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Published: July 09, 2012 Piper's roulette and a bit of razzmatazz in the Fife highlands
RATING  In the latest "By the left . . . " instalment, Jenny Hazzard of Edinburgh and Toronto wends her way around a few of the games in the Highlands of Fife, observing some of the more amazing circumstances that make the Scottish circuit so . . . interesting. Read More | COMMENTS (2) |
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Published: June 15, 2012 It's just what (abnormal) people do . . . innit?
RATING In the latest "By the left . . . " instalment, Jenny Hazzard of Toronto and Edinburgh takes us on a spin around Markinch, Fife, for one of the first Highland games of the outdoor season, and reflects on the charming absurdity of it all, from Mr. Whippy to weather challenges to the omnipresent and omnipotent diesel generator that is sure to be found at every solo piping event in the auld country. Read More | COMMENTS (2) |
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Published: March 25, 2012 By the left . . . Geezerhood and piping and drumming: Age-old questions from the front-lines
RATING  By Bill Livingstone. I was poring over pipes|drums the other day, looking for news, gossip, the general down-low on piping, drumming and pipe bands. If you're like me, you do this once or twice a day, so starved are we for regular scoopage. Sadly, our art produces little in the way of truly juicy scandals. We don't seem to generate much in the way of the Kardashians, Brangelina, Newt Gingrich, or to be a bit parochial the scandalous machinations of the Stephen Harper government in Ottawa. My glance, however, hit upon a recent poll, where readers were asked to respond to questions about the age of the members of their various bands. The results of the poll were, at the very least, remarkable in the true sense of that word, and perhaps more accurately described as being akin to a smack in the gob. Or so it seemed to me. So here's what was disclosed . . . Read More | COMMENTS (4) |
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Published: January 24, 2010 Address to an MSR
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Published: December 31, 2009 Brave new World's
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Published: April 18, 2009 "Scotland the Brave": fun new lyrics
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Published: September 24, 2008 Trendy is as trendy does
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Published: July 30, 2008 Band it like Beckham
RATING Kylie MacHattie explores the environmental impact of a typical Canadian pipe band, and comes up with a potential solution Read More | COMMENTS (2) |
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Published: June 05, 2008 Random Observations in the Negative
RATING Inspired by various things I have recently read and the crazy, wonderful pipe band thing that we do Read More | COMMENTS (0) |
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Published: October 31, 2007 Marches, Strathspeys and Reels: A Cautionary Tale
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Published: June 24, 2007 "My Pipes Were Singing" and other poems
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Published: December 01, 2006 The 14 Things That You Will Never Hear Your Spouse Say
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Published: November 01, 2006 Piping: the disease
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