Northern Meeting Day 1 (Updated) – Finlay Wins Medal and ‘A’ MSR – Canadians Sean McKeown and Bruce Gandy Take Silver

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Finlay Johnston completed his set of Highland Society of London Gold Medals when he took the premier award at today’s Northern Meeting in Inverness, writes Robert Wallace. Finlay won the Oban medal three years ago and now joins the select band of double gold medallists. Today the judges described Finlay’s performance of Farewell to the Laird of Islay as ‘beautifully controlled and phrased, perfectly fingered on an immaculate instrument’.  You cannot get…

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Northern Meeting Underway

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The editor writes: Well it’s late at night now in Inverness and the pipers have gathered nervous but ready for tomorrow’s competitions. The Eden Court Theatre stands darkened, watchful and waiting, waiting to welcome the piper who will etch a new name on our tablet of history. Northern Meeting 2015 was launched in fine style at a reception given by the City Council in the splendid Town House, the equivalent of…

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PP Editor’s Blog: Northern Meeting, Dan Lyden Pic, SPA Juveniles, Games League

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To Inverness tonight for the Northern Meeting. There’s a reception in the Town House from whence will come my first report. Entertaining us will be last year’s Gold Medallist Douglas Murray and the band of the Queens Own Highlanders Association. Look for results from tomorrow’s events – Gold and Silver Medals, and the ‘A’ MSR at around 6pm and the Former Winners’ MSR much later. Friday’s results from the Clasp,…

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PP Editor’s Blog: Oban Gold Medal Critique/ New Juvenile Band/ Shotts Jnr. Contest/ Grampian League

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Read adjudicator Dr Jack Taylor’s comments on the 2015 Argyllshire Gathering Gold Medal – erudite, articulate and analytical. You’ll always find the best writers on Piping Press. News of a new juvenile pipe band from Oliver Brownlie. Check out the notice: Still with the bands Ewan McAllister of World Champions Shotts & Dykehead has sent this notice about the forthcoming Shotts Juvenile contest: ‘Building on the success of 2014 we are…

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Northern Meeting Prelim: Judges, Draw etc.

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This week the focus of world piping switches to Scotland’s northernmost city, Inverness and our own Theatre of Dreams, Eden Court. Anyone who has ever been to the Northern Meeting piping competitions knows of the tension, the excitement and special atmosphere that surrounds the place and its precincts over the two days of the Meeting. The best pipers in the world are there to do battle for honours they know…

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