Piping Press

Despite all the work they do for our pipe bands the RSPBA still gets heaps of stick from certain quarters of the disgruntled doghouse of dodgy debaters. One trollologist recently whined on about how the Association has £1m in the bank and that all the money would go to waste, the bands losing out whilst Messrs Embelton, Hughes et al, all Hawaiian shirts and shorts, headed for the executive lounge…

The draw for this year’s World Pipe Band Championships took place at the RSPBA’s temporary HQ in Washington Street, Glasgow, today. The competition, the last major championship of the season, takes place at Glasgow Green on August 16 and 17. Bands in Grade 1 on the Friday will compete as follows: Friday – Grade 1 Final MSR10:30 Simon Fraser University10:40 Lomond and Clyde 10:50 Police Scotland Fife11:00 Inveraray and District11:10 78th…

Well known piper Calum MacCrimmon has just completed publication of a new book of tunes he has compiled with his father Iain. Calum writes: ‘A MacCrimmon Collection’ is a book of traditional and contemporary pipe tunes brought together by father and son, Iain and Calum MacCrimmon. The book focuses largely on light music repertoire, although it does contain one pibroch which is Iain’s first ceòl mòr composition, written in salute…

Events on August 21st Gold Medal1 Andrew Carlisle, Pittsburgh, USA2 Nick Hudson, Houston, USA3 Gordon McCready, Paisley4 Alasdair Henderson, Dunoon5 Darach Urquhart, Kyle of Lochalsh6 Duncan MacGillivray, Tain7 Sean McKeown, Bowmanville, Canada8 Sandy Cameron, Roy Bridge9 Jonathan Greenlees, Ballyclare, Northern Ireland10 Gordon Bruce, Kilwinning11 Andrew Donlan, Maryland, USA 12 Derek Midgley, New Jersey, USA13.Andrew Hayes, Nepean, Canada14 William Geddes, Dumfries15 Jamie Forrester, Isle of Mull16 Connor Sinclair, Crieff17 Cameron MacDougall,…

RSPBA Chairman John Hughes has issued the following statement regarding the World Pipe Band Championship Grade 1 contest to be held on Glasgow Green on August 16 and 17: Now that the entries for the Worlds have closed, we can confirm that there are 15 bands entered for the Grade 1 contest. As a result, the format proposed by the Music Board and supported by the Board of Directors is…