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Piobaireachd Composing Competition Winners Announced

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Vincent Janoski of New Jersey, USA, is the winner of the 2018 piobaireachd composing competition promoted by the Shasta Piping Society of California and the Burley Bagpipe Company. Vincent (pictured above) wins £500 ($750). His tune, Heart of My Fathers, was the unanimous choice of the judges Robert Wallace (Scotland – chair), William Livingstone (Canada) and Chris Terry (South Africa). In second place came Karen Warren from Cumnock in Ayrshire with…

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Inveraray Concert at Ballymena – Incredible Solo from Steven McWhirter Plus Picture Gallery

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As part of their 70th year celebrations, Ballybriest Pipe Band hosted what was described as a ‘brilliant’ evening of entertainment at the ‘Live in Ballymena’ concert at the Tullyglass House Hotel, Ballymena, Northern Ireland on Friday 4th May featuring current World Champion pipe band Inveraray & District. This was the first time that Inveraray have put on a concert in Northern Ireland and under the direction of Pipe Major Stuart…

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RU Brown Piobaireachd Society Results

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The RU Brown Piobaireachd Society Gold Medal and Clasp competitions are probably the most prestigious in Australia. This year’s contests took place last weekend at the Scotch College, Adelaide, South Australia, with over 120 competitors in eight different classes. The above picture shows (l – r) Clasp winner Jason Craig, Gold Medallist Stuart Easton and light music prizewinner Craig Sked. The Society was established following a visit by RU Brown to…

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Highlands & Islands Festival – Complete Results, Pictures and Comment

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A successful competition was held in the new Oban High School today (Sat May 5). There were healthy entries in all grades except the P/A Piobaireachd where nine entered but seven played. Cameron MacDougall, Nigg, continued his successful run winning the P/A Piobaireachd and the B MSR. Cameron is pictured above left with B Piob winner Steven Leask. P/A Ceol Mor for Cooper Salver (1st) and Dugald MacColl Memorial Trophy…

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Reader Kylie McKenna: ‘I am hoping you and your readers might be able to help me. I am trying to find out if anyone can identify what tartan and pipe band my grandfather William Lamont may have been a member of at the time this photo (above and below) was taken. ‘He was from Leslie in Fife, and I do know he was a member of the Leslie Pipe Band…

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