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Episode 36 Online
Pipers’ Persuasion was invited to the home of Andrew Wright in Dunblane. There this renowned double gold medallist gave us his views on Piobaireachd, pipe bands, teaching and adjudicating. He has developed from the sound foundation of Peter MacLeod, Donald Macleod and Robert Nicol and his further studies and revisions of Piobaireachd are well known and [...]
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Currently Bob Worrall is enjoying the freedom of retirement by travelling round the world, judging, lecturing and teaching. Pipers’ Persuasion caught him at last when he came over to adjudicate at Blair Castle this year. There are fruits of decades spent in the hard work of learning, competing and performing. He is the well-known face of [...]
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Pipers’ Persuasion travelled to Pitlochry for the Glenfiddich Piping Championship and met with Balvenie Medal winner and this years’ Bean an Tighe, Rhona Lightfoot. Singer, piper, storyteller and teacher – one of Gaeldom’s great characters is how Scottish Traditional Music describes Rhona. Her wit and humour permeate this interview which we hope brings out some of [...]
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