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Northern Ireland: Craigavon & District Pipe Band and Drum Major Championships

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Words and pictures by John  Kelly Lurgan Park was transformed into a spectacular musical scene on Saturday with the Craigavon & District Pipe Band and Drum Major Championships attracting thousands of people to the dazzling one day event. Organised by the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (Co. Down Section) in partnership with Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, the event was a great success and showcased the brilliant talents…

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Aberfeldy Mod Junior Results

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Under 18 yrs results at the Perthshire  Mod held in Aberfeldy today: Piobaireachd 1st Bobby Allen 2nd Archie Clark 3rd Campbell Stewart MSR 1st Bobby Allen 2nd Campbell Stewart 3rd Jack Liddell The judge was Andrew Frater. [wds id=”6″]

Historic Pictures of Irish Pipe Bands Needing Identification

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Yesterday’s story about the Fintan Lalor and Robert Armstrong Pipe Bands has proved popular and generated quite a bit of response including an email and a set of pictures from Mr David McFall. David writes: ‘Recently my mum was rummaging through old memorabilia and came across photos of the Robert Armstrong Memorial Pipe Band which my grandfather was a member. I was just browsing to see if anything still existed…

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The Fints and the Armstrong – Irish Bands Who Crossed the Divide

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Piping Press recently published an album cover of a recording made by the famous Fintan Lalor Pipe Band from Dublin when under the direction of P/M Tim Keogh. We asked if PP readers could help us identify the personnel in the historic photograph. Grateful thanks to senior pipe band adjudicator P/M Harry Stevenson and to Mrs Anne Mordaunt for responding to our request….. By P/M Harry Stevenson, RSPBA Adjudicator I…

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National Piping Centre Absorb College Amid Boardroom Changes

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The absorption of the College of Piping into the National Piping Centre behemoth is well underway as the above picture shows, the new signage appearing shortly after the official takeover on May 1, writes the Editor. The College is now referred to as ‘The NPC Otago Street’ and work is underway to combine the two shop websites. For the moment prices are being standardised up or down (usually slightly up)…

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