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Lochlann McKay, a well-known up-and-coming piper with the Grade 2 Lomond & Clyde Pipe Band of Glasgow, died suddenly on June 2, 2013, at the age of 21. Born February 20, 1992, Lochlann was taught by Keith Bowes and originally was a member of the Johnstone Pipe Band, beginning in […]
The annual “Pre-World’s Concert” generally raffles off a set of pipes to one lucky program-buyer, but the 2013 “Ascension” concert by Inveraray . . .
About 12 pipers competed at the annual Markinch Highland Games. Greig Canning of Edinburgh emerged with the overall trophy with two second prizes . . .
Stuart Easton emerged the winner of the New Zealand Open/A Grade Solo Championships, finishing first in the Piobaireachd, Strathspey & Reel and Hornpipe & Jig. There were more than 100 contestants across A,B,C, and D grades, making it the biggest solo event in New Zealand . . .
Dowco-Triumph Street came as close as it ever has to beating Simon Fraser University, losing on ensemble preference in the Medley event at the Bellingham Highland Games. SFU has not lost on its local circuit for more than 15 years . . .
Since pipes|drums first reported on tenor drummer Fiona Morris’s successful battle against cancer, the Kinross, Scotland resident has raised more than £5,000 in cash donations to the Bone Cancer . . .
Well, dear readers, some of you have known for some time, but now it’s out there: Harry needs help. The problem is that Harry can’t afford the bar prices at the games this summer, so he’s started a Fundrazr campaign to get the needed scratch together. Please give generously. […]
The performers for the annual Lord Todd Piping Recital Challenge at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow on Thursday, August 15th . . .
pipes|drums Magazine is pleased to announce that Dr. William Donaldson’s Set Tunes Series continues with eight piobaireachds from the list of compositions set by the Piobaireachd Society . . .
owco-Triumph Street enjoyed a perfect weekend at the annual Costa Mesa Highland Games, taking eight firsts from eight judges against two other bands in the Grade 1 competition.
At the De La Salle Highland Gathering in Victory Park, Johannesburg, Transvaal Scottish once again won the overall Grade 2 title, narrowly escaping the clutches of the African Skye who won the MSR. In Grade 3, the dominating Sandton Scottish also retained its unbeaten streak but was under pressure from Glen Allen Pipes and Drums who also won the MSR . . .
Cameron Drummond of Edinburgh won all three of the top solo piping events at the annual Atholl & Breadalbane Highland Gathering on a lovely sunny day, with the usual good turnout of competitors and listeners. A clean sweep of a Highland games in Scotland happens only every few years.
One of the best days of weather ever for a year’s first RSPBA major saw reigning World Champions Field Marshal Montgomery take the event, starting its season with a flourish. The renewed Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia, under new Pipe-Major Ryan Canning and with more than half of its members new to the band in 2013, made the prize list, while local favourites Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia scored big with a solid second prize. Field Marshal won the drumming, all but assuring the band of the prize . . .
While most of the competing bands in the UK played in glorious warm sunshine in Bathgate, Scotland, the first outdoor competition of the Ontario season was hit with unusually cold temperatures, hovering around 15 degrees, but with a wind coming straight from the Arctic. In the three-contest Grade 1 competition, the Peel Regional Police won the Medley competition while the 78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel) took the MSR. The event attracted a large crowd with comprehensive . . .
The world famous piper Stuart Liddell has teamed with Wallace Bagpipes of Glasgow and G1 Reeds of Fife, Scotland, to create Liddell Bagpipes, a new . . .
Edinburgh pipers and drummers – of any age or ability – can finally get organized, quality instruction in a three-day workshop designed to counter recent budget cuts by the City of Edinburgh Council . . .