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Decline of Standards in Highland Dress

Posted on 22nd September 2014     by Robert Wallace    

Piper, and ex-Gordon Highlander, Bill Blacklaw is concerned  over the declining standards of Highland dress among pipers and bands. Read his article here.

Posted in News    Tagged bagpipes, Highland dress, northern meeting, pipe bands, piping contests, Read Robert Wallace   

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