Tag: Archie Kenneth

Playing it by the book

Playing it by the book

GREY’S NOTES by Michael Grey Piping Today #49, 2010. Bagpipe music publishers will never experience the mass market appeal of a Stieg Larsson (can you imagine?).  But when it comes to supporting the health and vibrancy of the music, they are every bit as important as the mainstream print houses. […]

Tom Peterkin is presented with the Archie Kenneth Quaich by Alan Forbes, Secretary of the Music Committee of The Piobaireachd Society.

Peterkin wins Archie Kenneth Quaich

Tom Peterkin won the 27th Archie Kenneth Quaich, the annual amateur pìobaireachd competition run by The Pìobaireachd Society. Peterkin, who has now won this competition four times, played Melbank’s Salute. 26 competed. The competition took place on February 23 in the historic rooms of The Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society in […]