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Inveraray Named Pipe Band of the Year in Traditional Music Awards

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Inveraray & District Pipe Band have capped off a great year by being named Pipe Band of the Year at the MG Alba Scottish Traditional Music Awards. Their award was sponsored by Glenturret Single Malt Whisky. Other nominees in the category included Royal Burgh of Annan, Lochalsh Juniors and Dollar Academy. The awards are in their 15th year and were presented at a glitzy award ceremony in the Lagoon Centre, Paisley. They were broadcast live on BBC ALBA,…

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Popular Piobaireachd Tutor in Third Edition

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Bagpipe Tutor 3 – Piobaireachd by Robert Wallace has been a welcome addition to the teaching manuals for ceol mor, classical pipe music. In 20 lessons the author takes the student through all the required technique for this music and on completion of the course the beginner has four tunes, the Wee Spree, Clan Campbell’s Gathering, the Boat Tune and Duncan MacRae of Kintail’s Lament in his/her repertoire. Each of…

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The Correct Placement of Beatings in Highland Bagpipe Music

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Piper Robin Andrews contacted Piping Press with the following message: I wonder if you are aware of the Manifesto for the Correct Placement of Beatings in Highland Bagpipe Music? Please do not ignore this issue. As things are, pipe bands have the dubious honour among musical traditions of consistently playing part of their repertoire incorrectly, even at the highest levels of competition. In addition to this, the error is being passed on daily by teachers,…

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HISTORY: PIPERS, PIPING AND PIPE MUSIC IN THE SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS 1778 -1924, PART 3

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Today we have the third instalment of our abridged excerpts from the above book by Ian Hamilton Mackay Scobie. The book was published in 1924 and is now out of print. This excerpt talks of piobaireachd being superseded by ceol beag as duty tunes and the effect on the fingers of playing in bands. Above is a picture of Seaforth militia pipers in 1880 under P/M Ronald MacKenzie….  In an old…

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PP Ed's Blog: S Guards KO/ SPA Dates/ Tutor 1/ BB Jubilee/ Inverness Piping Society/ Alex Beaton

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Lucky Jimmy Banks is off on a cruise so thanks to John Rae for sending the latest from the Scots Guards KO: ‘The winner of the knockout piping held at the Scots Guards Club, Edinburgh, on Sunday 26 November 2017 to a capacity crowd, was Dan Nevans who edged out Jamie Elder in a closely matched contest. ‘Dan goes through to the semi-finals along with Jonathan Simpson and Ben Duncan….

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