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Pipe Bands Australia Appoint Nat Russell Their New Director of Ensemble

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Pipe Bands Australia have announced the following: ‘Australia’s first Principal of Ensemble will be Nat Russell, the pipe major of Victoria Police when they won the 1998 World Championships and leading adjudicator in Australia and Scotland. [Mr Russell is pictured above on duty at the World Pipe Band Championships.] ‘His appointment follows the decision of Pipe Bands Australia to create an ensemble division within its Australian Pipe Band College, appointing a…

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History: Pipers, Piping and Pipe Music in the Seaforth Highlanders 1778 -1924, Part 2

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Today we continue with 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 regimental dress and has an interesting take on piobaireachd, with the suggestion that it can only be played properly by pipers from the ‘North’. Above is a picture of Seaforth militia pipers in 1880 under P/M Ronald MacKenzie…. …

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A Look Back at the London Championship 2017 and a Review of the B Grade Piobaireachd

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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…

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Full London CLASP Results

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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…

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London Championship 2017 – Bratach Tunes & Pictures Added

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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…

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