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London: B Grade Piobaireachd Review

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[easyrotator]erc_75_1413484305[/easyrotator] Scottish Piping Society of London Competition, Nov 1, 2014, ‘B’ Piobaireachd Review By Andrew Wright Competition reports and feedback, as a rule, tend always to centre on the very top level, with lower grade events mostly by-passed other than for the recording of the results. It is, however, at the lower level that the apprenticeship for the top is served, where performing skills are learned and honed toward the…

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London: 12 Hours of Capital Piping

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Robert Wallace reprises the London Championship held on Saturday at Kensington Conference Centre: This was a long, but ultimately successful, day of piping. I have to applaud the committee of the Scottish Piping Society of London in managing to cram 120 pipers, hundreds of performances and a wheen of events into 12 hours – a credit to their organisation and the hard work of the stewards. However, it doesn’t need to be…

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London Championship – updated with pix

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Bratach Gorm 1 Jack Lee, Laird of Anapool (Jack is pictured above with fellow BC champion Ed McIllwaine – see below) 2 F Henderson, Donald Gruamach 3 R MacLeod, MacSwan of Roaig 4 G Brown 5 C Beaumont, Lament for Ronald MacDonald of Morar Judges: W Wotherspoon, C MacLellan, R Worrall Gillies Cup 1 B Gandy 2 I Speirs 3 R MacLeod 4 C Drummond 5 C Beaumont Judges: I…

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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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