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PP Editor’s Blog: Aberdeen Games/ Europeans PB Champs/ John Hughes/ George Ackroyd

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Sunday ‘s Games at Aberdeen have been cancelled due to ‘heavy and persistent rain’. The venue, Hazelhead Park, is currently waterlogged and more rain is forecast until Saturday. Aberdeen City Council has made the decision to cancel the popular annual event following an inspection of the site earlier today (Wednesday 15 June). Even if the rain stops ahead of the Games the ground will not be suitable to host this large scale event….

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Analysis: The Cave of Gold and a New Addition to the PP Audio Archive

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Just saying the words ‘Cave of Gold’ conjures up all the imagery and romance that a modern day Ossian would have been proud of. In reality the eponymous piobaireachd, MacCrimmon by repute, is a fairly bland piece and not close to the zenith of that family’s creative canon. We can forget all idea of swooning fairies cavorting to the music of a celtic Croesus, to a melody of brilliant glister. If indeed it does…

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PP Editor’s Blog: New England Academy/ UK Champs/Tune Search/BB/Rod McFadyen

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The New England Pipe and Drum Academy began last night with a two-hour workshop at the Clan MacPherson band’s practice. They’re going to the Worlds to play in G4b. I spent some time with them going through their tunes on practice chanters and then sorting pipes. They have been good supporters of the Academy but the cost of going to Scotland has meant many of them couldn’t attend individually this…

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Games Round-Up: Strathmore, Corgarff

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Strathmore Games: Gordon McCready had a very successful day at a very wet & cold competition held in the grounds of Glamis Castle.. Piobaireachd 1 Gordon McCready (Lady Margaret MacDonald’s Salute) 2 Craig Martin 3 John MacDonald 4 Dan Nevans Judges: Duncan Watson, Gordon Clark March 1 Gordon McCready 2 Dan Nevans 3 Craig Martin 4 John MacDonald 5 Niall Robertson S&R 1 Gordon McCready 2 John MacDonald 3 Dan…

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P/M Parkes Comments on that Big Win in Belfast

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Pipe Major Richard Parkes of Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band has spoken of his band’s success at last weekend’s UK Pipe Band Championships held in the grounds of Stormont Castle, Belfast, Northern Ireland. His band were placed first ahead of Inveraray by a  clear eight points. An emphatic win, their first since the Europeans at Forres last year. FMM started 2015 in fine style winning both the British Championships and then the UKs….

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