First 2010 Breton Championship event to be televised, streamed live; World's streaming still TBD

Last Updated: February 8, 2010

The first competition in the series of events over the year to determine the 2010 Breton Bagad Champion will be televised and streamed on the Internet live, with 15 Grade 1 bagads . . .

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Last Updated: February 5, 2010

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Boghall pulls out of Lomond & Clyde event; Torphichen in

Last Updated: February 3, 2010

Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia has withdrawn from the March 20 Invitational Indoor Pipe Band Competition in Glasgow, but Torphichen & Bathgate has stepped . . .

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Metro Cup gives pipers time to focus

Last Updated: February 3, 2010

Unlike most top solo piping competitions that keep competitors on edge, not divulging what they'll be required to play often until only minutes . . .

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SFU takes Hosbilt Cup again for Best Bass-Section

Last Updated: January 23, 2010

Based on new criteria set by the sponsor of the trophy, the winner of the Hosbilt Cup for the Best Bass-Section in Grade 1 at the 2009 World Pipe Band Championships is . .

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McCallum on top at Duncan Memorial

Last Updated: January 18, 2010

Willie McCallum emerged as the overall winner of the annual Gordon Duncan Memorial invitational solo piping competition, held . . .

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Lee, Troy, Brown, Elliott, Foley storm KC with big prizes

Last Updated: January 16, 2010

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Manawatu tips Canterbury at Square Day competition

Last Updated: December 13, 2009

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Chicago 1982: blowing hard in the Windy City

Last Updated: February 4, 2010

Iain MacDonald looks back at the Chicago PipeFest – a watershed event in the history of world piping and drumming. Included are sound files of Grade 1 performances from the actual 1982 competition.

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Updated: Our fearless forecasts for 2010!

Last Updated: January 17, 2010

We haul out the p|d crystal ball to predict what will most certainly happen (well, maybe, anyway) in the next 12 months.

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BC Pipers' Association Mini Gathering

Pitt River Middle School

February 11, 2010

BC Pipers' Association Pro Knockout

The United Scottish Cultural Centre

February 13, 2010

Paeroa Highland Games & Tattoo

Paeroa Domain

February 13, 2010

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Colin MacLellan: the pipes|drums Interview, Part 5

Last Updated: February 5, 2010

We conclude our extensive exclusive interview with Colin MacLellan, one of the foremost leaders of his piping generation. In this installment, he discusses his heroes, piping in Edinburgh and what may be on his horizon.

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Colin MacLellan: the pipes|drums Interview, Part 4

Last Updated: January 9, 2010

His return to Scotland, light music styles, pipe bands, reedmaking, the RSPBA, judging . . . the seven-page, near-5,000-words fourth instalment

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Colin MacLellan: the pipes|drums Interview, Part 3

Last Updated: December 21, 2009

Emigration to Canada and back to Scotland, the CPA, the Boycott Year and teachers judging pupils - a few of the topics in the third instalment of our exclusive interview.

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Colin MacLellan: the pipes|drums Interview, Part 2

Last Updated: November 29, 2009

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Colin MacLellan: the pipes|drums Interview

Last Updated: November 14, 2009

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February 9, 1883

George S. McLennan born, Edinburgh.

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Solo competition and the drive to improve . . .

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Limit yourself to only two big piping and drumming goals this year; write them down; revisit them; and check in December if you have achieved them.

Andrew Berhoff, Toronto

Affirmative

Last Updated: February 4, 2010

Iain Speirs reviews Affirmation, the latest CD from 2009 World Champions Simon Fraser University

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Highland collective

Last Updated: January 25, 2010

Seudan at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow, Jan. 24, 2010 - reviewed by Michael Grey

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Breachd star

Last Updated: January 24, 2010

Jenny Hazzard reviews John Mulhearn and the Big Music Society, Classic Grand Theatre, Glasgow, Jan. 23, 2010

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Now reed this

Last Updated: December 31, 2009

We consider a handy new 57-page guidebook for pipers of all levels

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