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Darby McCarrol passed away suddenly on the evening of December 28, 2011. McCarrol was an accomplished piper known across Canada and the United States particularly for his dedication to piping for dancing. He was a long-time and proud member of the 48th Highlanders of Canada Pipes & Drums, from which […]
From joyous achievements in competition, to celebrated performances, to technological advancements, to sad losses of beloved personalities, the year 2011 draws to a . . .
The 1902-founded Torphichen & Bathgate Pipe Band of Scotland will be sporting a new look for 2012, not only with a change of tartan and drum hardware, but with an influx of . . .
Call it the Blair Pitch Project. The first custom Highland bagpipe tuner application for the Apple iPhone and iPad platforms will be available, pending final approval by Apple, in mid-November on iTunes, courtesy of Australian . . .
The Grade 3 Atlanta Pipe Band, one of the United States’ more established groups, has appointed Bobby Minnear Pipe-Major after long-time leader John Recknagel announced . . .
After less than a year in the role, Robert Wiseman Dairies-Vale of Atholl Pipe Band Leading-Drummer Crawford Allan has resigned . . .
Willie McCallum of Bersden, Scotland, marked Guy Fawkes Day in London with a band, by winning his fourth Bratach Gorm for Piobaireachd, thus becoming the second qualifier for the 2012 Glenfiddich Championship. McCallum . . .
The band that has delivered performances at Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House will take the stage of another prestigious venue, this time Lincoln Center in Manhattan on May 4, 2012. The show will be the biggest . . .
Driving attendance at annual general meetings is a traditional challenge for piping and drumming associations, but the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association . . .
Twelve of the top amateur Grade 1 pipers from across North America will conclude their 2011 competition year on November 19th at the sixteenth annual George Sherriff Memorial Amateur Invitational Solo Piping Competition . . .
After a hiatus whenceupon he journeyed to sample the wears of Savile Row, Fifth Avenue and Sauchiehall Street, The Style Guy is back in fighting form, ready to take on your most challenging queries of Highland taste. Like a bite-size dark chocolate Bounty, The Style Guy has a dark and […]
In this the final installment of our February 2000 interview with Jim Hutton, the late drumming luminary discusses his views on the World Pipe Band Championships, the RSPBA, teaching and his outlook on his own and the pipe band world’s future. For more than 50 years, Jim Hutton was a primary figure in pipe band drumming, playing for several decades alongside the legendary Alex Duthart in Shotts & Dykehead, Invergordon Distillery and the Edinburgh City Police. Hutton was a link with the formative years of pipe band drumming, and an important figure in the Lanarkshire area’s growth as a nurturing ground for pipe band snare drummers. In this final part he also discusses the “disease” that is pipe banding, and the fact that the best leaders are not always the best players.
The fifth annual Balmoral Classic U.S. Junior Solo Amateur Invitational Championships saw Alexander Schiele of Snohomish, Washington, and Petey Lowrie of Ohio take the overall prizes in the piping and snare drumming sections, respectively . . .
The first round the British Columbia Pipers Association’s Professional Knockout was a testament to the success of teaching programs in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, with two specially invited amateur pipers qualified against a strong field of professional pipers for the next round. Joe Stewart of Seattle and Scott Wood of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, showed that they already can hold their own in the top solo grade by going through to the next round. Alexander Schiele of Snohomish, Washington, was . . .
Iain MacDonald reviews the three-disc collector’s box set of “On The Day: The Story of the Spirit of Scotland Pipe Band” from John McDonald Productions
After 30 years as Pipe-Major of the Grade 3 City of Dunedin Pipe Band of Florida, Sandy Keith will officially hand over leadership to Iain Donaldson at the organization’s annual . . .