Results
May 18, 2024

2024 UK Champions: St. Laurence O’Toole

St. Laurence O'Toole of Dublin won the 2024 United Kingdom Championship, held at Ward Park. The contest was the first of the five major events of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association's outdoor competition season. The association's Northern Ireland branch was key in securing and running the event.
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May 17, 2024
Bands ready to shine at UK Championships in Northern Ireland
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May 16, 2024
New “katenor” tenor drum harness begins shipping to customers
Features
May 14, 2024
Association Leadership Spotlight: Alastair Patterson, Chair, RSPBA Northern Ireland – Part 2
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May 14, 2024
Ally the Piper to judge, perform, talk at Piping Live! among another full slate of events in August
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May 13, 2024
Peel Regional Police putting bands through simulated contests May 26th
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May 12, 2024
Shotts strike lightning, beat Boghall at season opener at Gourock
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May 12, 2024
Ian K. MacDonald wins Livingstone contest
Features
May 11, 2024
From Alex Gandy, Happy Mother’s Day to his and all moms!
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May 10, 2024

Association Leadership Spotlight: Alastair Patterson, Chair, RSPBA Northern Ireland – Part 1

With a revitalized approach to marketing and communication, he took time to speak with pipes|drums as part of our...
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May 9, 2024

Starter poised to pull trigger on 2024 pipe band season

It’s an annual right of passage for the pipe band world: the official start of the outdoor competition season in...
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May 7, 2024

Opinion: Tenor drummers – is the pipe band world going backwards?

"If they don't understand flourishing, cannot perform flourishing, and are not experts at it, why do they think they...
Results
May 6, 2024

Midgley sweeps up P-M Ian Swinton Open Solo Piping

Derek Midgley of Tinton Falls, New Jersey, won both events at the 2024 Pipe-Major Ian Swinton Open Professional Solo...
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July 19, 2022
Inveraray offers a warm welcome with first games in three years; Angus D. MacColl wins P&A Piobaireachd and overall
Inveraray, Scotland – July 19, 2022 – Three years have passed since the Inveraray Highland Games occurred, and the...
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