Robert Wallace: The winner of our Piper of the Year – chosen by pipingpress.com readers – is P/M Stuart Liddell. Stuart was placed just ahead of P/M Douglas Murray and P/M Richard Parkes. I am sure voters will have been impressed by Stuart’s successes on both the solo and band platforms but more than anything by the brilliance of his playing, and, of course, that of his band, Inveraray & District….
Firstly I must express my personal sadness at the passing of Denver Cardwell. A real character he was; a man to make you laugh but with a humour underpinned by a profound knowledge of piping and pipe bands. Firm in his views and in his friends; loyal to the last. If life’s about laughing then Denver lived it to the full. Who will forget the stairheid clash between him and…
[easyrotator]erc_14_1414056032[/easyrotator]Here are some shots from the livestreaming and from the hall at Saturday’s Glenfiddich Piping Championship. Quality is a bit dubious on the internet and mobile phone shots, but the others show Stuart Liddell and Niall Stewart as they received their trophies. For full results click here. For a critique on the day click here. [easyrotator]erc_12_1414049835[/easyrotator] Advertisement
[easyrotator]erc_12_1414049835[/easyrotator] PP editor Robert Wallace has completed a critique of the piping at yesterday’s Glenfiddich Championship held at Blair Castle. Read what he has to say here. His report includes comments on the playing of the eventual winner Stuart Liddell. [easyrotator]erc_14_1414056032[/easyrotator]
This prestigious competition run by the Kintyre Piping Society was held today in the Seafield Hotel, Campbeltown. Sponsor is Springbank Malt Whisky Piob: 1 Stuart Liddell, Lament for the Laird of Anapool 2 Roderick MacLeod, Isabel MacKay 3 Iain Speirs, Donald Gruamach 4 Callum Beaumont, Lament for Ronald MacDonald of Morar MSR: 1 Angus MacColl 2 William McCallum 3 Roderick MacLeod 4 Callum Beaumont H&J: 1 Angus MacColl 2 Gordon…
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