Tom’s family have issued the following: Funeral arrangements for Tom have been confirmed. It will be 11.30 on Wednesday, 13th February, at Clydebank Crematorium. We will be going on afterwards for a shindig (still hammering out those details between us so I’ll confirm where when I know). We encourage anyone with pipes, fiddles, drums, tin whistles, guitars – whatever you have to bring them along. Dad’s life was his pipes…
The Principal of the Northern Winter School, Ronnie Bromhead, ex-Scots Guards, tells me that registrations for this year’s school will open in the first week of March. Venue is as before at Lohheide in Lower Saxony and an excellent facility I might add. Ronnie has pledged to keep prices as affordable as possible but there will be no reduction in the quality of the world-class teaching on offer. Check the…
By Jeannie Campbell The Clan Stewart Ladies Pipe Band (above) was founded in Glasgow in 1947 under Pipe Major Miss Annie MacNeill and band secretary Miss May Knox. At the first meeting it was decided that the ladies themselves would be wholly responsible for the administration of the unit, and this was continued during the future years. P/M John Weatherston BEM [Red Hackle] and Mr Ian McNair were responsible for…
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By Alister Rae, Secretary, West Fife Schools Pipe Band In response to the article entitled ‘Music Teaching in Scotland – Is New Ruling More Hot Air or a Wake Up Call’, I thought I’d enlighten Piping Press readers about the situation in West Fife. There are very few opportunities in West Fife to learn piping or drumming in schools. My understanding is that St Columba’s High School in Dunfermline and Lochgelly…
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