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Name: Edwin McCann
Email: odewin@poetic.com
Date: 21 Feb 2010
Comment: Dear Tom McCann,
My father Thomas Ross Beatie Mc Cann was born in the gorbals in 1927. He was an accomplished piper having led the BB march since he was six years old. He joined the Cameronians(Scottish Rifles) as a piper when he was fourteen and also served in both the Royal and Merchant Navy. His brothers were John, George and Robert aka Bertie. Family names include: Beattie, Jardine, MacGregor and going back a few generations to Vass.
My father had strong links with the orange movement in Glasgow where he was a VIP piper. My father passed away in 1966/7 when we were kids and we lost contact with his family at this time. I would be keen to connect with my fathers family and am wondering if any of these details knit into your know.
Wishing you all the very best with your work in Beverley. ER McCann London
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Name: callum stenhouse
Email: callum.cmpcr@yahoo.co.uk
Date: 04 Feb 2010
Comment: hi i was just woundering if i would be able to join a band and be able to learn to play the pipes and be part of a team thanks.
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Name: Tom McCann
Date: 09 Jun 2009
Comment: Hello Bill, it's nice of you to drop me a note.
I am born and raised in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, though my Father (also Thomas) was a Glasgow man. He was born in the Gorbals (1930), but his family moved to Partick when he was young, and later on to Easterhouse when my Uncle Alex was born. Both are dead now but came down to England in the 60's to work on the building of the new steeworks here in Scunthorpe and helped establish the first pipe band in Scunthorpe and later another in Grimsby. Both were side drummers, having served in the RAF as national service.
I have no knowledge of any existing relative to serve in the Irish Rangers/ Armed Forces etc.
I am the last in the bloodline of the immediate family as it was in Glasgow and haven't yet produced a natural heir (2 daughters + 1 stepson) though it's great fun to keep trying ;-),
in summary I guess the short answer to your question is no ~ I am not related to Maxy McCann.
Whereabouts in the UK are you based?
Kind regards - Tom McCann
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Name: Bill
Email: billwjc@hotmail.com
Date: 06 Jun 2009
Comment: Hi..Just to ask is the Drummer Tom McCann any relation to Drummer maxy McCann for the Irish rangers..
Bill
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Name: Gordon Fitzgerald
Email: flashyfitz@msn.com
Date: 20 Apr 2009
Comment: Hi, just browsing after receiving a phone call from Mr Fred Woodward last night. Fred is totally responsible for teaching me to play all sections of the drum corps when I was a lad.
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Name: Peter Kenyon-Brodie
Email: peter@moviextras.co.uk
Date: 08 Mar 2009
Comment: Hope to be joining you soon!
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Name: Brian Redwood
Date: 08 Feb 2009
Comment: Have you visited www.mactartan.co.uk the home of the Royal Air Force tartan designed by an ex RAF pilot.
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Name: Bill
Email: gezzerbil@yahoo.co.uk
Date: 29 Aug 2008
Comment: Just to say we saw you's at Ashbourne. Went up form Somerset the show. Looking good guys. Hope we see you out and about next time we are up visiting my broyher in Hull.
O pipey i was parked next to you at Birmingham..
Keep it up..
Regards Bill
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Name: Scunthorpe Pipe Band
Date: 25 Jul 2008
Comment: Hi all, can you change our url to www.scunthorpepipeband.org please (the other one doesn't work). Cheers. Nice site btw
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Name: Malcolm Steele
Date: 03 May 2007
Comment: Band required to lead Portballintrae Royal Blues Loyal Orange Lodge number 1142 on local parade in Bushmills (12th July 2007), County Antrim and on Main parade in Cloughmills (12th July 2007), County Antrim. Lodge offers accommodation in local guesthouses (paid by Lodge), meals and transportation and genereous donation. Would suit band from England or Scotland and tours of World famous Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Whiskey Distillery can be arranged as part of the trip.
All interested parties should email for contact details etc.
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Name: Ollie Brownlie
Email: ollie_brownlie@hotmail.co.uk
Date: 23 Apr 2007
Comment: Hi all,
Played with you all for a very short time in 2005 (i think) it's great to see you are all still doing so well. It was great to see Sean at the Piping Recital - Ponteland. Good Luck for the future, see you all soon!!
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Name: Jim Christie
Email: tin_tin69@hotmail.co.uk
Date: 16 Mar 2007
Comment: Hi all at Bev pipe band! just having a browse through the site and i think its great, good job. I also have managed to perfect pumpkins fancy and have been annoying the lads in the block, haha. still looking for a set of decent pipes but no luck so far. anyway, take care and ill hopefully hear about the bands success in the near future.
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Name: tony lee
Email: tonyleebrid@hotmail.com
Date: 24 Jan 2007
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Name: Bob McDougall
Email: mariabobrum@hotmail.com
Date: 06 Jan 2007
Comment: Hi to all those who remember the worst 3 oldest learner pipers. I have now moved lock stock and bagpipes to Cyprus. I still annoy the wife and local animals trying to play but I like it. thanks for your patience and company. keep up the good work.
