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The largest North American Championships in recent memory in terms of band and solo piping and drumming entries is set for July 29-30 . . .
Not many civilian pipe bands these days reach a half-century, but the Glengarry Pipe Band of Maxville, Ontario, will do exactly that . . .
The Grade 1 event at the 2011 European Pipe Band Championships will be streamed live over the Internet, the RSPBA’s Northern Ireland branch has confirmed. The event will take place in Belfast on Saturday, July 30th, with the broadcast starting at 2 pm . . .
John Mulhearn won all of the light music events and was second in the Piobaireachd, which Decker Forrest won at the annual Arisaig Games on Scotland’s scenic west coast. Fifteen competitors took part in the event . . .
Andy Rogers of Fredericton, New Brunswick, won the Piobaireachd Society (Canada) Gold Medal against a strong field. Rogers captured the award after finishing second for several years. Reay Mackay judged the Gold Medal and the Bar to the . . .
Field Marshal Montgomery continued its undefeated season with a third win at the the third major RSPBA Championship, the European, held in Belfast in beautiful conditions. 2010 World Champions St. Laurence O’Toole again settled for second, while Inveraray & District continued its ascent, cracking the top-three for the first tinec since being promoted to Grade 1 after the 2009 season. Despite winning the drumming, House of Edgar-Shotts & Dykeheade found itself out of the list . . .
The Peel Regional Police Pipe Band won its second consecutive North American Championship in perfect conditions at a heavily attended Glengarry Highland Games at Maxville, Ontario. The band won the overall award despite finishing second in both of the Medley and MSR events, which the 78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel) and the Toronto Police Pipe Band won, respectively. Stay tuned to pipes|drums for HD video footage from the Grade 1 competition.
Gordon Walker and Willie McCallum shared the first prizes in the top-grade events at the annual Lochaber Gathering held at the Nevis Centre . . .
Ottawa’s Sons of Scotland, Canada’s oldest civilian pipe band, will perform for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge ¨C William and Kate ¨C when the newly . . .
The prestigious MacCrimmon Trophy at the Festival Interceltique de Lorient in Lorient, Brittany, is the latest piping competition . . .
With temperatures around eight degrees and a stiff wind all day, the annual Markinch Games were a challenge for competitors. While the Piobaireachd was judged by highly respected adjuidicators, no one was too sure of who was judging the light music . . .
After teaching piping in the Christchurch area for more than three decades, winning dozens of top solo piping awards and leading a . . .
pipetunes.ca presents . . . Tune of the Month: “Angus MacKinnon” – Master piper Jim McGillivray looks at one of the greatest 6/8 marches of all-time, its composer Donald Shaw Ramsay and the man for whom the tune was named. Included are instructional examples and audio demonstrations, as well as tips for getting the most from this simple, but evocative, classic march.
Earlier this year, pipes|drums featured a profile story on the retirement of long-time R.G. Hardie & Co. Craftsman Duncan Campbell, who has made . . .
The Peel Regional Police Pipe Band were the winners in Grade 1 of the first outdoor contest of the Ontario PPBSO season with a medley victory at Georgetown. Weather was overcast throughout the day with only one major show, but otherwise warm and very humid. Forty-two bands competed across the five grades. In the solos, Andrew Hayes was the Professional Piper of the Day and Ben Reid was on top as the Amateur Piper of Day. Professional Drummer of the Day was Scott Nicholson . . .
Brendon Eade and Stuart Easton took home the big prizes at the 59th annual Brown Cup at the Royal New Zealand Police College. The event is sponsored by the Wellington Pipers Club, and took in a record number of . . .