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If you have a copy of Dr. William Donaldson’s 1999 book, The Highland Pipe & Scottish Society, take care of it . . .
In the second part of the “Students’ guide to piping and university,” you’ll find insight into specific schools as well as international perspectives on attending school provided by three very successful pipers and students: Faye Henderson, Derek Midgley and Craig Muirhead, each of whom managed to balance their academic and piping lives, and even improve their success rate in solo competitions in Scotland.
Results were varied at the 2012 Ohio Scottish Games held at the historic college town of Oberlin. The Great Lakes Pipe Band emerged the overall winner in Grade 2, edging City of Washington on an ensemble preference . . .
The College of Piping’s Grade 3 and Grade 5 bands enjoyed first prizes at the annual Summerside Highland Gathering in Canada’s smallest province. Despite forecasts for torrential rain, Saturday saw only light showers and Sunday was mainly dry. The event was well attended by locals and dignitaries, including the regional Member of Parliament . . .
Kyle Coughlin of Aurora, Ontario, reviews “Bagpipe Star,” the new bagpipe karaoke DVD from Perth, Australia and, dude, disovers his inner-Angus Young . . .
Running a World’s-travelling competing band is an expensive endeavor in any location, with UK-based bands having to cover the cost of buses and ferries and those from elsewhere getting . . .
Field Marshal Montgomery made it two for two in major 2012 championships, taking the British in mainly dry and fairly warm conditions at Annan. Glasgow Skye continued its resurgence, winning the Grade 2 event. Once again, pipes|drums published the Grade 1 results as they were announced from the park.
The Ceres Highland Games, which contends it is the oldest in the world after being granted a charter by Robert the Bruce in 1314, enjoyed every season in a single day, from sunny and warm to blustery with cold rain showers. Jonathan Graham won everything against a field of six other contestants.
Richard Payn won the top piobaireachd prize and was second in the major light music event at the South Coast Highland Gathering Solo Piping and Drumming competition held at Hutchison Park . . .
The Piobaireachd Society has announced the tunes that the world’s best solo pipers will have to choose from for the top competitions at . . .
Approximately 100 people paid their last respects to Donald MacPherson, the legendary piper who died on April 21st in his ninetieth year. The service was held in Edinburgh at Mortonhall Crematorium . . .
For competing pipers and drummers in the know, “ScottishPower” means the top-tier Grade 1 pipe band from . . .
Gordon McCready of Renfrew, Scotland, enjoyed a first and a second in the A-Grade events at the annual Highland & Islands Festival competitions . . .
We bring subscribers to pipes|drums our archive interview from 2005 with the late Donald MacPherson. Piping scholar Barnaby Brown originally assembled the historic piece with the legendary piper, who passed away on April 21, 2012, at the age of 89.
New York Metro Pipe Band Pipe-Major Michael Mahoney reviews the May 4, 2012, concert at Avery Fisher Hall at the Lincoln Center in New York City.
The first sanctioned PPBSO Champion Supreme event of 2012 took place here as part of the large Kiwanis Music Festival. The event was organized by the PPBSO’s Western Branch and featured a full slate of amateur solo events in the morning and a small mini-band contest in the afternoon. The contest was open to non-members of the PPBSO or affiliates to compete, but only members are eligible for Champion Supreme points. In addition to PPBSO scoresheets, competitors received feedback . . .