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September 30, 1999

Successful four-year tenure concludes

Position vacant since sudden death of Colin Drummond

Wallace wins Clasp; Gandy takes both light music events at Inverness; Murray gets MSR

Will also become editor of the Piping Times

Hamilton, Ontario, event first ever staging in Canada of pipe band production

BC brothers recognized for service to culture and community

Only days after final contests, bands lose, gain members

From a marketing perspective, most piping innovations seem to catch on elsewhere

Takes both events at third annual invitational Ottawa competition

Premier pulls out of sponsorship; RSPBA reportedly demanding ?10,000

August 31, 1999

[Originally published as an Editorial] “False” fingering has always, as far as we know, been a quirk of the Highland bagpipe. We have a scale of nine notes with unusual finger changes between at least four of them. Way back when, these finger changes were necessary to accommodate the pitch […]

Manufactured by Discount Highland Supplies Ltd. 50 Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh EH1 2QE TEL: 131 225 5551 FAX: 7070 712 880 ?11.90

Skeptics wonder if it’s too little too late

Popular piper will be missed

Ever wonder how the bagpipe was created? San Diego’s Larry Samuels has an idea . . .

Percussion giant joins Premier, Andante in pipe band market

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