Scotland's Chiefs.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 11, 5 July 1887, Page 2

Scotland's Chiefs.

Mnssns Munro, McKay, McLennan, and Gordon Lesslie arrived from the South by the Manapouri on Sunday morning, and will commence their entertainment in Pannell's Hall to-morrow evening. They will also play at Ormond on Friday evening. The performance tv’ll consist of bagpipe music, Scotch; English; and Irish dancing; violin and piauoforte music, and Sc'otcU ballads. The Press speak ..in the higtyekt praise of the performers who aombinii to produce an entertainment pleasant to every, one. Mr Munro is spoken o? as a piper that can please the ears of all nations with a class of musio not originally intended for the pipes. He has an unbeaten record as a master of the art ot dancing, having won no less than 30 trophies and 100 first prizes during the five years he has been competing. Considerable excitement was Caused in Napier over a contest between Mr Munro and Mr B. Smith, the popular host of the Masonic Hotel, ex-champion of Scotland. Tiie decision in the first contest Was by t( show of hands which resulted in a tie. The second contest was given in favor of Mr Munro by three judges. A third match was made between Mr Munro and Mr J. M. Lockhead, of Hawksbury, and resulted in a walk over for the champion. Mr McKay is a piper, violinist, and dancer, with a flourishing recotd to his credit, and Mr Gordon Lesslie as a singer and pianist la equally perfect in his own line. Gisborne people may never have another chance of hearing proper pipe music and seeing perfect dancing, and, no, doubt, Parnell's Hall will be well filled to-morrow night to see the kilted lads. We believe Mr Munro will offer a trophy for the best focal comic singer and one for the best Irish jig dancer.