It was a warm day at this popular games held last Saturday, July 21. Eleven pipers played. The winner of the piobaireachd was Dr Peter McCalister who received the Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society Bronze Star. Before turning professional Dr McCalister was a member of the amateur Society. He is pictured above with the ceol mor trophy. 1. Peter McCalister (War or Peace) 2. Callum Wynd (Desperate Battle) 3. John Dew…
Piping is full of unsung heroes. Teachers who work away in the background, neither getting nor asking for publicity, content to quietly do their bit for our music without fuss or favour. The passing of one such has been brought to our attention by respected RSPBA adjudicator and piping tutor Jim Semple, a Worlds winner on many occasions with Strathclyde Police Pipe Band. Jim writes…’Today I found out that my…
Andy McCartney reports…….. Friday 13th may be superstitious for a lot of people, but not for the families and friends of the youngsters who attended a week-long Summer School at SRUC Barony Campus near Dumfries. The South West of Scotland Piping and Drumming Academy (SWSPDA) had just completed its 5th Annual Summer School and this was the end-of-school concert. Thirty seven young pupils attended, and this was the time for them to…
Piping convenor Colina Helen Campbell has forwarded the full results from Saturday’s (July 14) piping competitions at Balloch on the shores of Loch Lomond. Mrs Campbell is pictured above with winners in the CLASP amateur league contests. Open Juv 14 and under March & S/R March 1 Bobby Allen 2 Fraser Hamilton 3 Calum Barton 4 Mark Morrison S/R 1.Bobby Allen 2.Fraser Hamilton 3.Calum Barton 4.Mark Morrison Open Juv 15-17…
Big week of solo Highland games contests ahead. Would all secretaries, parents and pipers snap away and send us your shots. We now have an Instagram account so any that don’t make the main PP site can be posted there. Inveraray is tomorrow July 17, South Uist 18th, Benbecula Young Piper 19th, Tobermory 19th, 21st Tomintoul, Taynuilt, Lochearnhead, Inverness and North Uist. Isn’t that just tremendous? Thanks are due to all…
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