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Results from the Edinburgh CLASP Event

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Organiser Margaret Dunn reports on the Piping Centre’s popular CLASP competition……. Please find attached the results from today’s CLASP competition [13/1/18] which was held in two venues, the Scots Guards Club and the Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society, Edinburgh. The picture shows (l to r) Greig Canning (judge), David McRobb (Grade 2 overall winner), Joris Panis (Grade 3 overall) and Harry Walters (Grade 1 overall). Overall winners: Grade 1 – Harry Walters…

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Winter Storm – Full Results with wins for Sarah Muir, Alastair Lee, Grant Cassidy and Andrew Elliot

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Our Special Correspondent reports: Cool running in chilly Kansas. With a record number of competitors, the event ran for around 12 hours, using multiple rooms, venues and facilities in the Winter Storm Campus. The judges were allocated across the lot and full marks to that crew for sticking at it through the day. They only have the Workshops and Gala Concert to worry about today. The blue ribbon events were taken…

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'Winter Storm' Competitions Underway in a Chilly Kansas City

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The aptly named Winter Storm kicked off in Kansas City, Missouri, with a real winter storm biting at the heels of those flying and driving in from far-flung places, writes our Special Correspondent,  perhaps none further than eight-time World Solo Drumming Champion Steven McWhirter. Steven arrived the ‘long way round’ from Australia. Aside from the big names and celebrated champions, a record number of competitors (including a good number of Scots…

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Entries for Kingdom Thistle Solo Piping & Drumming Championship 2018

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Kingdom Thistle Pipe Band Supplies have announced details of their 2018 piping and drumming championship. Click below to download entry form: Kingdom Thistle 2018 Solo Entry Pack The organisers: ‘Please note, Kingdom Thistle, in conjunction with RSPBA Dundee, Perth & Angus Branch, will host the first RSPBA Adult World Solo Drumming Semi Final Qualifying Heat on the qualification circuit as well as our normal Open Solo Drumming Championship. YOU CAN…

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PP Ed's Blog: South Florida/ Donald McBride/ Crossgare/ Burns Night/ Colin MacLellan

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Noah Morrissette of the South Florida Pipe & Drum Academy: Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a fantastic holiday. It seems to be quite cold everywhere. Here in South Florida we’re experiencing highs in the mid 70s all week. We hope all of our students and instructors living in the north and in Scotland are keeping warm. I bet you’re counting the days until you get to come to…

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