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Successful Piping and Drumming Academy Held in South West Scotland

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Andy McCartney reports…….. Friday 13th may be superstitious for a lot of people, but not for the families and friends of the youngsters who attended a week-long Summer School at SRUC Barony Campus near Dumfries. The South West of Scotland Piping and Drumming Academy (SWSPDA) had just completed its 5th Annual Summer School and this was the end-of-school concert. Thirty seven young pupils attended, and this was the time for them to…

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Loch Lomond (Balloch) Highland Games – Results, Open/Juv./CLASP (updated)

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Piping convenor Colina Helen Campbell has forwarded the full results from Saturday’s (July 14) piping competitions at Balloch on the shores of Loch Lomond. Mrs Campbell is pictured above with winners in the CLASP amateur league contests. Open Juv 14 and under March & S/R March 1 Bobby Allen 2 Fraser Hamilton 3 Calum Barton 4 Mark Morrison S/R 1.Bobby Allen 2.Fraser Hamilton 3.Calum Barton 4.Mark Morrison Open Juv 15-17…

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PP Ed’s Blog: Big Games Week/ New PP Site/ Pipes Sold/ PM Angus pic

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Big week of solo Highland games contests ahead. Would all secretaries, parents and pipers snap away and send us your shots. We now have an Instagram account so any that don’t make the main PP site can be posted there. Inveraray is tomorrow July 17, South Uist 18th, Benbecula Young Piper 19th, Tobermory 19th, 21st Tomintoul, Taynuilt, Lochearnhead, Inverness and North Uist. Isn’t that just tremendous? Thanks are due to all…

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Tain Highland Games Results

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Tain Games held on Saturday 14th July. Senior Competitions Results Piobaireachd 1. Cameron MacDougall, Lament for Donald Duaghal MacKay 2. Andrew Hall, Lament for Mary MacLeod 3. Gordon Barclay, King’s Taxes 4. Connor Kellett, Cabar Feidh Gu Brath Judge: A Maclean March 1. Cameron MacDougall 2. James MacPhee 3. Andrew Hall 4. Les Hutt Judge: A Maclean Strathspey & Reel 1. Cameron MacDougall 2. James MacPhee 3. Finlay MacLeod 4….

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Kinlochard Games Juniors

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Damp but not too wet at this games in the Trossachs. 2/4 March 1 Bobby Allan 2 Ruaridh Brown 3 Fraser Hamilton 4 Greig Will                         6/8 March 1 Ruaridh Brown 2 Bobby Allan 3 Greig Will 4 Fraser Hamilton Jig 1 Bobby Allan 2 Greig Will 3 Ruaridh Brown 4 Ewan Allen [wds id=”4″]