Nicol-Brown Contest Details Announced/ Masters of Piobaireachd 20 years On

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Paula Glendinning has sent this…..We’re pleased to announce that the 36th Nicol-Brown Competition will be held at the First Reformed Church in Scotia, New York, on Saturday, October 6, 2018. The contest will be judged by two former Nicol-Brown champions who are both exceptional pipers and teachers: Nancy Tunnicliffe and Eric Ouellette.  On Friday, October 5, the Nicol-Brown committee will be hosting a recital by Eric Ouellette and a brief reception for the competitors where they…

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John MacLellan Memorial Competition Result

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Four pipers played in this black tie event in Edinburgh last Sunday evening. The winner was Glenn Brown. Thanks to Derek Maxwell and the William Grant Foundation for the above picture.Pipers and tunes: Glenn Brown – Farewell to the Queen’s Ferry Cameron Drummond – A Lullaby for Iain Jack Lee – Salute to Sir John A MacDonald Iain Speirs – Salute to the Piobaireachd Society. Adjudicator: A Wright [wds id=”2″]

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Northern Meeting the Focus of Solo Piping Attention as New Trophies Announced

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After the outstanding success of the Argyllshire Gathering at Oban, all piping attention now turns to the other great gathering in world piping, the Northern Meeting, Inverness, to be held on Thursday and Friday of this week in the Eden Court Theatre.  Around 150 pipers from several different countries will converge on the Highland town to take part in both senior and junior competitions. There are contests for Highland Society…

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New Piobaireachd Compositions Wanted

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Dr J David Hester has sent this….Only a few days left to send your submissions to us for potential inclusion in the Inaugural Volume of the APC Modern Pibroch Library! Let us recap: $200, publication on Jim McGillvray’s pipetunes.ca, and a share of the receipts from downloads.  An annual recital where we showcase the previous year’s compositions. We are accepting pibrochs of all sorts: scores for GHB, as well as other…

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Birnam Games Results

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20 pipers played. Sunny day though chilly at times. Piob 1 Kevin McLean, British Columbia 2 Jori Chisholm, USA 3 Anna Kummerlöw, Germany 4 Jason Craig, Australia 5 Callum Wynd Judges: G Clark, L Tannock March 1 Jacob Dicker, Canada 2 Anna Kummerlöw 3 Jori Chisholm 4 John Angus Smith 5 Jason Craig S&R 1 Greig Canning 2 Anna Kummerlöw 3 Jori Chisholm 4 John Angus Smith 5 Jason Craig…

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