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PP Ed’s Blog: PP Twitter/ Michael’s Funeral/ Piob Soc Concert/ Jimmy’s Bags/ Inverness/ China Chance

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A new Twitter account has been created for Piping Press, your favourite, no spin, no subscription web magazine. Staff will post there as necessary and all updates and new posts from the PP magazine will also automatically be tweeted there. Sign up for Twitter here and then follow @PipingPress.  The funeral of Lord Martin of Springburn, the former MP Michael Martin, will begin at St Aloysius Church, Garnethill, Glasgow, on…

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Uist & Barra Rescheduled

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The weather affected Uist & Barra Professional contest will be held in the College of Piping building in Otago Street on Sept 29. It was due to take place at the venue in March but severe winter weather intervened. Those invited to play are as originally announced: Alasdair Henderson, Craig Sutherland, Jamie Forrester, Angus MacColl, Faye Henderson, Peter McCalister, Ben Duncan, Callum Beaumont, Cameron Drummond, Finlay Johnston, Glenn Brown, Iain Speirs,…

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Highlands & Islands Entrants and Draw (Updated)

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The annual Highlands & Islands Festival competitions takes place this Saturday, May 4 in Oban. There are professional classes for P/A, B and C grade as well as a full raft of competitions for juniors (chanter, under 15 and 15-18). After their wins at the SPA Professional last month, both Gordon McCready and Cameron MacDougall will be looking to continue their good start to the year. The contests will be held in…

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Lord Martin of Springburn 1945 -2018

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It was with a heavy heart that I learned yesterday of the passing of Michael Martin, Lord Martin of Springburn, to give him his proper title. He was 72. Michael was a real man of the people who rose from the ranks of trade unionism to the exalted position of Speaker of the House of Commons. He was also a piper and having started with P/M Norrie Gillies (Alasdair’s father)…

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Results from Glasgow & West of Scotland Indoor (updated)

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The annual full band indoor contest and Adult Solo Drumming promoted by the Glasgow and West of Scotland Branch of the RSPBA was held at Coatbridge High School on Saturday April 28. Major success for North Lanarkshire Schools Pipe Band (pictured above on stage) and for Grant Cassidy in the drumming. Adult Solo Drumming and World Solo Drumming Qualifier 1 Grant Cassidy, SLoT 2 Steven Nelson, Glasgow Police 3 David…

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