Tag: piping competitions
Editor’s Notebook: 100 Pipers Band/ Results Mix Up/ PS Recital/ Piper Wanted/ Gold Medal Hero
Reader Gordon Smith: ‘I’ve sent you an old picture of the 100 Pipers Whisky pipe band taken outside a Chivas factory building in Paisley. I’m not sure if it’s a thread you would pursue. 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 back row.’ Thanks very much for that Gordon. Would any…
Killin Games Results
A record entry of 28 in the seniors and 14 in the juniors at Breadalbane Park, Killin. This Stirlingshire beauty spot also attracted a large crowd of locals and tourists. The weather was cloudy but mostly dry. Judges reported a high standard among the prizewinners. Pictured is Champion Piper Cameron May, Lesmahagow. Piob (three tunes)1 Cameron May, Lament for the Children2 Mike Fitzhenry, Park Piobaireachd No23 John Mulhearn, Lament for…
Blairgowrie Games Information/ Lochaber Gathering/ Festival of Junior Piping
Entries for the solo piping at Blairgowrie and Rattray Highland Games (3rd Sept.) close on Mon 14th Aug. Email entries to Stuart Samson: sdsamson62@gmail.com informing him what events you wish to enter. Competitors will be notified in advance of their draw for each event entered. The entry fee is the admission fee taken at the gate to gain access to the Games field. Senior Events: Registration open from 10am to collect competitors number badge. All…
Scottish Pipe Band Championships 2023 Review
I had long advocated for a change in the siting of the competition arenas at Dumbarton, so there was some satisfaction in discovering just that. No longer are the bands exposed to the full, raw blast from the Clyde estuary. Now they are snuggled away in Levengrove Park’s pleasant greenery, well protected from the elements. The only disadvantage to the new Grade 1 circle is that the final tuning area…
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