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Name: Brian
Email: bwylie@blueyonder.co.uk
Date: 18 Oct 2006
Comment: Thanks to Sean to introducing me to a fab site with marvellous links and contacts
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Name: Sue
Email: Oorangetree@aol.com
Date: 15 Jul 2006
Comment: Wot a hoot! Great site from a non piper.
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Name: john shaw
Email: sharky@aol.com
Date: 15 May 2006
Comment: thank u for letting me participate on your practice evening in leconfeild being a piper myself in the irish gaurds it made my day. all the best in competing. piper john shaw.
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Name: Ken Adler
Email: kadler@lyon.edu
Date: 09 May 2006
Comment: Greeting Folks,
Just popping in for another visit. A very nice site. Sounds like you have a good thing going there. I hope I get a chance to visit in person sometime, or at least run into you at the World's. Scottish heritage is alive and well in the Ozark highlands. Visit our webpages at:
http://www.lyon.edu/scottishHeritage/
Cheers,
K
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Name: chris
Email: piper__chris@hotmail.com
Date: 15 Mar 2006
Comment: hi there im a piper with the scunthorpe and district pipe band tried to put a link on your site to ours but dont think it worked the address is www.scunthorpepipeband.com if you could rectify my mistake and add our site to ur links page id be greatful,thanks, also good luck for the upcoming comp season and hope to see you at chatsworth as we are also competing there this year for the fist time
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Name: Jack Hammel
Email: jacksback_7920@hotmail.com
Date: 31 Jan 2006
Comment: new piper, just learning. improving my lung power. hope to attract ladies at local pub....greeting from usa
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Name: Brian Redwood
Email: brian_redwood@hotmail.com
Date: 26 Jan 2006
Comment: Very interesting site, enjoyed the visit
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Name: 2Loud MacLeod
Email: beertentradio@hotmail.com
Date: 18 Nov 2005
Comment: Best website I've seen yet for a Pipe Band!!! Well done. I think I'm moving to the UK just so I can play with your band, just to get on the website!!!!
- Yours aye
2Loud
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Name: Eryn Owen
Email: eryn.owen@shaw.ca
Date: 19 Oct 2005
Comment: I loved the poetry section on your forum - and greetings from Canada!
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Name: Tom McCann
Date: 27 Jul 2005
Comment: Most impressed by the website i am looking forward to sounding this good too!
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Name: weejock
Email: weejock@ntlworld.com
Date: 16 Jul 2005
Comment: Good site
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Name: Trevor Marshall
Email: Madmax50@supernet.com
Date: 24 Apr 2005
Comment: Band looked good on today's march from peason park will pass photo's on to Paul
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Name: Jack
Email: jfs@sencit.demon.co.uk
Date: 19 Apr 2005
Comment: Thank you for allowing us the privilege of visiting you at Leconfield. Your hospitality was great, and you made us feel 'at home'. Thank you also for letting us take part in your excellent Pipe and drum band.
Sincerely
Jack from Yorkshire Ridings Caledonian Pipes & Drums.
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Name: Ron Abbott
Date: 21 Feb 2005
Comment: Kind regards from the Hong Kong Pipe Band. If any of you are ever out this way, don't hesitate to get in touch. The weather may be warm.....but at least the beer's cold !
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Name: JOHN MACDONALD
Email: johnmacdonald3@tesco.net
Date: 18 Feb 2005
Comment: Keep Up the Good work, you have a good site. Keep the learners coming through as we need this craft to expand and the medium of the Internet and websites is assisting in the process.
John MacDonald, Hampshire Caledonian Pipe Band, Southampton –UK
http://www.hampshire-caledonian.co.uk/
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Name: mr steven metcalfe
Date: 16 Jan 2005
Comment: hello I have just got achanter and the green book one
got onto d to e would keep thinking iam not doingit right
would like to have lessons can you help point me in the right direction cheers
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Name: Dominc Dickens
Date: 18 Nov 2004
Comment: i am a tenor drummer i the christ's Hospital marching band. we play in all major events like the lord mayor's show the rose parade in california and we have also played at lords cricket ground. i was really empressed by your site! anybody who is interested in more information about our band or tenor drumming feel free to email me!
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Name: Kenton Adler
Email: kadler@lyon.edu
Date: 21 Jun 2004
Comment: Just paying a visit from the US after receiving a nice note from Paul regarding Lyon College "Lessons on Line". Very nice page you have, and we at Lyon wish the band well.
Perhaps we'll see you in 2005 when we go to Glasgow for the Worlds.
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Name: Diane Farrah: nee caulfield
Email: dizzydiddy@hotmail.com
Date: 30 Apr 2004
Comment: just checking in to see how everyone is doing, jane, james still asks after you, hope everyones well, keep up the good work x
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Name: Julie
Email: jj245@hotmail.com
Date: 17 Jun 2003
Comment: Just wanted to thank you for the performance at North Ferriby on Sunday. I really enjoyed the parade, and must admit - for someone who didn't think much to Bagpipes you guys sounded great!
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