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Kenny MacLeod: the pipes|drums Interview – Part 1

Kenny MacLeod can seem as omnipresent throughout the piping and drumming world as McCallum instruments and gear. He seems everywhere all the time, and we were fortunate to pin him down for a few hours in August during the Piping Live! festival. The National Piping Centre kindly provided us with their library for an...
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May 31, 2008
All in the numbers? An analysis of Scottish Championships judges’ results
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Iain McLeod retires as Pipe Major of Lothian & Borders Police.
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