This article is part of the PP build up to Saturday’s World Solo Drumming to be held in Glasgow Caledonian University from 9am. The following interview comes to us courtesy the RSPBA and their official magazine ‘Pipe Band’. It is from the year 2000 when Jim Kilpatrick, then of Shotts & Dykehead, won his 12th World Solo title. The above picture shows Jim and the coveted World Solo Drumming trophy….. JIM…
The RSPBA has announced that Saturday World Solo Drumming Adult Final and Juvenile 5 final are to be live-streamed via the Association’s YouTube channel. Chief Executive Ian Embelton: ‘We are delighted to announce that once again Glasgow Life will be live streaming the World Solo Drumming Adult Fina on Saturday 20th October. ‘Followers will find the live stream on The Worlds website at https://www.theworlds.co.uk/world-solo-drumming-championships ‘The RSPBA will also be recording…
The Editor writes……For our poll on the current attitudes to Highland dress we asked the following question: ‘Is it time for our solo pipers to smarten up?’ Here is a graph of the responses: You can see from that that there is a significant amount of concern out there. Those who were more non-committal clearly want contest promoters to apply their dress code with more vigour. Those on the trouser side…
Saturday 17th November some of the world’s leading solo pipers and a quartet from Scottish Power Pipe Band take to the stage in aid of the Wishaw General Hospital Neonatal unit in Lanarkshire. The line up at the National Piping Centre includes: Gordon Bruce (double Silver Medallist), William Geddes (Dunvegan Medallist, 3x runner-up Gold Medal, Silver Medallist), Finlay Johnston (double Gold Medallist and Clasp winner) Darach Urquhart (2018 Silver Medallist) and a quartet from Scottish Power…
Ken Stewart reports….The annual Northern Ireland Piper of the Year competition was held in the Adair Arms Hotel in Ballymena on Saturday 13th October 2018. This is the fortieth year for the event and fourteen players were invited, on merit, to compete for the award. Competitors are required to play Piobaireachd, MSR and Jig & Hornpipe with the overall title being awarded to the player who performs best in the…
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