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Na Worlds

2023

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ALBALatest broadcast: on BBC ALBA HD

Available for 12 months

Bidh Catrìona NicNèill a’ cur fàilt’ oirbh gu Farpaisean Chòmhlan Pìoba na Cruinne neo mar a chanas tòrr – Na Worlds. Thairis air a’ phrògram seo bidh Catrìona a’ toirt thugaibh blasad den phìobaireachd agus drumaireachd as fheàrr bho air feadh an t-saoghail; à Alba fhèin, Èirinn, Èirinn a Tuath, Canada, Aimeireagaidh agus Sealainn Nuaidh.

Le sia còmhlain-pìoba deug a’ farpais aig ìre a h-aon, ‘sa phrògram chì sibh cuid de na seallaidhean as fheàrr bhon dàrna là aig an tachartas.

Bhuannaich Còmhlan Pìoba Peoples Ford Boghall is Bathgate Caledonia Na Worlds am bliadhna, fo stiùir Màidsear Pìoba Ross Harvey, agus Prìomh Dhrumair a’ Chòmhlain, Kerr McQuillan. Tha iad a-nis air an fharpais as motha a bhuannachadh airson a’ chiad uair riamh.

Cluinnear cuideachd; St. Laurence O’Toole, ScottishPower, Simon Fraser University agus tòrr a bharrachd.

Carrie MacNeil introduces the bands competing at Grade 1 in the World Pipe Band Championships, aka The Worlds. The show features internationally distinguished pipers and drummers from Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Canada and New Zealand.
In total 16 pipe bands competed across the two-day event.

This programme features selected sounds and sights from the climactic second day. Peoples Ford Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band won the title this year, led by Pipe Major Ross Harvey and Lead Drummer Kerr McQuillan - the band’s first ever victory at The Worlds. St Laurence O’Toole, ScottishPower and Simon Fraser University are amongst just some of the bands featured.

In Gaelic with English subtitles Show less

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Presenter:
Carrie MacNeil

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