James van de Ven <james.vandeven@gmail.com> Ottawa Branch Newsletter - April 7, 2014 James van de Ven <secretary@ppbso-ottawa.org> Reply-To: James van de Ven <secretary@ppbso-ottawa.org> To: james.vandeven@gmail.com Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 10:32 PM View Email In Browser April 7, 2014 Results - Glengarry Open MSR Contest The Glengarry Cup open MSR competition was held Saturday, March 29, 2014 at the Royal Canadian Air Force Officers Mess. Ten professional and amateur competitors battled it out before a large crowd, with Andrew Hayes taking home the Cup that is donated by the Glengarry Pipe Band. The Judge was Jack Lee of the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. 1. Andrew Hayes, Abercairney Highlanders, Tulloch Castle, Charlie s Welcome. Upcoming Events May. 10, 2014 Ottawa Branch Indoor Games Location: 2755 County Rd 43, Kemptville May. 24, 2014 Kingston Scottish Festival Location: Rideau Acres Campground, Kingston Aug. 23, 2014 North Lanark Highland Games Location: Almonte 2. Eric Ouellette, John MacDonald s Welcome to South Uist, Struan Robertson, Ca the Ewes. 3. Andrea Boyd, South Hall, Lady MacKenzie of Gairloch, The Sheepwife. 4. Jacob Dicker, Hugh Alexander Lowe of Tiree, Cabar Feidh, The Sheepwife. 5. Scott MacIntosh, Kantara to El Arish, The Ewe Wi the Crooked Horn, The Sheepwife. About the Branch Newsletter and Website The Ottawa Branch Executive has implemented a new website and changed the newsletter format. The website provides the
6. Ed Bush, Prescott, Hugh Kennedy, Susan MacLeod, The Grey Bob. Following the competition, Jack Lee entertained the crowd with a recital featuring a number of tunes that had been taught during the workshops earlier in the day, and which culminated with his own composition The Lee Family Christmas. The raffle prize included items donated by Bob Worrall, P.D. Pottery, pipes drums, McCarthy Highand Supply and the Kingston Scottish Festival. executive a means to easily post news and announcements as well as allow users to sign up for events online. Branch members can now easily subscribe to the newsletter service. As always, constructive feedback from the membership is welcome. Ottawa Branch Website Forward to a Friend Follow on Twitter Friend on Facebook Unsubscribe Update Subscription Preferences View Email In Browser Check back for videos of the competition performances, which will be posted to the Branch s YouTube channel in the coming days. Ottawa Branch Indoor Highland Games The Ottawa Branch Indoor Highland Games are fast approaching! Solo piping & drumming competition, quartets and drum fanfare contests and band competition. Please have your registrations submitted by May 3, 2014. There is no cost to register online. Admission at the door: $10/person Registration Page Kingston Scottish Festival Registration Deadline
The Kingston Scottish Festival has earlier registration deadlines this year. Please register before the deadlines!! Solo competition entry deadline is April 25, 2014. Band entries will be taken up to May 9, 2014. Highland dancing competition entry deadline is May 18, 2014. Solo Registration Page: http://www.kingstonscotfest.com/registration/soloregistration/ Band Registration Page: http://www.kingstonscotfest.com/registration/bandregistration/ Highland Dance Competition Registration Page: http://www.kingstonscotfest.com/registration/highlanddancing-registration/ We hope to see you there! Mòd 2014 Bruce Campbell is a well-known and highly respected piper/pipe-major, publisher, historian and adjudicator will be delivering a seminar series on Pìobaireachd, adjudicating, and delivering a piping/pìobaireachd workshop at our Mòd Chanada event May 30th/May 31st/June 1st at University of Ottawa. Mòd Chanada focuses attention on and promotes awareness for Scottish Gàidhlig language, music and culture. This year, there will be a strong focus on pìobaireachd and Ceòl Mòr in general. We are hoping to attract not just regular Mòd goers (pipers who compete on practice chanter and small-pipes), but have opened a new competition on Saturday, May 31st for those wanting to compete by playing an Ùrlar of their favourite pìobaireachd tune, and receiving an adjudication for their playing. As always there are good prizes to be won, and fun to be had. Entry to the seminar series is included in the nominal Mòd admission fee. Competition entry fees as well are nominal. The all-day workshop on Sunday, June 1st is available for $50, and places will be limited, so it's a good idea to book ahead. An idea of what Bruce includes in his workshops can be found at: http://www.duntroonpublishing.com/page520.03.html
