Piping Press

This final video from the 1995 Northern Meeting is by cameraman Owen Nash, Manchester. It features pipers playing in the final of the Hornpipe & Jig contest that year. They are Scott Drummond, Michael Elder, Allan Russell, and Gordon Duncan. There is a shot of the judges Messrs. Ronnie Morrison, Jimmy Young and Donald MacPherson. Thanks again to John Don MacKenzie for the programme from the Argyllshire Gathering in 1990,…

Mr Bruce Cargill of the RSPBA Music Board has announced the following regradings: Grade 4B to Grade 4A Stockbridge Grade 4A to Grade 3B Kilmarnock Pipe Band (pictured above) Grade 3A to Grade 2 Portlethan and District A new band, Highland Granite, were granted Grade 2 status. These gradings add to the changes already announced in September: Novice Juvenile B to Novice Juvenile A Saint John’s College (Zimbabwe) North Lanarkshire…

Bob Worrall……Here are the full results from the 23rd Annual George Sherriff Memorial Invitational this past weekend in Hamilton, Ontario. The overall champion was Filemon Tan from Bellaire, Texas [above].  6/8 MARCHES 1. Fileman Tan, MacLeod of Mull & Miss Ishabel T. MacDonald 2. Brannagh O’Donnell, Fairview Cottage & P.M. Dnald MacLean of Lewis 3. Gavin MacKay, Duncan McGillivray, Chief Steward & Bengullion 4. Colin Johnstone, Duncan McGillivray, Chief Steward and…

George Balderose reports….Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – November 16-18, 2018: The Twelfth Annual Balmoral Classic produced by the Balmoral School of Piping and Drumming began with major changes in the venue and programming. For many years all of the weekend events occurred at Central Catholic High School’s facilities. This year the Classic moved to three separate venues in or around the nearby Pitt campus. The weekend began on Friday evening with a special…

An enjoyable evening on Saturday at the fundraiser organised by P/M Ross Cowan and his wife Claire for the Wishaw neo-natal unit in Lanarkshire. In all the evening raised over £3,000 for the unit. A very busy main auditorium at the Piping Centre (above) heard music from a quartet from Scottish Power PB, top professionals Gordon Bruce, William Geddes, Finlay Johnston and Darach Urquhart, and junior pipers from Ross’s band,…