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Northern Winter School Piping Places Sell Out / Reminder on Piobaireachd Concert

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The Northern Winter School, to be held at Lohheide in Germany in November, has announced that all places for pipers have been taken only four weeks after registrations opened. The school has also intimated that they will be including drumming in this year’s curriculum, with top side drummer and RSPBA adjudicator Paul Turner leading the class. The Northern Winter School runs from November 2 – 9, 2018, and is now…

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PP Ed’s Blog: Highland Games/ RSPBA Survey/ Sandy’s 90th/ New Ceol Mor

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The first weekend of the Highland games season was blessed with incredible weather and another bright sign was the number of P/A grade players out having a tune and supporting these events. Let’s hope this continues. Looking ahead, we have Markinch next weekend, June 3, and thereafter for the rest of June we have Strathmore (June 10), Ardrossan (June 11), Aberdeen (June 17), Cupar (June 17), Drumtochty (June 23) and…

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Another Initiative to Encourage Piobaireachd Composition

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The US-based Alt Pibroch Club has sent this: The Mission of the Alt Pibroch Club (APC) is to re-extend the idiom of piobaireachd performance and composition by exploring the multitude of ancient and modern interpretations, styles, and schools of performances. making them accessible to the public. Motivated by the breadth and depth of piobaireachd expression and musicality evidenced in the primary source materials, we are creating a safe space for…

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Atholl Gathering Senior & Junior Results (updated with tunes)

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The Atholl Gathering took place today in the grounds of Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Perthshire. Weather was dry and sunny. The Champion Piper was Angus MacColl Snr. Angus placed first in MSR and H&J. Angus is pictured with the winners’ glass tankard in the picture above by Derek Maxwell. Gordon McCready kept his good  form going with another win in the Piobaireachd to add to yesterday’s at Bathgate. In all fifty-two…

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County Fermanagh Pipe Band & Drum Major Championship – updated

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John Kelly reports:The County Fermanagh Pipe Band and Drum Majors Championships were held at Broadmeadow Playing Fields, Enniskillen on Saturday 26th May. Twenty three bands and 36 drum majors took part. The sound of pipes and beat of drum was heard in Enniskillen from mid day until early evening.  The event was organised by the Fermanagh Section of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Northern Ireland.  The Chieftain of the…

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