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More Information on 100 Pipers Whisky Band Pictured Over 30 Years Ago When Grade 2 World Champions

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Reader Gordon Smith sent us the above picture of the 100 Pipers Whisky last month and we appealed for information regarding the personnel featured. The picture was taken outside a Chivas whisky factory building in Paisley. Pipe Major was the late Donnie Thomson, ex-Shotts, far left of pic; leading drummer Alan Craig far right, with well known bass drummer Ian MacMillan in the back row. Gordon himself then came back…

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Chatsworth Country Fair Results

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Clear skies all day at the Duke of Devonshire’s estate in Derbyshire on Sunday, September 3rd. Several pipers from Scotland made the drive south as did some from the US having a tune on their homeward bound journey. Fifteen entries, one no show. In the picture above the piper had to match his drones to the drone of a WW2 Lancaster bomber making its fly past. Four tunes of each…

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Lawrie and Thow Pipes for Sale/ Pitlochry Games/ NZ PB Champs./ Capt. John Contest

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Two sets of ivory pipes plus other instruments and chanters are on offer from reader Tom Smith. Get more information here. Pictured above is a detail of the Lawrie set. Pitlochry Games The final Highland Games of the summer will be held at Pitlochry on Saturday (Sept.10). The new piobaireachd event sponsored by the Piobaireachd Society has a full complement of entrants, capped at 15. The organisers have opened a…

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Blairgowrie Games Results

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Here are the results from today, writes Piping Convenor Stuart Samson. Great weather; 47 pipers in attendance across all the piping events. Champion Piper Steven Gray is pictured receiving his trophy. Open Piob1 Sarah Muir2 Steven Leask3 Ben Duncan4 Darach Urquhart Open March1 Steven Gray2 Ben Duncan3 Greig Canning4 Cameron May Open S&R1 Cameron May2 Brodie Watson Massey3 Steven Gray4 Bobby Durning B Piob1 Bobby Durning2 Campbell Wilson3 Mike Fitzhenry4…

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Braemar Gathering Results, Updated with Pictures and Comment

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One of the last Highland games of the summer was held in fine conditions today. HM King Charles and HM Queen Camilla were in attendance, continuing a royal tradition dating back to the time of Queen Victoria. The king of the piping boards was overall champion Nick Hudson, USA, with the coveted piobaireachd Gold Medal going to Sandy Cameron, Roy Bridge. Sandy and Dan are pictured above with their valuable…

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