Lochryan Pipe Band, based in the south west of Scotland, is seeking a new Pipe Major to lead its Grade 3b band. There is currently an established pipe corps and full drum corps within the band with players travelling from Stranraer and the surrounding district. In addition, the band is […]
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Variation in pipe band competition results and difficulties of change
By Alistair Aitken OBE Differences in pipe band competition results have always been a problem and probably always will be. It is an issue being addressed continually in adjudicator training as human nature tends to immediately focus minds on the credibility of the adjudication process and the abilities of the […]
Brechin results
A large entry took part in the annual City of Brechin Pipe Band solo piping competitions yesterday in the Angus, Scotland town. Results: Piobaireachd 15-18 Years – 1. Cameron May, Dillarburn; 2. Fraser Robson, Broughty Ferry; 3. Liam Brown, Johnshaven; 4. Brogan Townsley, Luncarty; 5. Lachlan Latto, Dundee; 6. Ben […]
SPA Knockout: Heat 4 on Saturday
Heat 4 of the Scottish Pipers’ Association’s (SPA) Knockout series takes place next Saturday evening (October 5). The players vying for a place in the next round are John Patrick and Angus MacColl Jnr. John was a finalist in the previous Knockout final but called off due to illness. Stuart […]
Peter McCalister reviews ‘Pipers Meeting’
• From the October 2017 Piping Times By Peter McCalister Jack Taylor and Patrick Molard have done a masterful job of ‘translating’ the remaining unpublished tunes in Colin Campbell’s two volumes of canntaireachd. Several generations of pipers, including the influential Archie Kenneth, suggested that these tunes “lacked musical merit” but […]
The John MacKay manuscript, pt. 2
• From the June 1997 Piping Times. By Captain John A. MacLellan My second illustration is a typical page of the manuscript in what is thought would be the original form for the whole manuscript. As you can see it is really a framework with the notes written in crotchet […]
The John MacKay manuscript, pt. 1
• From the May 1997 Piping Times. By Captain John A. MacLellan Some time ago the late Captain John A. MacLellan made a study of the John MacKay Manuscript and gave his findings in a paper to the Piobaireachd Society Conference. We are pleased to publish this important study. We […]
James Murray resigns from WAPOL
James Murray has resigned from his role as Pipe Major of the Western Australia Police Force Pipe Band, a Grade 1 band based in the western Australia city of Perth. He is taking on a piping tutor role at the city’s Scotch College. Although Jim’s last official day as a […]
Remembering James MacMillan, 1911-2005
• From the September 2005 Piping Times. By Jack Lee I have often wondered how piping would have turned out in Vancouver if Jimmy McMillan hadn’t taught here. Would Terry and I have stuck with piping? Would the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band (SFU) even exist? Jimmy was the defining […]
Hornpipes – from jaunty dance to finger fireworks in a few years
• From the January 2012 Piping Times. By Iain Bruce The hornpipe has had a long run in the history of music but it is not clear how long. The Oxford Companion to Music describes two meanings of the word ‘hornpipe’. In the first place it refers to an obsolete […]
