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September 25, 2023

Lewis & Harris Piping Society kicks off post-season with Callum Beaumont recital this Friday

The Lewis & Harris Piping Society continues to bring top-shelf events to Scotland’s Western Isles and will kick off their winter program with a recital by five-time Northern Meeting Clasp-winner Callum Beaumont on Friday, September 29th, at the Caladh Hotel in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. The 34-year-old...
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