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Discussion on 2017 Silver Medal Tunes Open to the Public

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Alan Forbes, Secretary of the Piobaireachd Society’s Music Committee, has sent this:  Autumn Judges’ Seminar – Sunday 20 November The Solo Piping Judges’ Association (SPJA) and the Piobaireachd Society have decided to adopt a different approach to their autumn judges’ seminar this year. The seminar, which is free of charge, will be held in the auditorium at the National Piping Centre in Glasgow and will be open to anyone who…

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PP Ed’s Blog: Capt. John Contest/ Florida Hurricane/ Three Wise Men/ Austria School

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The Captain John MacLellan Memorial Competition is being held at the Army School, Inchdrewer House, Edinburgh, tomorrow. All grades are covered and I hope the Edinburgh piping fraternity turn out to support this worthwhile contest in the Captain’s good name. Here are the draws:                     I hope my friends and students in South Florida have battened down the hatches in preparation…

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Silver Medal Tunes/ James Campbell Letters/ Composing Competition/ John Wilson

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The third part of Duncan Watson’s article on the value of James Campbell’s Masters of Piobaireachd letters is published today. Of consideration are the playing of crunluath breabach, the ‘strange’ crunluath found in Battle of the Pass of Crieff and MacKays’ Banner, Variation 1 of the Prince’s Salute and the ‘chelalho’ movement found in the Lament for the Viscount of Dundee. Read Duncan’s piece here. Slight tweaks to the rules of…

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Pipe Bands: Police have First Practice/ Medley Harmonies/ World Solo Drumming

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Greater Glasgow Police Scotland Pipe Band have held their first band practice with new leading drummer David Henderson at the head of the corps with a ‘very positive’ outcome. The GGPS corps is still largely intact despite the recent upheaval following the departure of long-serving Eric Ward. Of the nine side drummers that played with the band at the World Pipe Band Championships in August, six have stayed with the…

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PP Ed’s Blog: Former Winners’ Tunes/ Logan’s Publishers/ Uist & Barra History

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Listening to part of the Former Winners’ MSR at the Northern Meeting this year I was struck by the number of comparatively easy tunes some pipers are submitting. All great tunes of course, but is Mrs MacDonald of Dunacht suitable for this level? And whilst I love Donald MacLeod’s music I’m not sure that some of the reels such as Drumlithie are as much of a test as, say, eight parts…

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