Piping Press

Mr Colin Hartley, Head of Events for Glasgow Life, promoters of the World Pipe Band Championships, has written to all bands asking them not to practice near residential areas on the periphery of the city’s parks and also to confine their practice hours to within a 9am – 8pm time slot. Mr Hartley’s letter reads: ‘The event organisers request that bands who wish to practise in Glasgow’s parks are mindful…

From the Argyllshire wetlands our correspondent MacStig made a special trip to last Saturday’s North Berwick contest which remained on whilst Perth (Sunday) had already been cancelled. Here is his report.…. It was a touch overcast with mist up on the flatland beneath the barely visible hill as the Rotary fellow relieved me of a five pound note for car parking. It was a bit of a mire underfoot, the…

Due to adverse weather conditions the organisers of today’s games at Cortachy near Kirriemuir, Angus, have had to cancel the event. Heavy overnight rain has brought flooding and waterlogged fields.

By The Editor If we paid too much heed to weather forecasts in Scotland we would never go anywhere. A black deluge was forecast for yesterday but Wade Park in Aberfeldy had only one major and one minor shower during a warm, sunny day. The wrath of the Gods was reserved for the journey home. Only old India hands will have known anything like the volume of water that descended…

The 53rd Silver Chanter contest/ recital was held in Glasgow for the second time this evening. The venue was the National Piping Centre in McPhater Street, Cowcaddens. The contest is promoted by the William Grant Foundation. The winner was Jack Lee from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He played the Lament for the Earl of Antrim. Jack is pictured below. Other pipers competing were Callum Beaumont, Jamie Forrester, Finlay Johnston, Stuart…