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Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band under P/M Richard Parkes MBE are the new World Pipe Band Champions. They were placed first ahead of Inveraray, so reversing last year’s 1/2.  St Laurence O’Toole from Dublin took the drumming title. 214 bands took part across all grades. Conditions were wet, cold and blustery in the morning but improved later. FMM are pictured above celebrating (picture courtesy Glasgow Life). The RSPBA summary sheets showed that…

Seventeen pipers played in the iconic setting of Glenfinnan in the west Highlands. A mostly dry but windy and overcast day. Seven played in the juniors and 10 in the seniors Piob 1 Ed McIlwaine, Canada, Desperate Battle 2 Jason Craig, Australia, Glengarry’s March 3 Dan Leyden, USA, Red Speckled Bull March 1 Dan Leyden 2 Sandy Cameron 3 Jori Chisholm S&R 1 Sandy Cameron 2 Jori Chisholm 3 Jason…

Twelve bands have made it through to tomorrow’s final in the World Pipe Band Championships Grade 1 competition. After a full day of playing sometimes in rain and always with a cold wind, two sets of four judges settled on the following names. They are: Johnstone St Laurence O’Toole Simon Fraser Fife Police Inveraray Boghall 78th Frasers Shotts Vale of Atholl Field Marshal Scottish Power Dowco Triumph Street This is…

The 2018 Worlds are go! Piping Press reporters are already out and about on a grey, overcast Glasgow Green listening to the Grade 1 bands preparing for the biggest performances of their year. There are two heats with six from each going forward to tomorrow’s final. Qualifier 1 MSR 1 11:00 Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia 2 11:10 New Zealand Police – New Zealand 3 11:20 St Laurence O’Toole – Eire…