A blustery day at the Argyllshire village games near Oban. Rain threatened but never materialised. Eight played in the ceol beag and six in the ceol mor. Champion piper was Darach Urquhart. Piob 1 Darach Urquhart (Big Spree) 2 Euan Dewar 3 Jamie Forrester Judges: G Clark, R Clark March 1 Darach Urquhart 2 Gordon MacLean 3 Jamie Forrester S&R 1 Euan Dewar 2 Darach Urquhart 3 Jamie Forrester Jig…
Balloch Games went ahead today despite very poor weather – wind and rain, but tomorrow’s graded event at Roseneath and the games at Stonehaven, have been cancelled due to flooding. Roseneath’s statement reads: ‘It is with deep regret that we have to announce the cancellation of the games. Unfortunately this is due to the adverse weather conditions and flooding.’ The picture shows the opening parade at last year’s games. Other games…
Harpenden Highland Games John Angus Smith was the overall winner at the games held at the weekend near London. Adjudicator Roddy Livingstone: Re your report on Corby, the points regarding pipe bands / teaching etc. are well made and mirror comments of people like myself, Andrew Hall, Hugh Jamieson, Alan Beaton, Jimmy Banks, ‘Gabby’ Roe, Brian MacRae….. (the list goes on) over many years! The Scottish Piping Society of London is seeking…
IN all my years of writing about piping and pipe bands there has never been a story as touching as that of Captain John Young, Assam Regiment and Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. He was the officer who, hopelessly outnumbered and fearing encirclement and massacre by the Japanese, sent his men to safety while he remained alone at his jungle outpost. Thus he fulfilled his orders to fight to the last man…
Today we end our look at the life and times of piping genius Angus MacKay, how he was consumed by mental illness and eventually escaped from an institution and drowned in a river in south-west Scotland. There are tributes and an assessment of the life of the man who more than any other laid the foundation of our modern piping tradition. Final day for entries to the National Mod piping…
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