Back from the wilderness
Hello again.
Yes I know, I have been a bit slack for the last few months and not
posted any blogs to my site. I have
just written on behalf of the Mackenzie Highland Pipe Band, the history of the
band from its inception in 1912, up until this year 2012, so it has taken up a
lot of my time. Included in this
publication is a profile of every member who played in the band between these
dates. That equates to around 220 known
members.
Three hundred and thirty pages
long and 270mm x 190mm in size, and more than 200 photographs, this is not your
usual documentation of historic events. Throughout this publication, the text
is sprinkled with a verve that is laced with copious amounts of humour,
reminiscent of those country bands of old.
In writing this, I have felt quite privileged to be
part of a great team, who worked for many months to put this publication
together.
For those readers of my blog outside of the area and New Zealand, they may not even
be aware of the existence of the Mackenzie Highland Pipe Band. In actual fact, the Band is stationed in
Fairlie, which is the gateway to the Mackenzie.
Let me give you a geography lesson on the location
of Fairlie, a sleepy little hollow on the edge of a vast but picturesque
region, The Mackenzie Country, World renown for its lakes and its snow-covered
mountains.
This book, A Century in the Making, is being
launched at the Mackenzie A&P Show on Easter Monday, 9th of
April 2012. While copies may not be
available though the retailer, they will however, be available to the general
public by contacting the Band Secretary, Graham Parcell. ggparcell@xtra.co.nz
To those past members who seek one of these books, I am sure you will get a kick out of a jolly good read.
My heart felt thanks to those members who spent a lot of time gathering information over several months, when you see them again, give them a pat on the back.
They are Heather Fifield, John Campbell, Eric Jones, Graham Parcell, and the grandfather, Colin McKinnon.
Kind regards
Noel Guthrie.
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