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Revised date for 2018 Australian Championships

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Pipe Bands Australia has sent this: The 2018 Australian Pipe Band Championships will be held at Brisbane Boys’ College on 7 April following a review of planning for the nation’s premier event by host branch Queensland. The championships were originally planned for the Gold Coast in September next year, however the branch had met challenges securing a suitable venue to showcase performances by an estimated 40 bands, the branch announced today….

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Two Days At the Highlands & Islands Festival – Second Instalment

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To the contest the following day where I was asked to adjudicate the P/A Piobaireachd and B MSR with Iain MacFadyen. It is always a great pleasure working with Iain and the long hours spent concentrating on the performances seems to fly in. Iain has done so much for piping, turning out so many fine players and judging at the highest level; he sets an example for us all. Only…

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Two Days at Oban and the Highlands & Islands Festival

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Despite the best endeavours of the architects and town planners, Oban still retains a picturesque character, a town in keeping with the beauty of its bay and surrounding hills. It is a shock, therefore, when the first thing one sees on descending the A85 from Connel is the most grotesquely garish paint job this side of Jackson Pollock. Anyone who lets their eyes rest for more than a few moments on…

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Virginia International Tattoo American Pipe Band Championship Results

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This contest was held yesterday as part of the Virginia International Tattoo. Chieftain of the Day was Jimmy McIntosh. As the American Pipe Band Championship is part of a military Tattoo, the first band awards are for marching and deportment, and were judged by Captain Fraser Clark (Canadian Forces). Best Marching and Deportment Grade Three: 1st Battalion Scots Guards (pictured) Best Marching and Deportment Grade Two: City of Dunedin Grade…

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Highlands & Islands Festival Results Updated with Juniors

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A very successful competition was held in Oban High School today with judges reporting a good standard of playing in all events. The organisers were particularly pleased at the size and quality of the entries in the junior competitions.  Sponsor of the piobaireachd was North Ledaig Caravan Park. Pipers, pitch up there if you can. MSR sponsor was DM MacKinnon Solicitors. Pictured are Jonathan Simpson (r) and Greig Canning, first…

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