Piobaireachd Society Concert Details/ Young Piper Official Report and Pictures

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The Piobaireachd Society has announced the running order for its gala concert to held as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival on August 6. The concert will take place in the highly acclaimed St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street, Edinburgh, start time 7 for 7.30pm. The tunes and the playing order is as follows: Pipers play in continuous fashion with no tuning in the auditorium. PP editor and Society President Robert…

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The Australian Ladies Pipe Band – Conclusion of the Definitive History

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Piping historian Jeannie Campbell brings our tale to a conclusion with a recap on the car accident which cost the lives of three people, including a member of the Lawrie bagpipe-making dynasty, and injured two members of the band…. The band was honoured by a Royal Command to play before the King and Queen at Braemar on 9th September, 1926, where they marched past the royal party. One paper reported…

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Pipe Major Alec ‘Eck’ Brown

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The Executive Committee of The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland Branch have issued the following statement, ‘It is with profound sadness that we learned on Saturday afternoon at our championships in Newtownards that our esteemed friend, Pipe Major Alec Brown had tragically passed away despite the best efforts of the medical professionals on site who attended to him. The Executive Committee extends heartfelt condolences of behalf of the…

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Renfrew Band Contest Results

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Renfrew’s Robertson Park hosted this contest on Saturday, 22 July. It was a free event with free parking for everyone and was hosted successfully by the Glasgow and West of Scotland Branch of the RSPBA. G1: 1 Johnstone 2 Uddingston G2: 1 Uddingston 2 Kilmarnock G3: 1 Lower Clyde 2 Kilmarnock 3(EP) Uddingston Strathclyde 4 Strathendrick G4A/NJA: 1 Rothesay 2 Strathendrick 3 Uddingston Strath. 4 Kilbarchan 5 Renfrew Schools 6 Troon…

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Airth Games Results

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This Stirlingshire games, held on July 22, had to compete with similar events at Lochearnhead and Taynuilt. It attracted a good entry and crowd, helped by its proximity to the Central Belt and several pipers from overseas. Piobaireachd1 Fred Morrison – Earl of Seaforth’s Salute2 Josh Chandler – Sobieski’s Salute3 Cameron May – Blue Ribbon4 Brian Lamond – Lament for the Only Son MSR1 Fred Morrison2 Brian Lamond3 Ciaren Ross4…

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