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Piper's Corner -

Competitions

2022

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The North of Scotland Pipe Band Championship - Banchory
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We are delighted to annouce after an absence of two years this years event will be going ahead 8th May 2022 King George V park Banchory. We will have all the usual array of grade pipebands, exhibitors, Street food, Bar and kids entertainment.We are working hard to pull this event together and there will further posts highlighting the opportunities for sponsorship , trade stalls and volunteer marshals. In the meantime put the date in your diary.. share widely and look out for further details.

2019

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Manawatu Scottish Society
Join us on Saturday 18 May for an annual exhibition of fine musicianship from New Zealand’s best. The Celtic Inn Targe and Colin Craig Claidheamh Mòr (“Claymore”) competitions are set to again showcase local and national solo bagpiping talent at the highest level. You are warmly invited share in the renowned atmosphere brought by these special events.

Inaugurated in 1984, Claidheamh Mòr is an invitational competition whereby up to nine invitees are selected based on results attained during the 12 months prior. Later years brought the addition of the Celtic Inn Targe competition for the playing of Piobaireachd (“Pibroch”), the classical music of the Great Highland Bagpipe.

The Targe event commences at 9.10am, before 1.30pm brings the afternoon’s Claidheamh Mòr performances.

There is a per-person admission fee of:

$15.00 for the general public, and
$10.00 for members of the Manawatu Scottish Society and its affiliated groups.

For enquiries regarding these events please feel free to contact Laurie Dalton, Secretary, Manawatu Scottish Society:

[email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/events/1007692519431944/

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2018

RESULT 2018 NZ Young Piper of the Year: Campbell Wilson!​
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Highland Piping Society of Canterbury (HPSC)  St Andrew's College
 Our first Sunday Solo competition will be held in the Science Block at St Andrew’s College in Christchurch on Sunday 20th May. 
Our society AGM starts at 9am with our events to follow shortly after.
Looking forward to seeing you there!


Highland Piping Society of Canterbury Solo Piping Competition
Sunday 20th May 2018 St Andrew's College, Papanui Road, Christchurch
Learn More

http://www.pipersclub.co.nz

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North Coast Regional Pipe Band Competition


Saturday, May 19 at 10 AM - 4 PM UTC+10
Yandina Country Markets
North street, Yandina, Queensland 4561
The Sunshine Coast Caledonian Pipes and Drums presents - the 10th Annual North Coast Regional Pipe Band Competition.
Pipe band - mini Bands, Drum Corps, Drum major solo events, Pipe band Displays, Scottish stalls, Food and refreshments, Bar facilities - all in the setting of the famous Yandina Markets



   

                                                                                                                                                Sunshine Coast Caledonian Pipes and Drums‎

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​DONALD MACDONALD CUACH PIOBAIREACHD
(PIPING) COMPETITION
Friday 15 June 2018, 7.30pm - 9.30pmFive pipers from across Scotland will perform in the annual competition named in honour of the revered 19th century piping pioneer. This year is the competition’s 32nd anniversary, and the pipers competing are Iain Speirs, Glenn Brown, Callum Beaumont (2017 winner), Alasdair Henderson and Craig Sutherland. The Judge is Allan Macdonald and singer is Christine Primrose.
The performance will also be live streamed on Facebook and You Tube, where it will also be available for watching after the event.

The full programme of players and tunes (full biographies can be downloaded from this page, right):

​https://www.armadalecastle.com/events/donald-macdonald-quaich-piobaireachd-piping-competition/

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World Pipe Band Championships 2018
Saturday, August 18 at 10 AM - 6 PM UTC+01
Glasgow, United Kingdom

​Hosted by St. Joseph's Pipe Band, Clondalkin






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The “NZ Young Piper of the Year” award itself will be judged across a Piobaireachd (submit 2) during the day, then in the evening an MSR (Submit 2). 
Directly following the performance of their MSR, competitors will play their Hornpipe & Jig (submit 2), in an effort to create an entertaining concert format which will be live streamed and heavily attended.
Please note most points for the “NZ Young Piper of the Year” award and the $1,000 prize will be taken from the Piobaireachd & MSR events only (Events 13 & 14).
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​https://www.celticpipeband-nelson.nz/young-piper-comp0273322689

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A new competition is on the horizon in Nelson.  

Be crowned NZ Young Piper of the Year for 2018 and receive $1,000 CASH FOR 1ST PLACE.

This exciting one day event will consist of two core sections: a standard style competition during the day for all ages and graded events including a full list of Novice, D, C, and B Grade Piobaireachd and light music followed by a concert style event in the evening for those entered in the Under 21 MSR & Hornpipe Jig events.

Saturday 6th October 2018
Commencing 8:30am
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (G & S Blocks)
322 Hardy Street, Nelson 7011 (Entrance from Nile Street)

We are excited to have 4 senior judges on the panel and we know they are also excited to be involved in this new concept.

Adjudicators are:
Mr John Hanning Wellington
Mr Brian Switalla Auckland
Mr Iain Hines Wellington
Mr Bain McGregor Whangarei
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Murphy's Law Irish Bar
200 Great South Road, Auckland, New Zealand 2113
Saturday, October 6 at 1 PM - 6 PM

2018 NZ PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
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PIPEBANNED IS INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO BE LIVE STREAMING THE 2018 NEW ZEALAND PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPs
We are really good at streaming stuff.
Usually, we stream lots of great stuff at Brassbanned and 5stream. We specialise in delivering top quality musical live streams, and have worked with bands, orchestras, soloists and all sorts of great people right around the world. We even help out the almighty Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra from time to time (no joke).
In our (increasingly lessening…) spare time, we run 5stream – feel free to contact us there if you would like any assistance setting up automated, corporate or event based live streaming.
For anything to do with Pipe Bands, Brass Bands or Wind Bands, contact [email protected]. More information coming soon!

http://pipebanned.com/

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New Zealand Pipeband Championships
 · Hosted by 2018 New Zealand Pipe Band Championships, Rotorua
  • March 9 – March 10
    March 9 at 9 AM to Mar 10 at 5 PM
  • Rotorua International Stadium
    Devon Street West, Rotorua, New Zealand 3015


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City of Sails Pipe Band
5/03/18
Preparations are well underway for Rotorua.
Our visitors from Northern Ireland are coming to grips with the New Zealand weather and are glad they are suffering from sunburn rather than frost burn with the blizzards sweeping the UK currents. (our thoughts are with everyone there, stay safe and warm).
The next few days will see our band at full strength before we take the trip down to Rotorua. The weather forecast fro the weekend is not good, fingers crossed.
Good luck to all our fellow bands persons for the weekend.
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​Pipers mass for Redlandz Sporting Club Pipe Band Competition on April 28.
The third annual Redlands Sporting Club pipe band competition will be staged from 10am to 3.30pm on April 28.
The competition will be held at the Peter Burge Oval located at Wood Lane, Wellington Point only 200 metres from the sporting club. There will be vendors and stalls with a licensed bar available. Entry is $2 at the gate.
Inquiries to [email protected], pipebandsqld.org or phone 3103 2574 or 0434 600 162.

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