Tag: 2/4 Marches

Responses to 2/4 March Articles & Some Tune Suggestions

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Among the responses to the articles about 2/4 marches are a well thought out letter from US piper Nick Hudson and a snappy riposte from a member of the Scottish Power band, Rory Grossart. Rory first. It is good to see pipers in a band showing loyalty and support for their pipe major’s choice of music. (Incidentally, Rory chose not to tell us that he was a piper in Scottish Power). Loyalty…

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PP Academy: Meddling With Competition Pipe Marches

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Readers could be forgiven for thinking I had a downer on Roderick Campbell’s fine tune ‘The Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society’. I don’t. I think it a wonderful composition and I am sure the eponymous Society is delighted with a tune that has guaranteed their immortality. However, as I said in my crit on the British Pipe Band Championships, I do not think it is of sufficient difficulty for Grade 1…

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Letters: Highland Division in North Africa etc

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Four new letters published this morning. They include this very interesting poster from reader Maurie de Hayr in Australia: We’d be interested to know if anyone can identify the pipers on parade, and there may even be someone out there whose father or grandfather or other relative played with the Highland Division in North Africa. Please contact us if you have any information or other photographs. The three other letters concern…

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