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Island pipe band will pay tribute to Manchester bomb victim Eilidh MacLeod

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The island pipe band which Manchester bomb victim Eilidh MacLeod belonged to is to pay tribute to her in the Big Apple to help celebrate Tartan Day.

Eilidh, 14, from Barra, was among the 22 people killed in May last year at US singer Ariana Grande’s concert.

She was a piper in the Sgoil Lionacleit Pipe Band, which is made up of children from Uist and Barra.

The band will take part in a variety of events in New York, including the Tartan Day parade on Saturday, and will remember Eilidh by playing a lament.

This will be the first time any pipe band has represented the Hebrides at this event, and a stage the band intend to use to once again honour Eilidh.

Tartan Day is tomorrow but the parade is held the following day.

Band tutor Donald MacDonald said: “I am just hoping that this is a big thank you for the kids for working so hard over the years – and especially the last couple of years, every band has got their ups and downs and we certainly had our share of that last year.

“Eilidh brought a lot of spirit into our band and I am very pleased to say that spirit is very much alive.

“Not only was she an excellent solo player, she was a great team player.”

He added: “It was hard for everyone but the kids are more resilient than you think. They are so strong. They managed to play at Eilidh’s funeral.”

Eilidh’s great-uncle Mr Manford said the band would play The Fair Maid of Barra, which was one of Eilidh’s favourites and an emotional tribute to her.

“It really is a fitting tribute to Eilidh. It goes without saying that we would all love to see Eilidh there,” he said.

“Piping was a great joy to Eilidh. Eilidh loved life and she got enormous pleasure out of playing.”

He added: “The fact that the band has had the courage and strength to go on is a testament to themselves and a testament to everything they are about.

“It’s an enormous pleasure to see that happening, to see them going from strength to strength, and Eilidh’s spirit will be with them.”