Champion piper, Finlay Johnston is about to embark on a marathon cycle trip to raise money for Cancer Research. Finlay’s father, Tommy, died last July from cancer. Finlay and friend, Gordon Bruce who teaches piping at St Columba’s School in Kilmacolm, aim to cycle from the National Piping Centre’s Glasgow […]
Cowal Highland Games organisers have hailed its three-day virtual event as a success. A spokesman said: “In a year which no one could have predicted, this was an event like no other. It was a celebration of a Highland Gathering which is more than just a great day out. Cowal’s […]
In his famous science-fiction novel, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams said the secret to the universe was 42. However, it seems the secret is not actually a number but a musical pitch … B-flat, the tonic of the modern great highland bagpipe! John Patterson is a retired sound […]
