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May 24, 2025

Ravara, St. Joseph’s on top at Co. Fermanagh Championships

Twenty-six bands competed at the Co. Fermanagh Pipe Band Championships at the Broadmeadow Playing Fields, and it was St. Joseph's Clondalkin that took straight first-place rankings to win the Grade 2 event against four other entrants. Ravara was the only entry in the Grade 1 competition. Bands could challenge up from...
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May 24, 2025
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May 18, 2025
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May 17, 2025
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May 14, 2025

Dartmouth & District celebrating 60 with Decades concert May 17th

In 1965, a small group of young pipers and drummers in Nova Scotia formed the Dartmouth Boys Pipe Band. Sixty years...
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May 13, 2025

Commonwealth Pipes & Drums remains in grading limbo after RSPBA responds with no decision

Nearly two months after they were upgraded to Grade 2 by the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association, the Commonwealth...
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May 12, 2025

Denny, Coalburn out fast at Gourock; Buchan on top at Banchory to open 2025 Scottish season

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May 12, 2025

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Fettes College in Edinburgh is searching for two new drumming instructors to work with the prestigious private...
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