Five competed. Occasional showers, mixed sun and cloud. IN the picture the Champion Piper, Ursa Beckford (USA), receives his trophies. Piobaireachd 1. Ursa Beckford (Lament for the Children) 2. Cammy Bell 3. Les Hutt 4. Gregory MacGillvray March 1. Ursa Beckford 2. Cammy Bell 3. Les Hutt Strathspey & Reel 1. Ursa Beckford 2. Les Hutt 3. Cammy Bell Jig 1. Les Hutt 2. Ursa Beckford 3. Gregory MacGillvray John…
Inveraray Pipe Band under P/M Stuart Liddell and L/D Steven McWhirter are the new World Pipe Band Champions. They were placed ahead of Northern Ireland’s Field Marshal Montgomery, so reversing last year’s 1/2. Inveraray also took the drumming title. 220 bands took part across all grades. Conditions were wet in the morning but warm and dry in the afternoon. Scottish bands were to the fore in every grade except 4b…
Early rain gave way to changeable conditions. Judge was James Mather. Four competed. Piob 1 Les Hutt 2 Fiona MacLean 3 Ursa Beckford 4 Alastair Mearns March 1 Fiona MacLean 2 Ursa Beckford 3 Les Hutt 4 Alastair Mearns S&R 1 Fiona MacLean 2 Les Hutt 3 Ursa Beckford 4 Alastair Mearns Jig 1 Ursa Beckford 2 Fiona MacLean 3 Alastair Mearns 4 Les Hutt [wds id=”6″]
The Qualifying Heats for the Grade 1 World Pipe Band Championship were held today at a blustery but ultimately dry Glasgow Green. Pic above is of the 78th Fraser Highlanders who unfortunately didn’t make it to the final. Twenty bands were vying for 12 places in tomorrow’s final. Those who made it through, in playing order for tomorrow, were: Shotts Inveraray Glasgow Police Fife Police Dowco Triumph Street PSNI St…
Worlds Grade 1 Qualifying gets underway shortly. It is raining and overcast in Glasgow. Cape-wearing weather but not cold. Those not managing to Glasgow Green can watch the action here, details courtesy the RSPBA: The Grade 1 qualification on Friday will again be streamed live by Inner Ear on behalf of Glasgow Life. The stream will consist of only the main arena and not the secondary arena. Online viewers will see…
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