Mòd 2014 There are always an array of great prizes to be won at Mòd Canada. Lunch is served and unique items can be purchased at our on-site store and silent-auction. NOTE: Taking an annual $25 annual membership in Comunn Gàidhlig Ottawa includes 1 individual entry to the Mòd. All other competitors must pay the appropriate entry fee to the Mòd. All competitor members and nonmember must pay the price for each event as indicated on the Category Pages Admission to the Mòd is $10/per person, $25/family, children under 12, military/police veterans and senior citizens are admitted on a good-will offering basis. Competitions are $5/per entry/per competition For more information, contact Randy Waugh at comunngaidhligottawa@rogers.com or by calling 613-286-1003 Or sign up on the CGO website at: http://gaidhligottawa.ca (Store) For more information please see Mod Chanada General Information Pipe Band Book for a Great Cause Barham Brummage is trying to raise awareness of his new book about the lighter side of life in pipe bands. It is downloadable from Amazon to kindle. There is a free app from Amazon if you need to convert to another type of e book. Please support the cause made so well known by Fiona Morris of Boghall and Bathgate G1 who is joint editor. Here is the blurb. Read about the judge who got struck by lightning; the bass drummer who "threw" his instrument out of a third storey window or the perils of playing too close to the heavy events at a highland games. "A slunge in the bidet...and other stories from the world of pipe bands" offers an insight into the lighter side of piping and drumming. Amusing stories have been donated by a wide variety of people; players, judges and followers from around the band world including Canada
and Australia as well as Scotland. All proceeds from the book go to The Bone Cancer Research Trust. http://www.amazon.com/slunge-bidet-other-storiesworld-ebook/dp/b00itzt8la/ref=sr_1_1? ie=utf8&qid=1396920627&sr=8-1&keywords=a+slunge+in+the+ bidet...and+other+stories+ from+the+world+of+pipe+bands Classifieds For Sale: Ghillie Brogues For sale: Ghillie Brogues Manufactured by Gaelic Themes, Scotland US size 11 (UK 10, European 44.5) Rarely worn Neolite half sole added to leather original for traction Extra pair of laces, extra set of tassels for laces Plastic plates, heel and toe In original box $65.00 Contact Allan @ Robertson@Distributel.net (613) 941 2129 (days) (613) 668 4305 (cell) Drums for Sale Two Premier Traditional Tenor Drums with hard plastic Protechtor cases. Asking $150.00 each or $250.00 for the pair.
Premier's tenor drums are unrivaled in quality of sound and build. Traditional tenor drums feature a 5.5mm unsupported birch shell that produces a wonderful clear tone, complementing perfectly the other voices in the drum corps. Shells are 12 deep by 14.75 diameter. Leg rests are included. Black shells, rims and lugs. Contact: Thomas MacKenzie tom.mackenzie@sympatico.ca More Drums for Sale Premier HTS-200 Snare Drums with Cases and Harnesses Asking $50.00 each or $100.00 for the pair. Drums are in good condition. Dual-snare model, black wrap finish & hardware on one black wrap and white hardware on the other. Original heads in good condition. Everything in working order, no missing hardware. Contact: Thomas MacKenzie tom.mackenzie@sympatico.ca Technopipes for Sale
Technopipes by Fagerstrom with case Asking $150.00 Electric bagpipe with adjustable tuning range. Same fingering as a full-size practice chanter. Midi compatible, has a metronome, a built in replay, pipes or small pipes sound. Black color. Highly portable. Fits in your pocket Contains all the electronics as well as the battery: no extra box to plug in. Uses standard stereo earphones: perfect to play on buses, trains etc. Ideal for the commuter. Unforgiving at detecting crossing noise. Authentic bagpipes sounds. Drones sound with different drone configurations. Built-in metronome. Adjustable contact sensitivity. Pitch adjustable within a two octave range. Recording capabilities, with variable playback speed. MIDI output (cable included). Runs on one standard AAA 1.5V alkaline battery or one AAA 1.2V NiMH rechargeable battery. Runs for approx. 10 hours on a 1000mAh rechargeable NiMH battery. Touch controls for all settings. Headphones not included. Contact: Thomas MacKenzie tom.mackenzie@sympatico.ca Bagpipes for Sale
2007 McCallum AB2 with imitation Ivory and Nickle fittings with slides. Adjustable blow pipe and reeds for drones and chanter included. Drone humidity control system in bag. Looking for $1300 or best offer. Call: John Alexander 613-590-1031
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