﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Pipes|Drums News</title><link>http://www.pipesdrums.com/SearchObjects.aspx?sys-Portal=57&amp;sys-Class=Article&amp;sys-Submit=1</link><ttl>15</ttl><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 May 13 06:50:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><language>en-us</language><item><title>Jack Wield, 1950-2013</title><link>http://www.pipesdrums.com/ViewObject.aspx?sys-Portal=57&amp;sys-Class=Article&amp;sys-ID=19147</link><description /><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 13 08:01:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rubber-sleeved skin pipe bags a first for Highland pipes</title><link>http://www.pipesdrums.com/ViewObject.aspx?sys-Portal=57&amp;sys-Class=Article&amp;sys-ID=19146</link><description>Only last September Lee &amp; Sons Bagpipes introduced zippered sheepskin and goatskin pipe bags, and now the . . .</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 13 08:00:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boghall's Fiona Morris determined to win</title><link>http://www.pipesdrums.com/ViewObject.aspx?sys-Portal=57&amp;sys-Class=Article&amp;sys-ID=19144</link><description>With the Grade 1 Boghall &amp; Bathgate Caledonia, tenor drummer Fiona Morris of Kinross, Scotland, is used to being determined to beat . . .</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 13 11:54:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gourock nixed due to swampage</title><link>http://www.pipesdrums.com/ViewObject.aspx?sys-Portal=57&amp;sys-Class=Article&amp;sys-ID=19142</link><description>The spirits of many have been dampened after the 2013 Gourock Highland Games were cancelled, nixing the first Scottish outdoor . . .</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 13 12:19:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Shotts unveils new look for 2013 with revamped roster, logo and website</title><link>http://www.pipesdrums.com/ViewObject.aspx?sys-Portal=57&amp;sys-Class=Article&amp;sys-ID=19140</link><description>What a difference a year makes for the storied Shotts &amp; Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band of Scotland as the historic band enters the 2013 season . . .</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 13 12:19:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Showtime: Scottish season gets going Saturday, Sunday at Dunbar, Gourock</title><link>http://www.pipesdrums.com/ViewObject.aspx?sys-Portal=57&amp;sys-Class=Article&amp;sys-ID=19141</link><description>After a long, cold, lonely winter, the Scottish outdoor pipe band season gets started across all grades on May 11th and 12th at Dunbar and Gourock . . .</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 13 12:19:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>No Montreal games in 2013, but promises return next year</title><link>http://www.pipesdrums.com/ViewObject.aspx?sys-Portal=57&amp;sys-Class=Article&amp;sys-ID=19137</link><description>The resurrected and popular Montreal Highland Games &amp; Celtic Festival and its legendary beer tent will not happen in 2013 after . . .</description><pubDate>Sat, 4 May 13 10:46:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jack, Terry Lee to receive honorary doctorates from Simon Fraser University</title><link>http://www.pipesdrums.com/ViewObject.aspx?sys-Portal=57&amp;sys-Class=Article&amp;sys-ID=19133</link><description>Simon Fraser University Pipe Band leaders Terry Lee and Jack Lee will have more than great . . .</description><pubDate>Fri, 3 May 13 12:20:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>While Kingston Festival rises, PPBSO says no thank you</title><link>http://www.pipesdrums.com/ViewObject.aspx?sys-Portal=57&amp;sys-Class=Article&amp;sys-ID=19129</link><description>The Kingston Scottish Festival continues to grow to the point of being bigger than at least two other full outdoor Highland games on the Ontario competitive piping and drumming . . .</description><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 13 10:14:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Invercargill on the hunt for L-D and success in Grade 1</title><link>http://www.pipesdrums.com/ViewObject.aspx?sys-Portal=57&amp;sys-Class=Article&amp;sys-ID=19126</link><description>The ILT City of Invercargill of New Zealand is one of the oldest pipe bands in the antipodes and, with several years in Grade 2, was recently . . .</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 13 07:11:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Piping Live! turns 10 with official launch of 2013 festival</title><link>http://www.pipesdrums.com/ViewObject.aspx?sys-Portal=57&amp;sys-Class=Article&amp;sys-ID=19124</link><description>The tenth anniversary version of the Piping Live! Glasgow International Festival of Piping was launched officially with the promise of new venues, including the use of St. Enoch . . .</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 13 01:20:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Beyond Skype: National Piping Centre to deploy in-house streaming technology</title><link>http://www.pipesdrums.com/ViewObject.aspx?sys-Portal=57&amp;sys-Class=Article&amp;sys-ID=19119</link><description>Skype has been a familiar platform for "e-learning" for pipers and drummers for some time, but the National Piping Centre plans . . .</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 13 05:49:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bleary returns as Grade 2 band back after seven-year hiatus</title><link>http://www.pipesdrums.com/ViewObject.aspx?sys-Portal=57&amp;sys-Class=Article&amp;sys-ID=19118</link><description>The Bleary &amp; District Pipe Band of Northern Ireland will return to competition in the 2013 UK season after a seven-year . . .</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 13 04:19:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Andy Ross, 1943-2013 (updated)</title><link>http://www.pipesdrums.com/ViewObject.aspx?sys-Portal=57&amp;sys-Class=Article&amp;sys-ID=19113</link><description>Andy Ross, one of the most popular chanter reed-makers in piping history, died on April 2, 2013, after a protracted illness . . .</description><pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 13 10:38:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Canada stays indoors for Vancouver, Toronto Easter weekend events</title><link>http://www.pipesdrums.com/ViewObject.aspx?sys-Portal=57&amp;sys-Class=Article&amp;sys-ID=19107</link><description>The world's two biggest indoor piping and drumming events will take place on the same day when the British Columbia Pipers' Association . . .</description><pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 13 12:47:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Silver Medal contestants to be tested in 2014 Set Tunes list</title><link>http://www.pipesdrums.com/ViewObject.aspx?sys-Portal=57&amp;sys-Class=Article&amp;sys-ID=19106</link><description>While the lists for the Senior and Gold Medal piobaireachd competitions comprise mostly familiar tunes and a conventional approach, the Piobaireachd Society has added a twist . . .</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 13 10:00:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band officially ends 130 years with final performance</title><link>http://www.pipesdrums.com/ViewObject.aspx?sys-Portal=57&amp;sys-Class=Article&amp;sys-ID=19104</link><description>After 130 years, the Edinburgh City / Lothian &amp; Borders Police Pipe Band officially ended . . .</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 13 05:25:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title> MWPBA goes all-online for contest entries</title><link>http://www.pipesdrums.com/ViewObject.aspx?sys-Portal=57&amp;sys-Class=Article&amp;sys-ID=19103</link><description>If you want to compete at competitions sanctioned by the Midwest Pipe Band Association, you'd best have access to the Internet and a PayPal . . .</description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 13 01:51:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New life for Saskatchewan Highland games</title><link>http://www.pipesdrums.com/ViewObject.aspx?sys-Portal=57&amp;sys-Class=Article&amp;sys-ID=19102</link><description>The Canadian "May Long Weekend" has for any years marked the open of the Highland games season on the prairies, even though the . . .</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 13 09:48:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New mallets promise "new dawn for tenor drumming"</title><link>http://www.pipesdrums.com/ViewObject.aspx?sys-Portal=57&amp;sys-Class=Article&amp;sys-ID=19100</link><description>With patent-pending features that "herald a new dawn for pipe band tenor drumming," TyFry Ultimate tenor drum mallets . . .</description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 13 11:21:01 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>