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History: St Fillans Games and Grumbling Pipers From 1821

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Nothing Seems to Have Changed by Piping Historian, Keith Sanger The following extract is from a long letter reporting on the St Fillans Highland Games of 1821 which I came across last week and am still transcribing. The part quoted concerns the piping competition and needs little comment other than that nearly 200 years later, little seems to have changed regarding dissatisfaction with competition results. The letter comes from the…

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PP Ed’s Blog: British Draw/ Gordon’s Tune/ Queensland Pipers/ Reay MacKay/ HIMDF

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The draw for the first major of the season, the British at Paisley, has been published by the RSPBA. First on are PSNI and last, the defending champions, Inveraray. Interesting to see Dowco Triumph Street and Simon Fraser from Vancouver making the journey and good on them for that. I am sure they will find the trip worthwhile and being adjacent to the airport means travel costs will be reduced…

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‘Pipers Meeting’ – Breton Piper Patrick Molard Discusses New Book

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Origins of A New Book of Ceol Mor It was not before 1995 that I became interested by the Colin Campbell canntaireachd manuscript, writes Patrick Molard. Before that, the only knowledge I had of it was in the Piobaireachd Society editorial notes in the different books, and I don’t even remember my teachers Bob Brown and Bob Nicol mentioning the Campbell manuscript to me. I was taught ceol mor through singing,…

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Australia’s Silver Chalice/ Govan Pipes and Drums Concert

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Sunday 9th April saw the New South Wales Piper’s Society hold their long running annual Silver Chalice competition at the Presbyterian Ladies College in Sydney, Australia. Unfortunately there was a smaller than normal entry with only five competitors turning out. Despite the low turnout the guest judge, Marion Horsburgh of New Zealand, commented on the enjoyable and high standard of playing. Jason Craig was the winner for the second year in…

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Kintyre Juniors

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Kintyre Piping Society Junior Piping Championship was held in Campbeltown on April 8. Chanter 10 & Under – Royal Celtic Society Cup 1 William McLean, Kilkenzie 2 Calum McAllister, Campbeltown 3 Aidan Brodie, Campbeltown 4 Grace McTaggart, Campbeltown 11-14 Chanter – P/M John MacKenzie Cup 1 Euan O’May, Campbeltown 2 Jack Campbell, Campbeltown 3 Erin Cameron, Campbeltown 4 Jamie Colville, Campbeltown Pipes Novice March – Dugald McShannon Cup 1 Andrew…

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