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Comments on the 2015 World Pipe Band Championships

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Today we have the first part of our review of the competitions at Glasgow Green held last Friday and Saturday. It was a momentous day for the pipe band world and the ramifications are still being  considered by enthusiasts. Piping Press has been inundated with thousands of readers from every corner of the globe and we thank everyone for their interest. There is lots more on pipe bands in your…

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P/M Ross Walker Stands Down at Boghall

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After a very distinguished career of more than 20 years, Ross Walker is standing down as Pipe Major of Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band. Pipe Major Walker’s final performance came today in the Medley at the World Pipe Band Championships. He is pictured above at yesterday’s Qualifier with leading drummer Gordon Brown and new P/M, Ross Harvey. We are grateful to P/M Walker for speaking to us prior to the…

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PP Editor’s Blog: Worlds/ International Conf./Lochaber/ SFU etc

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Forecast for today’s G1 Worlds qualifying is for a dull day with a maximum temperature of 15degs; no sun. Tomorrow is much better with sunny intervals, particularly late afternoon and again a high of 15 degs. We’ll have full reports on the qualifying and on the Juvenile and Grade 1 competitions in the days to come so stay tuned to Piping Press for the best and most informed comment from…

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Review: SFU Pipe Band at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Worlds Week 2015

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By Robert Wallace Central to the success of last night’s concert of pipe band music given by Simon Fraser University was the clarity and purity of sound from their pipes. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall rang with the timbre of their chanters, their perfect note intervals, the harmonic breadth of the drones. Had the band stood on stage for a couple of hours playing ‘Old MacDonald Had a Farm’ complete with…

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Piping Live/ Silver Chanter/ Worlds

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Piping Live! Glasgow International Piping Festival got off to a stormy start yesterday but the weather didn’t affect the performance or the enthusiasm of the New Zealand Police Pipe Band, who travelled 11,000 miles to compete at the Worlds on Saturday and to play at the festival. They are pictured above with new P/M, Northern Ireland’s Emmet Conway. Over the next four days the band will perform at various points throughout the…

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