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Cullybackey Pipe Band Annual Solos and Kingdom Thistle Piping & Drumming Solos

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Cullybackey Pipe Band 30th Annual Solos were held in Cullybackey College, Northern Ireland, on Saturday 8th April, reports John Kelly.   The senior solo piping winner was Ashley McMichael (Field Marshal Montgomery) and the senior solo drumming winner was William Glenholmes (Vale of Atholl). Ashley is pictured top with his wife Ashleigh after his victory was announced. Novice Practice Chanter: 1 Gareth Lamont (Cullybackey) 2  Sam Purvis (Tullylagan) 3 William McFarland (Tullylagan) Advanced…

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PP Ed’s Blog: Shotts 1952/ SPA Pro/ Kintyre Solos/ P Lodge/ Lisnamulligan/ Dunedin Pic

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The National Museums of Scotland film archive have put out some new silent shots of Shotts Highland Games from September 6, 1952. Mostly of smiling faces in the crowd, there are one or two clips of bands. The one up top shows, I think, P/M Tom McAllister Senior leading the Shotts band. Is that JK McAllister right behind him? The other band shown on parade and very smart in their balmorals…

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SPA Adult Amateur Results

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This popular contest was held today at the College of Piping in Glasgow. Veteran winner was Andrew Frater. Veterans (over 60) play a two part slow-air and a four part march consecutively . Andrew played Leaving Lismore and Kantara to El Arish. The picture above shows some of the competitors on stage at the conclusion of today’s event. Veterans: 1 Andrew Frater 2 Brian Mulhearn 3 Graham Alexander Best slow air…

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Latest Edition Pipe Band Magazine/ Preview of Dunedin Games, Florida

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The new edition of Pipe Band Magazine, the official publication of the RSPBA, will be available this weekend. Features include: Know Your Judges: Adjudicator Tony Sloane talks of the Worlds, band music, his favourite bands and what he’s looking for. All Our Yesterdays: Wallacestone & District one of our oldest pipe bands with some super pix. Analysis: Alistair Aitken looks at the vexed question of adjudicator positions and band formation…

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Australia: President of PBA Responds to Recent Resignation of Drumming Principal

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The President of Pipe Bands Australia (PBA), Mr Chris Earl, has today responded to the recent resignation by Mr Greg Bassani from his position as Drumming Principal at PBA. Mr Earl thanked Mr Bassani for all his work for pipe bands in Australia and said that through it he had ‘engaged hundreds of drummers at workshops and in structured progressive examinations over two decades’. In his response Mr Earl also…

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