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Bid to Identify Iain MacPherson’s Pipes

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I was taught by Donald MacPherson and remember him talking about his brother Iain who died mid 1990s and that he lived abroad. He spoke very highly of how good he was but how he was not really into solo competition. By Bruce Erskine The reason for this article is that I had the great pleasure recently of playing Iain’s pipes. My friend Willie Kidd, who is a little older…

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Review: Piobaireachd Society Conference – A Successful Return After Fallow Period

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This was the first Piobaireachd Society Conference for four years. It was held in the Fair City of Perth. If we’d listened we might have heard the Bells.  But there was never enough silence so enthusiastic was the chatter and the tunes.  The Royal George Hotel proved an ideal venue, a stone’s throw from St John’s Church where those bells still ring. Friends old and new gathered on Friday evening. …

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Outstanding Recital and Increased Entry at Lochaber Junior Piping and Drumming Competition

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Thanks again from Lochaber Piping Society to our sponsors including the Piobaireachd Society, Pipe Dreams, McCallum Bagpipes, the Piping Centre, Sabhal Mor Ostaig and RG Hardie, for their really generous support for our Youth Piping & Drumming Competition, held last Saturday, March 25. Without the support of our sponsors, whether financial or with prizes-in-kind, we could not contemplate holding an event of this nature. Likewise, the work put in by…

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Scots Guards KO Result/ Niall’s New Tune/ New Dollar Pipe Band Contest Information

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Angus J MacColl (pictured) won the Scots Guards Knock Out contest after a closely fought final in the Guards Club at Haymarket, Edinburgh, yesterday March 26. Organiser P/M Jimmy Banks MBE reported a ‘a great day of very good piping before an audience of approximately 50’. The other finalist was John Dew of Inveraray & District Pipe Band. Judging was by audience vote and nominated judges seated in the audience….

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Editor’s Notebook: Northern Meeting 1903/ Donald’s Fingers/ Tartan Week/ Gourock Contest/ Vic Herman

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New York based piper Yahya Hussein has been in touch regarding the 1903 photograph from the Northern Meeting. He writes: ‘After studying the photo for several days now, and finding the lists of the competitors for the 1903 Gold Medal, here is what I have. ‘It’s the best I could do unless the original photo has a list of the players on the back. Front rank from the left: ‘Andrew MacDonald, brother of John MacDonald,…

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