I read the comment on yesterday’s results post with a little concern. Organisers and stewards giving of their free time and effort can take these things cruelly. However I do feel the London contest needs a bit of pruning if it is to maintain its mojo. Prizemoney looked modest and the number of prizes could do with an increase. Any more than 12 entrants and there needs to be a…
Organiser Margaret Dunn : Here are the CLASP results held at the SPSL on Saturday Nov 4, 2018. Piobaireachd judge was Ross Cowan and Light Music was judged by Stephen Cussens. The above picture shows joint ceol beag CLASP Grade 1 winners Bradley Boxall and Gordon Hislop receiving their trophy from Chelsea Pensioner Davy MacIntyre. Grade 3 Piob 1. Neil Scotland 2. Joris Panis 3. Megan Kenney Grade 3 March…
A very full day of top class piping in the capital and a good crowd at the Kensington Conference Centre. Competitions began at 8.30am and ran into the evening. There was a good representation from overseas with many pipers flying in for the event from Europe and North America. Bruce Gandy from Halifax, Nova Scotia, was declared Champion Piper for 2017. Bruce is pictured with other prizewinners above. Results below. Stay…
To London today for the annual solo championships. A huge number of events with around 100 pipers taking part. The judges will have their work cut out for sure. Kensington Conference Centre is the place to be from 8.30am tomorrow and I’ll have results here as soon as I get them. ‘Charlie’ comments again on Glenfiddich asking if I could review the performances via the videos. Not something I do…
Today we begin abridged excerpts from the above book by Ian Hamilton Mackay Scobie. The book was published in 1924 and is now out of print. It contains interesting details on the origins of titles such as ‘Pipe Major’ and the author also comments on drums drowning out pipes, questions whether playing in a band helps the piper’s playing and gives a date for the formation of the first pipe…
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