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Newry, Northern Ireland – September 21, 2002 – The annual All-Ireland Solo Piping Championship was held at Newry High School here today before a crowd of, at times, close to 300 listeners. Competitors in both piping and drumming from across both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are eligible […]
Carnoustine, Scotland – September 21, 2002 – Andrew Carlisle of County Down, Northern Ireland, was the winner of the overall award at the Scottish Junior Solo Piping Championships held at Carnoustie High School, near the town’s more famous golf course. Carlisle became the first “overseas” winner of the prize. There […]
Gairloch, Scotland – September 27-29, 2002 – The 2nd annual Gairloch Piping Festival was a success for Roddy MacLeod of Cumbernauld, Scotland, who won both the major contests. The festival commemorates the music of Iain Dall Mackay, “The Blind Piper of Gairloch.” The weekend included a recital on Septmeber 27 […]
Ottawa, Ontario – September 28, 2002 –The sixth annual Memorial Police Invitational Piping Competition was held in Ottawa with eight pipers accepting the invitation. The contest is part of Canada’s national memorial weekend in tribute to police officers who have died in the line of duty. Bill Livingstone of Whitby, […]
[Originally published as an Editorial] It’s a frequent refrain: “Grade 2 is the most interesting band contest this year.” For the last decade, it seems as if the penultimate grade at the World Pipe Band Championships or Maxville is the one with the most competition. Grade 1 bands, with few […]
[Originally published as an Editorial] Until about 15 years ago, it wasn’t uncommon for pipe bands to be judged by those who had devoted most of their piping lives to solo playing. With little or no serious band experience, these purely solo pipers were allowed to wield pen and clipboard […]
North Berwick, Scotland – August 3, 2002 – Boghall & Bathgate returned to form at North Berwick, 30 miles southeast of Edinburgh, besting Lothian & Borders Police and City of Wellington of New Zealand. The smaller contests before the World Pipe Band Championships are being watched closely for clues as […]
Glasgow, Scotland – August 10, 2002 – After a March, Strathspey & Reel competition to determine which bands would be added to the final of 14 total bands, six were selected to go through, and they are (in alphabetical order): David Urquhart Travel Los Angeles Scots (USA) Lothian & Borders […]
SFU finishes second; Shotts third. Ballycoan wins Grade 2; RSPBA gets Grade 3A result wrong