band Championships – Grade 2

From afar on yonder rock, sou’wester on and boat in dock,A pen is poised and commentary flows, he writes it all and scratches nose, Lurgan, Paisley for your delectation, Glasgow Green his last destination,Now a review of Dumbarton here from MacStig our chap in the racy gear…..  As reported elsewhere it was a truly atrocious day and safety had to be considered first and foremost, not just for competitors getting…

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2019 Pacific Northwest Highland Games and BCPA Grand Aggregate Awards

Under very warm and sunny weather, the 2019 Pacific Northwest Highland Games was held on July 27 & 28 at the Enumclaw Expo Center in Enumclaw, WA. 118 solo players and 12 bands competed. The event concluded with the announcement of the BCPA season-long championship Grand Aggregate Awards. The Grand Aggregate Award winners and partial results of the 2019 Pacific Northwest Highland Games are listed below with complete results to…

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Halkirk Games Results

Halkirk in Caithness bathed in warm, summer sunshine for the games last Saturday (July 27). Results in Senior (Open) Piping were as follows:Piobaireachd1. Iain Ruairidh Finlayson – Corrienessan’s Salute2. William Rowe – Lament for Donald Doughal MacKay 3. Alan Clark – Lament for Captain MacDougall March 1. William Rowe 2. Iain Ruairidh Finlayson3. Carol Ann MacKay4. Alan Clark5. Ross Shand Strathspey & Reel1. William Rowe2. Iain Ruairidh Finlayson3. Alan Clark4. Carol Ann Mackay5….

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