CLASP has secured another all expenses paid trip to NEW York to play at the Metro Cup amateur competition. This prize will be presented to the Grade 1 overall winner at the ‘World Solo Amateur Piping Competition’ on August 15th. Thanks to Eric & Maureen Stein for this kind donation.
Archive for May, 2008
A Grade Piobaireachd
1st William Geddis
2nd Allan Russell
3rd Gordon McCreadie
4th Alastair Dunn
5th Innes Smith
6th Margaret Dunn
Grade 1
1st St. Laurence O Toole (Eire)
2nd House of Edgar - Shotts and Dykehead
3rd Field Marshal Montgomery
4th Strathclyde Police
5th Boghall and Bathgate
6th Scottish Power
Drumming House of Edgar Shotts and Dykehead
The British Championships will be held in Birmingham on Saturday 28th June 2008.
Here is a link to the draw.
Douglas Murray of Fife was yesterday’s winner of the Edinburgh Knockout Competition. The knockout which is held in the Scots Guards club in Haymarket, saw another big turn out yesterday. The crowd was not disappointed with some fine piping from both Angus MacColl and Douglas Murray.
The final recital in the National Piping Centre recital series takes place this Thursday, 22nd May. The guest recitalists are Angus MacColl and Gordon Walker, so this is a show not to be missed!
Tickets are £8 adults/£6 concession and are available from the National Piping Centre shop in person, the online shop or on 0141 353 0220.
The first Northern Irish pipe band competition was held yesterday at Banbridge high school.
Here are the results;
Grade 1
1st Field Marshal Montgomery
2nd St Laurence O Toole
3rd Ballycoan
4th Cullybackey
Best Drums Field Marshal Montgomery
The Final of the Edinburgh Knockout will be held tomorrrow 18th May in the Scots Guards Club Edinburgh at 4pm. Douglas Murray will play against Angus MacColl and this promises to be a great days piping where the audience votes decides the winner. Stay tuned for the results.
As the pipe band and solo piping season is upon us again, stay tuned to the National Piping Centre’s website for the latest results.
Best of luck to all bands and soloist this season.
The dates for the 2008 Munich Piping and Drumming school (Germany) have been confirmed. The school will start on Sunday 9th November until Thursday 13th of November. There will also be a recital by the instructors held on Thursday night 13th of November.
More information will be available on the website in the next couple of weeks.
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