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It is Time to Make a World Concert Pipe Band Championship a Reality

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Why don’t we have a World Concert Pipe Band Championship? Here’s an outline: Each August the 12 finalists from the previous year’s Worlds come together at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow. Date is the Saturday after that year’s  Worlds proper. The bands have prepared a ten minute set of music. To their pipe and drum corps they can add a maximum of any five instruments from mainstream…

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Glenurquhart Games/ South West Scotland Piping & Drumming Academy

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Total solo piping prizemoney at this year’s Glenurquhart Games will be over £700 the organisers have announced. Spokeswoman Jane Drennan has sent this: ‘This year’s games will be on Saturday August 26 at Blairbeg Park, Drumnadrochit. ‘There are piping competitions for seniors, juniors and chanter. Total prizemoney will be £709. This year we are delighted to welcome our four highly respected judges, Iain MacFadyen, Malcolm McRae, Robert Wallace and Dr…

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PP Ed’s Blog: Argylls Book/ Perth Reminder/ Glenfinnan/ Ulster Juvs./ Strathallan

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The launch of the must-have Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Pipe Music Collection is on the 10 August during Worlds Week at the National Piping Centre at 12.30pm. Admission free. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about this historic collection and hear some the tunes played by leading pipers. All the compilers will be in attendance: Jim Henderson, P/M Ian McLellan, Walter Cowan, Jimmy Banks, their exuberance controlled by the…

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Airth Games Results

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Weather: moderate to heavy rain all day. Open Piobaireachd 1. Greig Canning (Fife)- Lament for the Iolaire 2. Connor Jardine (Airdrie) – The Groat 3. Eirrann MacKay (Edinburgh)  – Lament for the Viscount of Dundee Open MSR 1. Greig Canning 2. Connor Jardine 3. Eirrann MacKay 4. David Barrett (Washington DC, USA) Open Hornpipe & Jig 1. Greig Canning 2. Connor Jardine 3. Eirrann MacKay 4. David Barrett Under 18…

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North Uist Games Results (updated with Juniors)

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A lovely sunny day on Hosta Machair with a big crowd in attendance and a very good turnout of Senior and Junior pipers. No junior results as yet. Champion Piper was Ben Duncan who is pictured above with his trophy. Piobaireachd 1st Archie Drennan (Lament for the Iolaire) 2nd Peter MacGregor (Massacre of Glencoe) 3rd Kate Kimove 4th Ben Duncan (The Battle of Waternish) March 1st Donald MacPhee 2nd Ben…

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