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FRONT COVER PICTURE: Murray Blair, see feature on pages 10 – 14. Photo: Stuart Curnow
Roddy MacLeod News
Murray Blair From deep roots... Playing Highland pipes with other instruments
Part 5 — Unlocking the mysteries of musical keys Opinion piece by Chris MacKenzie
Room for all styles and points of view Craig Munro of Wallace Bagpipes
All work and lots of playing Youngstars newsletter No.54
The National Youth Pipe Band Evolution of the Highland Bagpipe within the
Musical Traditions of Scotland and Cape Breton Chapter 3.2 Summary — Evolution in Cape Breton
Steven Blake and RURA
Laying the foundations of their future Gimcracks and thing-a-ma-jigs
Demystifying moisture control systems Royal Military College, Ontario, Canada
Where practices start at 0630 New Products
CD Reviews
Grey’s Notes by Michael Grey An extrasensory sense of place
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