The death has been announced of P/M Tony Crease, the man who, almost 50 years ago, led the Pipes & Drums of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards to the top of the hit parade with Amazing Grace. Tony is pictured above with the Gold Disc he received when his band’s recording hit the No.1 spot. Tony passed away peacefully at his home in Yorkshire yesterday, 4th January 2021, after an…
The death has been announced of Mrs Eleanor MacFadyen, wife of Iain, and his constant companion throughout his long piping career. Eleanor passed away in Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, surrounded by her family. She had been ill for several months and visits to the hospital were made all the more heart rending given the isolation regulations of the pandemic. Eleanor was known throughout the solo piping world and was a regular…
Welcome to the first report of the New Year. I hope everyone had a good time. I think we can all look forward to a better 2021, at least in the latter half of the year. I always avoid the Hogmanay shows on television if I can and managed to do so again this year even with all the isolation strictures. Trawling through them on New Year’s Day they all…
For piping the year 2020 has not been all bad. The degree to which you concur will depend on the degree to which you view what we do as art or sport. If your sole driving force is to use the great Highland bagpipe to beat the you-know-what out of the next guy then the past 12 months have been a disaster. No battlefield around on which you can do…
James Kirk MacKinnon was a highly respected piper who worked hard for New South Wales’s Lower Clarence Scottish Association (LCSA) and travelled throughout the state attending gatherings. Although Australian born, Jim’s heart was always for Scotland and he mainly lived to uphold Scottish traditions. Unfortunately, as with all these fellows, most of those who knew Jim have passed on, and of course at the time we do not think to…
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