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Results from Today’s European Pipe Band Championships

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Forres hosted its final European Pipe Band Championships today in a sun-drenched Grant Park. It was an outstanding day for Inveraray, the current World Champions, who finally asserted themselves during the 2018 season. All congratulations to P/M Stuart Liddell. The band is pictured above celebrating after the announcement. The full result in Grade 1 was: 1 Inveraray 2 FMM 3 S Power 4 SLoT 5 Fife Pol. 6 Boghall Drumming: Field Marshal In Grade…

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Europeans Move to Inverness

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On the day that the European Pipe Band Championships are taking place in Forres Morayshire the RSPBA has announced that the contest will stay in the north for the next three years – in the capital of the Highlands, Inverness. The promoter’s PR company issued the following: ‘Inverness is set to be the new home of the European Pipe Band Championships for the next three consecutive years. The announcement comes at the…

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European Pipe Band Championship Underway in Sunny Forres

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  Gates opened at 9am today for the final European Pipe Band Championships to be held at Grant Park, Forres. Good weather is forecast with warm, dry conditions for the 110 competing bands. A large crowd is expected with the organisers ‘Piping at Forres’ attracting a wide range of stallholders and catering outlets. A Park & Ride facility will operate from the east end of the town at the Forres…

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Some Early Reflections on a Weather Blessed Pipe Band Season

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Pipe band expert Alistair Aitkendiscusses the pipe band season so far… By Alistair Aitken OBE Since the British Pipe Band Championships at Paisley on 19 May there have been numerous local competitions throughout the UK as well as the UK Pipe Band Championships in Belfast.  What has struck me in particular about the majority of local competitions is the reducing numbers of band entries. Contests which in the past have…

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Strong Links between Bands in Australia and South-East Asia

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The recent 11th Singapore South-East Asian Pipe Band Championships again highlighted the strong connection between Australia and countries in the region. Two Australian bands were among 10 bands competing this year – Perth Highland and Scots School Albury which was announced winners of both the Grade 4 and Juvenile championships. A number of expat Australians were also part of other bands including Hong Kong which won Grade 3. The Singapore Pipe…

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