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Formal Announcement on New Judges Committee

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MAJOR CHANGES TO JOINT COMMITTEE FOR JUDGING (JCJ) A new organisation, the Solo Piping Judges’ Association (SPJA), has been established to monitor and maintain a list of approved judges deemed capable of adjudicating major solo piping competitions. The SPJA is run and managed exclusively by judges and will liaise closely with the Competing Pipers’ Association. Chairman is Andrew Wright with committee members comprising Dr Jack Taylor (Secretary), Colin MacLellan and Ronnie McShannon. A…

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Glenfiddich and London

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Reader, and top US piper Jori Chisholm, has sent a request for information on the past winners at London and Blair Castle. Happy to comply,  tables have now been added to the Letters pages. Please note, if you have a query regarding any aspect of piping or pipe bands please feel free to contact pipingpress.com and we’ll do our best to get you the answers; which failing we’ll put out…

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PP Editor’s Blog 5/12/14

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To the SPA WW1 concert tomorrow where a quartet from the Army School, Donald MacPhee and I will play tunes seldom heard in public. They are all linked in some way to the Black Watch and the Gordon Highlanders. This will be the third of author Colin Campbell’s lectures on pipe music connected with the conflict, and will be a model of erudition and interest if the last two were…

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Preston Lodge Junior Results With Pix

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East Lothian Solo Piping and Drumming Competition 2014 Lee Moore reports: Preston Lodge High School Pipe Band hosted the third annual East Lothian Solo Piping and Drumming Competition on Saturday 29th November. The event was a huge success attracting an entry of 84 competitors, across eleven different categories, and there were a large number of spectators who came along to listen to some great music. In the piping events Alasdair…

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Shotts & Dykehead Juvenile Contest (updated with pictures and comment)

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New Shotts Contest Set to Be an Annual Event after 2014 Success Robert Wallace writes: This was a well-run competition. It was held at Calderhead High School, Shotts (a superb facility), with sponsorship from pipes/drums, RG Hardie, D Naill & Co., TyFry Drumsticks, The National Piping Centre, D2 Percussion, Jim Kilpatrick Percussion, Scott Currie One Stop Pipe Band Shop, Canning Reeds, MacLeod Highland Supplies, McCallum Bagpipes.  Well done to all of them…

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