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Magnificent Field Marshal Thrill Concert Hall Audience

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I think the old football cliché of a ‘game of two halves’ neatly sums up Field Marshal Montgomery’s ‘Impact’ concert last night at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Whilst never falling below the standard of excellence we have come to expect from this band, there was something almost reticent in their delivery in the first. But maybe they, like the audience, were befuddled by booming bass – and I mean booming….

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Results from the Festival Interceltique at Lorient

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The Lorient Festival is being held this week in Brittany, France. It is the biggest festival of Celtic music in the world and each year hosts important piping competitions with some of the highest prize money available to the solo piper, writes Younn Pensec. Piobaireachd: 1 Fred Morrison, Scotland (Scarce of Fishing) £380 2 Robert Watt, Northern Ireland (Corrienessan’s Salute) 3 David Shedden, Scotland (The Big Spree) 4 Stuart Easton, NZ…

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Argyllshire Gathering Judging Benches Complete With Draw

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There have been a few small changes to the piobaireachd benches for the forthcoming Argyllshire Gathering since first announced. These are now as follows: SENIOR PIOBAIREACHD William Livingstone, Colin MacLellan, William Morrison GOLD MEDAL Patricia Henderson, Stuart Samson, Jack Taylor SILVER MEDAL Ian Duncan, Malcolm McRae, Robert Wallace MACGREGOR MEMORIAL Michael Grey (Ontario), Bruce Hitchings, Ronald MacShannon, Rhona Lightfoot FORMER WINNERS’ MSR Iain MacFadyen, John Wilson, Robert Worrall Benches for…

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Masters Solo Piping Championship

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This competition was held today in the National Piping Centre in Glasgow as part of the Piping Live Festival. The overall winner qualifies for the Glenfiddich Championship in October. This prize went to Angus MacColl, Benderloch, who placed second in both disciplines. The competition is open to Gold Medallists and those who have won ‘A’ Grade events at either Oban or Inverness. The competition was live streamed thanks to generous…

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North Berwick/ Glengarry Highland Games/ NZ Police win in Lisburn

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A hearty well done all the local senior bands who supported the North Berwick contest last Saturday: Inveraray, Fife Police, Boghall. All reports say there was a very high standard of competition in Grade 1 with an exceptional performance by Grade 2 Johnstone Pipe Band putting them in fourth ahead of Canada’s 78th Frasers and  New Zealand’s Manawatu. However Johnstone were pushed into second place in Grade 2 by the St…

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