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PP Editor’s Blog 5/12/14

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To the SPA WW1 concert tomorrow where a quartet from the Army School, Donald MacPhee and I will play tunes seldom heard in public. They are all linked in some way to the Black Watch and the Gordon Highlanders. This will be the third of author Colin Campbell’s lectures on pipe music connected with the conflict, and will be a model of erudition and interest if the last two were…

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World Pipe Band Championships

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By Robert Wallace As was announced in the Pipe Band Magazine on October 1 and on the RSPBA website, the Worlds Grade 1 format is to be the same in 2015 as it was in 2014.  That is, a qualifier for all bands on the Friday, and a twelve band final on the Saturday. I can see why the authorities have opted for this  – it worked pretty well this…

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PP Editor’s Blog 17/10/14

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All eyes on Glasgow tomorrow for the Andante sponsored World Solo Drumming. 150 sides and 50 tenors all vying for the top awards in their grades. Everything kicks off at 9am in Glasgow Caledonian University with the Adult Hornpipe & Jig final at 3.15pm and the Adult MSR final at 4.30pm. Judges for the former are Gordon Parkes, Sandy Steele and Joe Noble. MSR judges are Ciaran Mordaunt, David Brown…

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Pipe Band Magazine Available Now

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The October issue of Pipe Band Magazine, official publication of the RSPBA, is now available for free from the ppresshop courtesy of the Association. All content and advertisements are interactive and the magazine includes coverage of the 2014 Worlds, the history of the City of Edinburgh Police Pipe Band, a tribute to P/M Bert Short and a review of the new WUSPBA 50th Anniversary tune collection. In addition there is local…

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