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‘Something Old, Something New’ – Scottish Pipe Band Snare Drum Compositions by D/M Tom Brown and L/D Gordon Brown
The final installment of Dr. William Donaldson’s series on the 2001 set tunes
The Patrick MacDonald Collection. Highland Vocal Airs, Country Dances or Reels of the North Highlands and Western Isles, (first published 1784).
Omagh, Northern Ireland – July 7, 2001 – The Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band of Belfast won the All-Ireland Championships to continue its excellent run so far in the 2001 season. The ScottishPower Pipe Band of Glasgow made the trip to the event, but had to settle for second. In […]
Exclusive feature breaks new ground in piobaireachd scholarship
Inveraray, Scotland – July 17, 2001 – The Scottish west coast town of Inveraray played host again to one of the year’s larger outdoor piping events. Results were scattered among the 30-plus competitors, but hometown piper Stuart Liddell had the most success, winning the Piobaireachd and taking prizes in both […]
Tomintoul, Scotland – July 21, 2001 – Niall Mathieson of Inverness enjoyed a stellar day at the remote Tomintoul Highland Games in Aberdeenshire. Tomintoul (pronounced Tommin-towel) is best known in piping terms as the birthplace of the great light music player Robert Meldrum. Piobaireachd1st Niall Mathieson2nd Colin MacLellan, Glasgow3rd Jenny […]