• PART 16 • BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE. The Highland Gathering 1901 In 1901 the eighth L.H.A.C. Highland Gathering was held on Monday, May 28 at Stamford Bridge. The weather was excellent and large crowds attended. At the close Lady Dundonald presented the prizes. In the evening a dance was […]
• PART 51 • BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE. The Argyllshire Gathering saw another year of change in 1986. Numbers had got out of hand, so in order to accommodate everyone the Gathering was extended to three days. Silver Medal The set tunes for the Silver Medal were Castle Menzies, Clan […]
Jeannie Campbell MBE will be well-known to bagpipe.news readers as the author of the History of the Argyllshire Gathering and Piping In London series. In 2021 Jeannie published a book titled, Pipe Bands, which was very popular and quickly sold out. Jeannie has just informed bagpipe.news that the book has […]
• PART 15 • BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE. The Scottish Gathering 1899 In a reversal of the usual order, the 1899 Scottish Gathering was held on a wet Whit Monday, 22nd May at Stamford Bridge, and the report read: “Ten pipers entered the all-comers competition for bagpipe music piobaireachd. John […]
• PART 50 • BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE. The 1985 Gathering was on August 28 and 29. There were more changes both to events and the venues. Rules for the Gold Medal were: First prize-winners in this Event at any former Argyllshire Gathering are excluded, and entry is restricted to […]
By BARRY W. SHEARS. Kenneth John MacKenzie Baillie, also known as Kenny or Major Baillie, was born at Pictou, Nova Scotia in 1859 a month after the accidental death of his father. His father was John Baillie, born 1816, whose parents were immigrants from the Parish of Clyne, Scotland and […]
• PART 14 • BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE. The Highland Gathering 1897 The fourth annual Highland Gathering of the London Highland Athletic Club was held at Stamford Bridge on Whit Monday, June 7, 1897 in favourable weather. There were two international events between teams from Ireland and Scotland, a hurling […]
• PART 49 • BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE. In 1984 the Gathering was on August 29 and 30. Entry requirements for the Gold Medal were changed in order to increase the number of entries. The new rule was First prize-winners in this Event at any former Argyllshire Gathering are excluded, and entry is restricted to (1) those who have […]
• PART 48 • BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE. In 1983 the Gathering was held on August 24 and 25. The Gold Medal competition began at 9.15am in the Corran Halls. As had been stated in the report of the previous year the entry qualifications had been changed slightly. The rules […]
• 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. […]
