Tag: Jeannie Campbell MBE

History of the Argyllshire Gathering part 47

History of the Argyllshire Gathering part 47

• 1982 • BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE. There were no set tunes in 1982. Competitors for the Senior event were to submit twelve tunes, for the Gold Medal eight tunes and the Silver six tunes. The list of tunes submitted was published and showed a total of 101 different pieces. […]

The Uist and Barra competition in Glasgow’s Year of Culture

The Uist and Barra competition in Glasgow’s Year of Culture

On the eve of the Glasgow Uist and Barra Invitational 2023, we look back through the Piping Times archive to the report on the 1990 competition by Jeannie Campbell, and find this was the year that it became an ‘invitational’. It was a year that Glasgow presented it’s cleaned-up, modern, […]

History of the Argyllshire Gathering part 46

History of the Argyllshire Gathering part 46

1981 BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE. The set tunes for the Gold Medal in 1981 were: The Prince’s Salute, The End of the Great Bridge, A  Flame of Wrath for Squinting  Patrick, Clan Campbell’s Gathering, The Gathering  of the MacNabs, The King’s Taxes, The Finger Lock and Black Donald ‘s March. […]

Piping in London – part 13

Piping in London – part 13

1895 – 1896 by JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE In 1895 the Scottish Gathering at Stamford Bridge was on Saturday, June 29. There was a large crowd and reports stated that fortunately the weather was not quite so oppressive as it had been earlier in the week. The proceedings, which lasted as […]

Piping, charity and tragedy in London in the 1900s

Piping, charity and tragedy in London in the 1900s

by JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE. Donald MacKay, from Beauly (1880-1910) was a successful amateur piper, as was his brother Archibald, both winning many prizes at the London gatherings. Donald then turned professional and in 1902 he played at the Northern Meeting and was placed second in the Gold Medal. In 1903 […]

History of the Argyllshire Gathering part 45

History of the Argyllshire Gathering part 45

1980 BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE. More changes were brought to the competitions at the Argyllshire Gathering in 1980.  For the Gold Medal, first prize winners of this event at the Argyllshire Gathering were excluded and entry was restricted to those who had won a prize in a Gold Medal competition […]

Piping in London – part 12

Piping in London – part 12

1892 – 1894 by JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE In May 1892 papers mentioned that the Scottish Gathering at Stamford Bridge would be on June 18, but when June came the papers reported that it would be held on July 16. As usual, there would be only two open events, piping and […]

History of the Argyllshire Gathering part 43

History of the Argyllshire Gathering part 43

1978 BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE In 1978 the Argyllshire Gathering introduced a Silver Medal competition. For the Gold Medal competition, first prize winners in this event were excluded and entry was restricted to those who had won a prize in competition for the Gold Medal at a former gathering at […]