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Well done and our congratulations to
www.slotpb.com
World Champions 2010!
Can they do it again in 2011? Why not come
and see; we have accommodation
booked and
many ideas for your Scottish trip.
Grade 1
1st: St. Laurence O'Toole
2nd: Field Marshall Montgomery
3rd: Simon Fraser University
Grade: 2
1st: Ravara
2nd: Grampian Police
3rd: Bagad Brieg
Grade: 3A
1st: St. Finbarrs
2nd: Cottown
3rd: Cullen |
Grade: 3B
1st: Geoghegan Memorial
2nd: Quinn Memorial
3rd: Black Raven
Grade: 4A
1st: Gransha
2nd: Moneygore
3rd: Stamperland
Grade: 4B
1st: Upper Crossgare
2nd: Portlethen and District
3rd: Tullintrain |
Grade: Juv
1st: Dollar Academy
2nd: Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia 3rd: St. Thomas
Episcopal School
Grade: Nov
1st: Oban High School
2nd: Inveraray and District 3rd: George Watsons College
Well done Oban (Paul's
home town) and well done to the Irish bands, no a
bad set o results! |
Follow the Denny at
www.dennypb.com
You tube with Denny
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TjtBikz2jg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvu_9TyvAis
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVKpwtT9MWs
  
Another great image to do
with piping
- above left. The
Dallas Firefighters Pipes &
Drums
www.firepipesanddrums.com
www.redhotchillipipers.co.uk
Paul of MCLEAN SCOTLAND has seen the Chilli's many
times most recently at the gathering in Edinburgh in
July 09. He also saw them at the west coast whisky
festival Inveraray. The pipers also played at
Cowal Games
in August 09 Aye we were there! It's THE NEW
JOCK & ROLL! see
Cowal
for Chillis movie.
www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/music/worlds/2009
The
Peatbog Faeries Based
on the Isle of Skye, have
become one of Scotlands best
known names in contemporary
folk music. They have taken
their own individual brand
of Scottish tunes to
audiences around the world,
from Europe, Asia, Africa,
America and Australia.
Winner of the Scottish
Traditional Music Awards
‘Live Band of the Year
2008’. They played
Friday
and were brilliant, they and
they had the crowd up and
dancin.
www.peatbog-faeries.com
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Superb piper/drummer t
shirts, two companies here that work well with t
shirts and many other accessories, recommended by
us!www.bagpipecovers.com
&
www.urbanpirate.net
ABOVE; Paul with pal
Guinness from Germany.
LEFT; Ken from the Grandfather Mountain Highlanders,
with Paul at Bridge of Allan 2010. We looked after the
band for all their coaching needs while here in
Scotland, we have a good laugh with the band and
shared many drinks throughout the week in Glasgow,
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CAN I JUST SAY; for readers
not in a band,
many think the bands get paid. Well in truth, the
bands need to pay for their coaches to get them
about and its no cheap, band members DO NOT get
paid by the band, they do it because they love
to play! away for up to 10 hours JUST FOR FUN!
So next
time you see pipe bands, please be aware of what
they go through to entertain you. Maybe offer to buy
pipers or drummers a drink or at least say thanks
for coming, nice to see you etc. Now, when you all
go to enjoy the Worlds, remember too, the bands from
abroad have also paid airfares and accommodation
here - for the love of playing! A story that
had to be told; Paul McLean. Plus ... Many
bands are charity/non profit making, a donation can
help in a big way! Aye some have sponsors, but that
is a drop in the ocean they need for a season
and equipment. Wee note; any prize money the bands
get, goes right into the kitty for travel etc.
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DENNY & DUNIPACE BAND
the Band. The band will embark on a wide range
of contests in
2010, travelling the length and breadth of the
country to compete & entertain.
Denny photos
We can also arrange
the trip to
Belfast
for the Europeans.
Saffron United
have travelled to Scotland with us
www.saffronkilts.org
See our
sport page
Scots & Irish sport
Janet Eagleton make
superb sporrans here in Perth
www.scottish-sporrans.co.uk Paul has bought
from here- they are really good!
Right; the Vale
Pipeband, Pitlochry
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PIPE BANDS;
we supply
COACHES
& ACCOMMODATION
IN SCOTLAND FOR BANDS and followers.
We are
here to assist you travel or tour we can help.
BANDS
who have travelled to Scotland with assistance from
MCLEANSCOTLAND. We can also assist any
band with FUNDRAISING
contact us at
pipes@mcleanscotland.com
The nearest I
will get to being a piper! This was taken at
Cowal Gathering 2010, I was baby sitting
Gav's pipes, actually Gav disappeared for
ages, so long in fact that I was thinking of
taking piping lessons!
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Shown above Paul; real
happy man so he is! St Finbarrs "world
champions" grade 3; 2010. There was a pint
or three drunk Saturday night at the hotel, as
you can see on facebook photos.
Ian Sturrock
Memorial Pipe Band
Pipe Major Ryan Morrison
820 Hickory Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35215 USA
http://ismpb.com Great
image eh! I've got one o these! |
och away you
go Tu-Bardh!
follow link to see more |
www.clanadonia.co.uk
Friends of ours, with a slightly different
approach to pipes and drums. Keepin it Tribal! |
IRISH PIPE BAND
ASSOCIATION
Click on flags below for pipes in these countries
piping info
Caber Records bagpipe & traditional
music available for MP3 download
www.caber-records.com |
