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April 18, 2026

Glenholmes wins UK Solo Drumming Championship after three-way tie

 Cookstown, Northern Ireland – April 18, 2026 – After what was likely an unprecedented three-way tie for first, the judges conferred and agreed that Field Marshal Montgomery Leading-Drummer William Glenholmes was the winner of the 2026 UK Solo Drumming Championship, held at Cookstown High School. Glenholmes edged...
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Bruce Gandy, Murray Henderson on the menu for 2026 Piping Live! Lunchtime Recitals

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John Elliott: the pipes|drums Interview – Part 3

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Emmanuel College rise to win Grade 2 at 2026 Maclean Gathering

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Greg Wilson wins Clasp at Hastings for the NINETEENTH TIME

Topping his own record, Greg Wilson of Tai Tapu, New Zealand, won the Murray Henderson Clasp to the Gold Medal for the...
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