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Tag: Mike Grey
Michael Grey appointed Pipe Major of 78th Fraser Highlanders
The 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band have announced Michael Grey as their new Pipe Major. Mike is a well known figure throughout every facet of the piping world, whether it be solo piping, pipe bands, piping albums and recordings, pipe tune compositions and tune books, piping adjudication, piping tuition, or […]
Solo piping results from Highlands and Islands Young Piper of the Year
South Lanarkshire student Cameron May has claimed the prestigious title of Highlands and Islands Young Piper of the Year Just ten years after taking up the pipes, 20-year-old Cameron May from Dillarburn, South Lanarkshire, has been named Highlands and Islands Young Piper of the Year. Six pipers vied for the […]
Michael Grey’s Notes: a magical winter week in Glasgow
GREY’S NOTES by Michael Grey. Piping Today #79, 2016. I once read something somewhere about the spiritual power of making music in a group. The words I recall spoke to group music creation in a sacred sort of way. Making music with others joined energy and life forces and, well, […]
Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes wishes Bill a happy birthday and reveals her favourite pipe tune
As an unusual birthday present today, March 20, Mike Grey arranged for star of the stage and screen, Miriam Margolyes, to record a special message for Bill Livingstone on his 81st birthday — and got so much more than he hoped for. In the heart-warming video below, Miriam reveals her […]
Michael Grey’s Notes: the gift that keeps giving
GREY’S NOTES by Michael Grey. Piping Today #78, 2015/16 These days we hear more and more about “ground-breaking” studies trumpeting the health benefits of one thing or another. News in tandem equally pronounces the many things that are seemingly bad for us. One day it’s a daily glass or two […]
Michael Grey’s Notes: the struggle for originality
GREY’S NOTES by Michael Grey. Piping Today #77, 2015. Yonge Street is one of the City of Toronto’s most important thoroughfares. It dissects the whole of the metropolitan area along north-south lines. From Lake Ontario north over 50 kilometers, Yonge covers a lot of diverse, sometimes gritty ground and on […]
The Lillian Livingstone Piobaireachd Bursary announced by PPBSO
The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario has announced a new bursary for solo piping. The Lillian Livingstone Solo Amateur Piobaireachd Bursary will be awarded annually to the winner of the Championship Supreme award for senior amateur piobaireachd. The winner will receive $3000 to allow for travel and other […]
The William Livingstone claret jug for professional piobaireachd
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: The PPBSO’s Board of Directors have approved the creation of perpetual trophies for their overall season winners, their “Championship Supreme” prize. The first trophy has been created, “The William Livingstone” claret jug, for the overall season-long champion in the performance of professional piobaireachd. Bill is pictured […]
