Pipe Bands Australia has today announced that the biennial Australian Solo Drumming Championships will be held in Canberra in 2017, 2019 and 2021. Canberra College of Piping and Drumming will host this year’s championships as part of its annual solos competition on Sunday 8 October following the 7th annual Canberra Highland Gathering the previous day. The solos will be held in the grounds of the Australian War Memorial, one of…
The UK Pipe Band Championships will be held at Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland on June 10. There is a high entry in all grades. Here are the bands playing in Grade 1 and the times of their performances courtesy of the RSPBA: Grade 1 – Final 01 13:30 Field Marshal Montgomery 02 13:40 Inveraray and District 03 13:50 Bleary and District 04 14:00 Vale of Atholl 05 14:10 Peoples Ford…
The launch of this book has had an impressive impact: inclusion in the Piobaireachd Society (PS) conference programme isn’t surprising, though nonetheless very welcome, but it was great to have significant coverage on the BBC’s ‘Pipeline’ programme. The Campbell Canntaireachd manuscript (CC) is the oldest known collection of piobaireachd, written in vocables, a system for presenting the music in words (not in staff notation), reflecting the teaching of ceol mor…
President Andrew Hall of the Scottish Piping Society of London: The SPSL committee has been very active over the last few months in planning for this year’s London Competition. We are pleased to announce details of the event below. Notice for Entries to the Annual London Competition Date Saturday November 4th 2017 Venue Kensington Conference Centre, London Closing date for entries September 30th 2017. Late entries will not be accepted. Competitions Premier grade events Piobaireachd: Am Bratach Gorm (7…
Just to clarify things and avoid any confusion, the dates of next month’s New England Pipe & Drum Academy are June 16 -21. Publicity material with anything other than these dates is incorrect and apologies for any confusion. Everything is shaping up well for another fine week at the superb Adelynrood Retreat and Conference Centre. We are delighted to have drumming expert Tommy Johnston with us this year as our percussion…
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