Perth Games Results – Seniors Complete

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A pleasant day in the Fair City and a good entry in all grades. ‘A’ Piob 1 Stuart Easton, NZ, Piper’s Warning to his Master 2 Darach Urquhart, MacDonalds are Simple 3 Wilson Brown, Earl of Ross’s March 4 Gordon McCready, Lady Margaret MacDonald’s Salute 5 Derek Midgley, Stewart’s White Banner Judges: A Wright, R Clark ‘B’ Piob 1 Graham Mulholland 2 Edward Gaul 3 Anna Kumerlöw 4 Calum Watson…

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Ballater Games Results

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A very rainy day in Ballater and just after the last piobaireachd had finished and as the massed band played for the last time, the sun came out! In total, 11 played in the piobaireachd (judged by N Matheson, R Clark and D Watson) and 12 in the light music (judged by J Hamilton and A Fraser). Open Piobaireachd 1. Ross McCrindle 2. Anna Kummerlöw 3. Ben Duncan 4. Alan Clark 5….

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Worlds Grade 1 Qualifiers Announced by RSPBA – Comment Added

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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 in torrential rain two sets of four judges settled on the following names. They are: Shotts & Dykehead Inveraray & District NZ Police Simon Fraser University Fife Police Spirit of Scotland Glasgow Police St Laurence O’Toole 78th Fraser Highlanders Manawatu (pictured) Field Marshal Montgomery Scottish Power…

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Worlds PIpe Band Championship Grade 1 Qualifying Underway

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Qualifying for the Grade 1 World Championship final is now underway on a dull, overcast Glasgow Green. Weathermen are predicting a temperature high of 57 degs. F with wind and intermittent rain. Twenty – one bands will compete playing both MSR and Medley before two teams of four judges in two different arenas. The bands and their playing times are: Grade 1 – Qualifier 1 MSR 11.00 | MED 14:30 Bleary…

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Magnificent Field Marshal Thrill Concert Hall Audience

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I think the old football cliché of a ‘game of two halves’ neatly sums up Field Marshal Montgomery’s ‘Impact’ concert last night at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Whilst never falling below the standard of excellence we have come to expect from this band, there was something almost reticent in their delivery in the first. But maybe they, like the audience, were befuddled by booming bass – and I mean booming….

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