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STOP PRESS - 5th January 2012

At least 13 (mostly second-hand) copies of York Music (by Dr. James Merryweather) are now available at
Abe Books and
Amazon
New copies are difficult to obtain because it appears that the original publisher may no longer be trading.

Latest News from the International Guild of Town Pipers

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The Fifth Festival of the International Guild of Town Pipers
Mon 19 Dec 2011 20:00 GMT - The IGTP Directors are planning the Fifth International Festival of Town Pipers over the 2nd to 4th of June 2012 in Colchester, in association with the well-established medieval-themed Colchester Medieval Festival (formerly the Oyster Fayre), with performance sites in the Castle Park and around the town centre. Member bands already lining up to take part include those from Baggeshotte, Charlotte, Colchester, Doncaster, Ely, Gloucester, Leeds, Lincoln, Ludlow, Kings Lynn, 's-Hertogenbosch and York. Further information has been posted in the "Festivals" section of the website. If you are interested in taking part please email the IGTP.

Lincoln Waites in the news
Wed 1 Feb 2012 10:00 GMT - Congratulations to the Lincoln Waites for their participation in a "Making Music" partnership scheme, twinning with Millfield Primary School in Lincoln, taking a programme ofTudor Christmas carols in to add to the school's study of the Tudors. What an impression a fully liveried band must have made on these young people! Further collaborative work with the school is planned.

Review of 2011
Sat 31 Dec 2011 16:00:00 GMT - In the past year, we have welcomed de Mowbray's Musick, Waytes and Measures and the Gloucester Grallers into membership of the Guild. Recalling what has been listed in the Concerts and Events Diary, it has been quite a good year for gigs despite the economic situation. Looking forward to 2012, there aren't too many events listed yet but this is the quiet time of year. However, we all look forward to summer, lots of gigs for individual bands, and the main event of the year - not the Olympic Games, nor the Jubilee, but the Fifth International Festival of Town Pipers in Colchester. Best wishes for the new year to town pipers everywhere from the IGTP Directors.

Membership renewals
Sun 20 Nov 2011 10:30:00 GMT - IGTP membership renewals for 2012 become due on January 1st. For payment details and methods, please see the Membership page.

York Wait retires
Thu 12 Jan 2012 13:45:00 GMT - After more than three decades as a member of The York Waits, Roger Richardson officially retired after the annual Yule Riding procession on December 21st, although occasional guest appearances are anticipated. After the early evening procession, fellow waits (including representatives of the waits of Colchester, Doncaster, Kings Lynn and Leeds) and other friends gathered at York Brewery to mark Roger's retirement. In recognition of his long and meritorious service in the York Waits, Roger was awarded honorary life membership of the International Guild of Town Pipers and presented with his certificate by the Chair of the IGTP. Thelinked document includes a photograph of the occasion and A letter from Roger including a description of the early days in York.

IGTP Events page updates
Sun 18 Dec 2011 15:30:00 GMT - The IGTP Events page is now listing public events by member bands up to the end of June 2012, including of course the Fifth International Festival in Colchester. Please send details of events to waits.events@btinternet.com

RSS news feed
Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:00:00 GMT - The IGTP has included this RSS news feed into the Waits' Website homepage to provide the latest news about waits and their musical activities. It is maintained by Alan Radford, and relevant news items may be submitted to waits.events@btinternet.com

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