Tag: Somerled MacDonald

Piping in London – part 11

Piping in London – part 11

1888 – 1891 by JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE The 1888 gathering was held earlier than in previous years, reverting to its earlier date, Whit Monday, May 21 but the venue at Stamford Bridge was the same and the gathering was favoured with glorious sunshine and a large attendance. Among those present […]

Somerled MacDonald’s antique prize chanter

Somerled MacDonald’s antique prize chanter

Bagpipe.news was recently contacted by Clive Douglas after reading our article written by Alan Forbes on Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society, which can be found here. Clive spotted the name of Somerled MacDonald in the article, and he thought he should share photos of a prize chanter which he owns which […]

Piping societies in the modern era – Part 2, the RSPS

Piping societies in the modern era – Part 2, the RSPS

In the second part of the 2017 College of Piping Lecture, ALAN FORBES talked about the Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society. At the start of Alan’s presentation, the audience was treated to a performance of Roddy Campbell’s Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society by Andrew Frater, Robert Frater and John Frater. The Scottish […]