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suggestionthatajuvenilebandshould the suggestion of bringing in
be formed in the College. Seumas experienced players he wrote,
MacNeill wrote in the PipingTimes, ‘Bringing in outside pipers to the
‘It might be asked, why does the band is a worry.As I see it there are
College of Piping, which three reasons for having the band;
concentrates almost exclusively on firstly it is an additional incentive for
the production of solo performers, the boys to improve their piping;
want to become involved with all the secondlyitgivesthemalotoffunand
hassle of running a pipe band? This so makes them more likely to stay
has been asked an indefinite number with the College; and thirdly it is a
of times on the College Committee good publicity advertisement for the
but the answer is still the same.Why College. Anybody of course can
should we deprive boys and girls of collect a group of pipers and
the tremendous fun they can get drummers together and form a pipe
through being members of a pipe band but I think our aim should be a
band? And anyway nearly all pipers bitdifferent.Iwouldlikethepipersto
trained in the College become beentirelyCollegetrainedandtostay
membersofpipebands,someplaceor together over the years so that
some time. Four of them have eventuallytheybecomeanadultband
become pipe majors of Grade One moving up through the grades.I see
bands, leading them to honour and no advantage to the College in
glory.Iftheywanttojoinabandthey creating an instant adult band
might as well all be in the same one, depending on the College for
sincetheywillallbeplayingthesame sponsorship and support.’ After the
way.’ A new class was started on next meeting Seumas again wrote to
Wednesday evenings with instructors the committee members: ‘In case
Seumas McNeill, myself and Alan there is any misunderstanding I think
Minty who became the Pipe Major. I should just reiterate some of my
In March a meeting was held in the feelingsregardingtheband.Firstofall
Collegewhereparentswereinvitedto
form a committee to assist with the
runningoftheband.Fourteenparents
HALKIRK
came,therewerelongdiscussionsand
GAMES
acommitteewaselected.Theparents’
committee had a meeting in the July
25thJULY ’09
and various suggestions were made
RECREATIONPARK,
about the future of the band,
HALKIRK
particularly a suggestion that more
OneofthefivetopHighland
adultplayersshouldbebroughtinand
GamesinScotland;thenorth’s
the band should compete in Grade
premiersportingevent;jnr.&
Four.Whenhesawtheminutesofthe
snr. piping; £150 for first in
meeting Seumas wrote a letter to the
piob.;
band committee members expressing
EntriesbyJuly24to
his concerns over several matters.On
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