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Preview of Third Annual Virginia International Tattoo American Pipe Band Championship

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Organisers have sent this press release…….The Virginia International Tattoo is pleased to announce that 10 bands are registered to compete in the 2018 Virginia International Tattoo American Pipe Band Championship. The third annual event will take place on Saturday, April 28 at Scope Arena (above) in Norfolk, Virginia, and is open to Grade 2 and Grade 3 pipe bands from around the world. City of Dunedin Pipe Band (Florida) and…

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Why Ensemble Matters in Pipe Band Adjudication – Part 2

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Pipe band adjudication expert Alistair Aitken concludes his well-received article on the place of ensemble judging in the modern pipe band world. Not read the first instalment yet? Click here….. There are of course other factors which affect adjudication. While the approach can be objective, the final assessment is very much a subjective process and it is highly unlikely that results and comments will be the same unless there is collusion…

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Donald MacLeod Memorial Results

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The Donald MacLeod Memorial Competition was held today in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. A good crowd saw Angus MacColl crowned Champion Piper. Piobaireachd 1. Angus MacColl 2. Finlay Johnston 3. Iain Speirs 4. Roderick MacLeod March, Strathspey & Reel 1. Angus MacColl 2. Niall Stewart 3. Roderick MacLeod 4. Craig Sutherland Hornpipe & Jig 1. Craig Sutherland 2. Niall Stewart 3. Iain Speirs 4. Glenn Brown Overall – Angus MacColl…

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P/M Jimmy Jackson

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The well known pipe major and solo piping adjudicator James Jackson has died at home after a long illness. He was 76. Jimmy’s funeral will take place at Rosskeen Free Church, Alness, on Monday 9th April followed by an interment. In the 1960s Jimmy was a noted member of the Invergordon Distillery Pipe Band under P/M Donald Shaw Ramsay, winning every major championship with them bar the Worlds. He later…

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PP Ed’s Blog: Vintage Pipes for Sale/ Dunedin Games/ Lament for the CoP/ NEPADA/ Robert Turner

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A very special set of pipes is offered for sale today via our Online Ads service. The instrument pictured above is a vintage bagpipe by Peter Henderson and dated 1904/05. It is in fully engraved silver (no ivory worries) and African blackwood, complete with original pipe chanter. The pipes were made for a Gordon Highlander and have been in the seller’s family for many years. They come complete with wooden…

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