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BC Pipers Results

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Successful day for James Troy and Alastair Lee at the BC Pipers Annual Gathering in Vancouver last weekend. BC results: Piob: 1 James P. Troy 2 Callum Beaumont 3 Jori Chisholm 4 Liam Hilder 5 Ed McIlwaine 6 Andrew Lee MSR: 1 Alastair Lee 2 Callum Beaumont 3 James P. Troy 4 Andrew Lee 5 Jori Chisholm 6 Brian McKenzie Jig: 1 Alastair Lee 2 Andrew Lee 3 James P. Troy 4 Callum…

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New Piping and Drumming School for Florida

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A  new school of piping and drumming will take place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, next March. The press release reads: Are you a piper or drummer looking for a break from a cold winter and an opportunity to improve your skills? Does some serious fun in the sun working on the music you love sound an attractive proposition? If so the South Florida Pipe and Drum Academy is for you….

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PP Editor’s Blog 21/11/14

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[easyrotator]erc_14_1414056032[/easyrotator]A lot happening since we last met and thanks for all the support and huge amount of site traffic. Check out the new comments on last week’s blog and on Highland dress. Janet Montague has also made a very fair comment about the way pipers/bands write and play 3/4s. Janet is quite correct when she says we write our music with what should be an anacrusis, within the bar. The problem…

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PP Editor’s Blog 31/10/14

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[easyrotator]erc_12_1414049835[/easyrotator]To London today for the annual piping championship from where I will report for pipingpress.com. If the piping is anything like as good as at the Glenfiddich then we are in for a treat. London was always an opportunity to catch up with friends down south and I am sure this year will be no exception. I first went down in 1976 (Chelsea Town Hall) and hardly missed a year…

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