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December 28, 2014

pipes|drums’ Top 10 news stories of 2014

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The passing of a king

March 2nd: James King

King_Jim_c1995_ValeofAtholl_smallerThe passing of the great multiple World’s winning drummer marked the end to an important link to the 1970s and ’80s pipe band era, where the upstart Dysart & Dundonald turned things upside-down and showed the world the power of a strong teaching system. King arrived on an Alex Duthart-dominated scene and successfully demonstrated that alternative approaches and methods can also pay dividends. James King made his mark, and he is missed.

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