By Major Stevie Small MBE Would you like to play at The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo? Continuing on from the success of Pipers Trail at The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (REMT), I now write on behalf of the Producer, Brigadier David Allfrey MBE, to invite applications for our 2018 show ‘The Sky’s the Limit’. Last year, we almost doubled the size of the band, bringing in a total of 45…
It would seem that most readers think we should be allowing judges to keep going irrespective of age provided they are healthy. That’s the main finding of our poll launched last week following my article Judging Dilemma – When is it Time to Call it a Day? Forty-three per cent of respondents thought this the best way forward, even though it puts them out of step with the RSPBA who…
This popular contest is run by the Glasgow and West of Scotland Branch of the RSPBA. The competition was held in the College of Piping. Champion Piper Bobby Allan is pictured above with the McCallum Prize Pipe. The branch expressed its gratitude to the sponsors who included: McCallum Bagpipe Ltd; Wallace Bagpipes and Donald MacPhee Reed Maker. The judge for all events was Donald MacPhee. [wds id=”2″] The results were as…
PBA have sent this: Nominations are now open for four new prestigious awards within Pipe Bands Australia to recognise outstanding contributions and achievements of members to advancing performance, education and promotion on a national scale. The Pipe Bands Australia Hall of Fame will initially see the induction of 12 legends of the movement followed by the inclusion of up to two new legends every two years. PBA president Chris Earl…
I shouldn’t have thought my withdrawal from the Solo Piping Judges Association of any great interest, far less newsworthy. However the new SPJA chairman decided to make the matter public. He sent a circular to all members telling them about it then a press notice to the Competing Pipers’ Association, pipes/drums, Piping Press and the Piping Times. He did so without agreement with myself. I was subsequently contacted by Andrew…
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