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Responses to 2/4 March Articles & Some Tune Suggestions

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Among the responses to the articles about 2/4 marches are a well thought out letter from US piper Nick Hudson and a snappy riposte from a member of the Scottish Power band, Rory Grossart. Rory first. It is good to see pipers in a band showing loyalty and support for their pipe major’s choice of music. (Incidentally, Rory chose not to tell us that he was a piper in Scottish Power). Loyalty…

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Markinch Games

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A sunny day but with a very cold wind. Twelve played in the open piobaireachd. Open Piob 1 Gordon McCready, Battle of the Pass of Crieff 2 Ben Duncan 3 Mike Fitzhenry 4 Brian Lamond 5 Calum Wynd Judges: Andrew Wright, Andrew Frater. Snr. MSR 1 Ben Duncan 2 Brian Lamond 3 Gordon McCready 4 Mike Fitzhenry Judges: Ian Duncan, Roderick Barron.   Download any MacCrimmon tune by clicking the…

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Army School of Piping CLASP Results

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Margaret Dunn reports: Please find attached the results from today’s CLASP competition. The competition was in the Army School of Piping, Inchdrewer House, Edinburgh,  a great and inviting venue for pipers. Picture from left to right: Cameron Drummond (judge). John Campbell (Grade 2), Bob Low (Grade 1), Gill Cairns (Grade 3) and Greig Canning (judge). Overall Winners: Grade 1 Bob Low Grade 2 John Campbell Grade 3 Gill Cairns Grade 1 Piobaireachd 1st Bob…

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PP Academy: Meddling With Competition Pipe Marches

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Readers could be forgiven for thinking I had a downer on Roderick Campbell’s fine tune ‘The Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society’. I don’t. I think it a wonderful composition and I am sure the eponymous Society is delighted with a tune that has guaranteed their immortality. However, as I said in my crit on the British Pipe Band Championships, I do not think it is of sufficient difficulty for Grade 1…

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Marathon Man Jack Completes Major Recording Project

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Canadian piper Jack Lee (pictured above with Silver Medallist son Colin) has completed his recording of all the tunes in the Piobaireachd Society collection. The tunes are available for download from his company’s website. Jack, P/Sgt. of the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band, is a double Gold Medallist and winner of all the top solo awards as well as six World Championship titles with SFU. To let readers understand the magnitude…

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