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[Originally published as an Editorial] Each year the Music Committee of the Piobaireachd Society considers and selects the “set tune lists” for the major piobaireachd competitions at the Argyllshire Gathering at Oban and the Northern Meeting at Inverness. These lists are for three levels of events: the Clasp and Senior […]
Montrose, Scotland – August 5, 2001 – Gold Medallist Fred Morrison of Glasgow made a strong return to solo piping by winning both the March and thge Strathspey & Reel at the Montrose Highland Games. 1999 Inverness Gold Medallist Stuart Shedden, also of Glasgow, won the Open Piobaireachd event. About […]
Draw has Shotts and SFU in good position; FMM on first
Fergus, Ontario – August 11, 2001 – On a day that saw much of the competition playing at the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, the annual Fergus Highland Games probably had a larger paying crowd and much better weather. Although competitor numbers were down, the standard was high across […]
Perth, Scotland – August 12, 2001 – Naill Matheson, Greg Wilson and Chris Armstrong enjoyed a good day at the Perth Highland Games, taking most of the prizes. Most pipers connected with bands were hnursing hangovers, apparently. There were over 40 playing in the senior piping, and, if not for […]
The revelation on Sunday, July 29, that the MacTarnahan’s Prince Charles Pipe Band of San Francisco, California, had been assigned to Grade 2 by the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (RSPBA) Music Board’s grading committee has been one of the more controversial matters in the last year. The RSPBA denies […]