No.357

2014

Pipe Band magazine

Offi cial Publication of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association PATRONS

T e Earl of Elgin & Kincardine T e Earl of Mansfi eld

President - George Ussher Chairman - Gordon Hamill Vice-Chairman - John Hughes

Honorary Presidents Alex Mosson Ian McLellan

Hon. Vice-Presidents George Purves

Scottie MacLean Matthew Connell Alistair MacDonald Kevin Reilly

Chief Executive Ian Embelton

HQ Office Manager: Aliki Papageorgiou 45 Washington St.,Glasgow G3 8AZ t: 0141 221 5414; f: 0141 221 1561 www.rspba.org

Branches and Directors

Ayrshire, Dumfries & Galloway.....M McCrindle
Dundee, Perth & Angus...............P McAndrew
Fife............................................I Finlay
Glasgow & West..........................I MacAskill, N Greeves
Lothian & Borders.......................W McCafferty, S Orr
London & South of England..........W MacGregor
Midlands.....................................D Frith
NE England................................. K Reilly
NW England.................................P Brown
North of Scotland ........................R Niven, J Gibb
Northern Ireland..........................M Herron, K Crothers
Stirling.......................................A Grant

RSPBA Affi liated Associations

Alberta Society of Pipers and Drummers Australian PBA

Bagpipe Association of Germany British Columbia PBA

Eastern United States PBA Irish PBA

Midwest US PBA Netherlands PBA

PBA of Scandinavia PBA of South Africa PBA of Switzerland

Pipers and Pipe Band Association of Ontario Royal New Zealand PBA Southern US PBA Western US PBA

Front: P/M Duncan Nicholson of Greater Glasgow Police Scotland Pipe Band is the subject of this issue’s interview.

Turn to page nine.

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VAT No. 703 7056 54 Views expressed in the magazine are not necessarily those of the Association. APRIL 2014 Pipe Band Magazine 1

26 Tributes - George Black - P/M Bill Hepburn

32 Ulster's Teaching •••

- Province leads the way 34 2014 Diary

20 All Our Yesterdays ••• - HMS Empress

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CONTENTS

3 By the Right - AGM report

6 Lady of the Dance ••• - Christine Lacey

9 Know Your P/M - Duncan Nicholson

14 Branch News 16 Letters

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