The LBPS present inB at Piping Live! on 16th August 2023
Lowland & Border Pipers’ Society presents the new bellows piping ensemble inB on 16th August 2023 at the National Piping Centre as part of the Piping Live! festival in Glasgow. The quartet comprises Fin Moore and Brighde Chaimbeul who play Scottish smallpipes handcrafted by Fin Moore; and Tiarnàn O’Duinnchinn and Louise Mulcahy who play Uilllean pipes.
The band took its name because the performers all play … in B, and this unique collaboration creates a beautiful tonal texture.
For more information and tickets please go to the Piping Live! website.
LBPS 40th Anniversary Concerts at the Edinburgh Fringe
11th August 2023 and 12th August 2023
We will put on not one but TWO shows at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
The dates are the 11th and 12th of August and the venue is St Mark’s Church on Castle Terrace, a superb central venue with outstanding acoustics.
St Mark's Church
The bill will be different on both nights.
The first night, 11th August, features Iain Gelston, Finlay MacVicar and Calum Armstrong.
Finlay MacVicar, Iain Gelston and Calum Armstrong
The second night, 12th August, features Allan MacDonald and inB (Fin Moore, Brìghde Chaimbeul, Louise Mulcahy and Tiarnàn O’Duinnchinn).
Allan will be playing Scottish smallpipes (in C), and singing, whilst inB will feature two sets of uilleann pipes and two sets of Scottish smallpipes. In, er, B.
Allan MacDonald
inB - Tiarnàn O’Duinnchinn, Louise Mulcahy, Brìghde Chaimbeul and Fin Moore
Tickets are being handled directly from the Fringe box office. There are various concessions available, too. Click here to be redirected.
Colin Melville’s entry wins the 40th Anniversary Composing Competition
Colin Melville of Munlochy, near Inverness, is the winner of our 40th anniversary composing competition. We received 21 entries.
Colin’s entry is a four-part tune that will be henceforth titled, The Lowland & Border Pipers’ Society. He wins £400 plus a full run of the LBPS’ music collections and CDs.
Colin, who used to play with The Tannahill Weavers for over a decade, said: “I am absolutely delighted my entry was deemed by the judges to have merit enough to take the top spot.
“I’d had fragments of the melody in the back of mind for a few years and the first part came quite quickly. This competition was the ideal opportunity to work on it and form something fuller.”
Judges, Gary West and John Purser, said: “We feel that Colin’s entry is a splendid tune which has every chance of becoming a standard within the lowland and border bellows pipes repertoire.
“Like all the best tunes, it is not overly complex, and every phrase does its job very well. It is the kind of tune that all levels of player should be able to play, and to learn without too much difficulty. I can certainly imagine it becoming something of a theme tune at LPBS gatherings, and indeed well beyond our immediate community, too.”
LBPS Convenor, Stuart Letford, said: “The committee had thought that, with many other piping organisations having tunes named for them, it was time the LBPS had one, particularly in this its 40th year. Colin’s tune fits the remit we asked composers to take cognisance of and the judges agreed that his tune was the clear winner. Indeed, I understand both had it as their respective choices before comparing notes.
“We look forward as an organisation to playing this tune whenever we meet. It is a lovely tune. “
Please click Read More to see the score.
The LBPS Collogue and AGM - 16th September 2023
The LBPS Collogue and AGM will be held on 16th September 2023 in the Burgh Halls in Linlithgow, West Lothian
https://linlithgowburghhalls.co.uk/ .
More details to follow shortly.
LBPS 40th Anniversary
The LBPS is pleased to announce that 2023 is the year of the 40th anniversary of the society and the committee is planning some exciting celebrations during the year to mark the occasion.
December 2022 Issue of Common Stock
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June 2022 Issue of Common Stock
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LBPS Annual Competition 2022 – The Results
The LBPS Annual Competition 2022 was held in Linlithgow on Saturday, 9th April 2022.
It was the first time the Society had been to this historic town. The town's old municipal building, the Burgh Halls proved to be a superb venue and was only a five-minute walk from the railway station. The town itself is conveniently situated roughly halfway between Glasgow and Edinburgh.
December 2021 Issue of Common Stock
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The results of the two LBPS Competition classes held at the Annual Collogue and AGM in October 2021
The Society held its Annual Collogue and AGM at the end of October along with two remaining classes from the competition in what turned out to be a very pleasant day at Old Gala House in the Scottish borders.
The competition was organised by Anne Duncan and featured a mix of in-person and pre-recorded entries. Hamish Moore was the judge along with members of the audience in the time honoured fashion.
Some of the performances can be watched on the LBPS Youtube channel at Lowland & Border Pipers' Society Official - YouTube
The winners were:
Skeely Piper, Sir Walter Scott theme
1 - Robert Porter - Jack Lattin
2 equal - Matt Seattle - Soor Plums, Hoop and Gird Her.
2 equal - Anne Duncan - Uamh an Oir
3 Pete Stewart - The Border Widow Lament, Hoopers and Girders, Round Headed Cuckolds Come Dig.
London Trophy- New Composition
1 - Matt Seattle- The Little White Rose of Scotland
2 - Pete Stewart - The Auld White Road
3 - Rod Nevin - Whitmire
Binders for Common Stock
Binders for Common Stock are now available from the Shop.
The binders are beautifully embossed with the Common Stock logo. Each binder can hold 12 issues (6 years of Common Stock).
One binder costs £12 or you can buy a 2-pack at the reduced price of £20.
