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Captain John MacLellan Memorial Medal Result

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The 2016 Capt. John MacLellan Memorial Medal went to Ian Speirs (left) after a close contest held last night in Edinburgh. The other competitors were Callum Beaumont, Roderick MacLeod, Innes Smith  and Greig Wilson, New Zealand. The adjudicator was William Livingstone, Ontario. Iain Speirs won the medal last year too. Competitors are asked to play one of Captain John’s piobaireachd compositions. The competition evening is a black tie affair with…

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Cowal Solo Results

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‘A’Piob: 1 Andrew Lee, Canada – MacDonalds Are Simple 2 N Hudson, USA 3 S Easton, NZ 4 D Urquhart 5 C Drummond Judges: A Wright, A Frater ‘A’ March: 1 S Gray 2 J McHattie, Canada 3 B Duncan 4 D Urquhart 5 S Muir ‘A’ S&R: 1 B McClamrock, USA 2 C Drummond 3 S Muir 4 B Duncan 5 J Forrester ‘B’ Piob: 1 B Duncan 2 G…

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Drummer William (Billy) Stevenson, Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band

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Former Leading Drummer of Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band, William (Billy) Stevenson,  passed away on 5 July 2016 in Australia.  Billy rose to prominence when he was tasked with revitalising the Shotts drum corp after the then leading tip, the legendary Alex Duthart, left the band to join P/M Donald Shaw Ramsay at the heavily sponsored Invergordon Distillery Pipe Band – this in the early 1960s. Bert Barr and…

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PP Ed’s Blog: Thoughts on the Worlds Grade 2/ Champion of Champions/ Cowal

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Apologies for the delay in my second bulletin from the World Pipe Band Championships; so much going on in piping at this time of year. Before I get to it however I want to reflect on a couple of things. Firstly do you agree with me that the pipe band season is over a little early? Say what you like about Cowal, but it extended things by two or three…

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Kinloch Rannoch Games Results

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Stuart Easton, Champion Piper at Kinloch Rannoch, is pictured above. Nine pipers played in a competition reported as having the ‘highest standard for years’ with glorious weather, contrary to the BBC forecast. March. 1. Stuart Easton, NZ 2. Simon Marshall, Bathgate 3. William Rowe, NZ 4. Austin Diepenhorst, San Diego S&R 1. Stuart Easton 2. Austin Diepenhorst 3. William Rowe 4. Iain MacDonald Slow Air 1. William Rowe 2. Stuart…

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