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Donald MacPherson, a giant of Highland piping, died at 8:30 am GMT on April 21, 2012. “Never in the history of piping has there been a man who has won so consistently, so regularly, so devastatingly as the fabulous, legendary Donald MacPherson,” was how Seumas MacNeill described Donald MacPherson in […]
Calum Watson was the overall winner of the Under-18 solo piping, and Angus MacPherson took home the prestigious pipes|drums Magazine Cup for the best aggregate piper younger than 15 at the annual Edinburgh Local Mod competitions, an event that continues to grow. The Eagle Pipers’ . . .
Dr. Jack Taylor, President of the Piobaireachd Society, provides subscribers to pipes|drums with his assessment ¨C by video ¨C of Jim McGillivray’s new Piobaireachd Fingerwork how-to companion to the technical aspects of ceol mor in another pipes|drums first.
The Grade 2 Penetangore Pipe Band of Kincardine, Ontario, has ceased due to reduced personnel and commitment from existing members. The organization decided . . .
The group of world famous pipers and drummers who hit the road in early-April week on the “Pipes & Sticks on Route 66” tour have embarked on a one-of-a-kind journey, and members of the team have offered to provide pipes|drums Magazine readers with an exclusive travel log on the adventure. Drummers Mike Cole and Jim Kilpatrick and pipers Stuart Liddell, Angus MacColl and Willie McCallum are taking three weeks to traverse the old US Highway #66, playing recitals and conducting workshops along the way. Willie McCallum takes us through the end of Texas and onto New Mexico.
The group of world famous pipers and drummers who hit the road in early-April on the “Pipes & Sticks on Route 66” tour have embarked on a one-of-a-kind journey, and members of the team have offered to provide pipes|drums Magazine readers with an exclusive travel log on the adventure. Drummers Mike Cole and Jim Kilpatrick and pipers Stuart Liddell, Angus MacColl and Willie McCallum are taking three weeks to traverse the old US Highway #66, playing recitals and conducting workshops along the way. Angus MacColl and Stuart Liddell bring us up to speed in the second-to-last installment of the series.
Taylor Townsley of Airdrie, Scotland, won the McCallum Memorial Cup and the Pipe-Major John D. Burgess Medal in the 15-17 category, and Lucy Ferguson of Dollar, Scotland, was awarded the Pipe-Major Ronald MacCallum MBE . . .
Benoni MacTalla dominated the 2012 South Coast Highland Gathering held at Hutcheson Park . . .
Six-time World Champions Simon Fraser University are staring down a two-hours-plus show at the legendary Lincoln Center in Manhattan on Friday, May 4th, that will . . .
Following the band’s adoption of new Premier snare drums just before last year’s World Pipe Band Championships, the Grade 1 Dowco-Triumph Street Pipe Band of Vancouver . . .
The 2012 annual general meeting of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association could prove to be a somewhat more lively affair than usual on March 10th when the organizations convenes . . .
The final rounds of the PPBSO Toronto Branch Amateur Knockout competitions were held at a crowded Mosspark Armoury in downtown Toronto. In the piping A-Division, reserved for Grade 1 and Grade 2 amateurs, MacGregor Van de Ven was first . . .
A new pipe chanter from Ayrshire Bagpipes of Troon, Scotland, developed with the renowned piper Colin MacLellan over the last year made its public debut at a recital by MacLellan . . .
James “Jemmy” Russell of Dublin’s Black Raven Pipe Band died on March 2, 2012, at the age of 94, after a short illness. Jemmy Russell was well regarded in pipe band circles in both Southern Ireland and Northern Ireland. As a relatively late beginner, he joined Black Raven at the […]
P-M Patrick Lynch of the Grade 1 City of Chicago Pipe Band reviews the new PipeTech Precision Plus Bagpipe Tuner from PipeTech of Scotland
The 12-time North American Champion 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band on Ontario will miss this year’s Maxville competition in favour . . .