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Bratach Gorm Results & London Championship

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Piobaireachd for the Dr Calum MacCrimmon Bratach Gorm (7 tunes). This contest was held in the Caledonian Club, Belgravia, on the evening of November 13. It is open to Gold Medallists and winners of the London Gillies Cup for Open Piobaireachd. 1 Callum Beaumont, Nameless, Cherede Darievea 2 Iain Speirs, Lament for Colin Roy MacKenzie3 Alasdair Henderson, Bells of Perth4 Andrew Hayes, Lament for the Harp Tree5 Steven Leask, I Gave…

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History: Pioneers of the RSPBA

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Donald McIntosh was Honorary Secretary of the SPBA from its inception in 1930 until 1938 and served a second term in the same role between 1950 and 1960.  He was also President of the Association in 1946.  Donald was a piper in Willie Sloan’s Maclean band and later in the Clan McRae band.  He was one of the SPBA officials who was deeply and centrally involved in the initial formation…

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P/M Jack Geddis, Northern Ireland and British Columbia

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Commenting on our history of Northern Ireland’s Robert Armstrong Memorial band, reader and retired P/M Allan Tutt writes: I have read that John (aka Jack) Geddis (1905-1976) was an honorary member of the Robert Armstrong for many years. I have a watermarked photograph of Jack (courtesy of Kitimat Museum) standing in full uniform playing his beloved pipes upon a seaside pier in front of a passenger ship in Kitimat, British…

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Glenfiddich 2026 Results – Alasdair Henderson Wins

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The Glenfiddich Champion for 2026 is Alasdair Henderson. He was placed third in MSR and first in Ceòl Mòr. Runner-up was Stuart Liddell, with Iain Speirs in third. There was a large audience in the great hall at Blair Castle, Blair Atholl. Piobaireachd placings:1 Alasdair Henderson, Red Speckled Bull2 Finlay Johnston, Donald Gruamach’s March3 Stuart Liddell, Lament for the Laird of Anapool4 Alan Bevan, Mrs MacLeod of Talisker’s Salute5 Iain…

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History: How it All Began for the RSPBA

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Piping Press recently published information about the formation in 1930 of the Scottish Pipe Band Association (SPBA), which we now know as the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (RSPBA), ‘Royal’ status having been bestowed on the Association in 1980. Over the years the Association has undergone several changes, many of which are described in the, ‘How it all began; and the first 75 years’ booklet published by the RSPBA in…

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