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We continue our frank and candid conversation with Gerry Quigg, an unsung innovator of pipe band music responsible, in many ways, for introducing new musical idioms to traditional pipe band music. In Part 2, Quigg discusses famous pipe band people lifting his ideas and accepting credit for them, the genesis of the 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band, his regrets about leaving that band and the current state of pipe band music. We also include a rare recording of the City of Toronto Pipe Band’s “MacIntosh’s Lament” medley, performed in competition at the Toronto Indoor Games in 1977. Exclusively for subscribers to pipes|drums magazine.

Those planning to attend the week-long events preceding the 2011 World Pipe Band Championships will need to set aside a little more money, as another major pipe . . .

The event that many credit with sparking the idea for a week-long festival of piping and drumming during the week preceding the World Pipe Band . . .

After a half-century tradition of restricting its pipe bands to only male pipers and drummers, the St. Thomas Episcopal School of . . .

The Grade 2 Antwerp & District won both the Grade 2 and the Open event at the annual Continental Pipe Band Championships, which attracted competitors from Holland, Belgium and Germany. Bands were allowed to challenge up a grade . . .

Gordon McCready of Renfrew, Scotland, recorded a perfect day at the Bathgate Highland Games, winning all three events, a rare feat at any substantial UK competition. Eighteen competed . . .

The 32nd annual Jakarta Highland Gathering was held in tropical conditions at Lippo Karawaci just outside of central Jakarta. More than 7,000 spectators attended the event, which was the finale to weeklong celebrations that included a golf tournament . . .

Gordon McCready of Renfrew, Scotland, emerged the aggregate winner at the Atholl Gathering in challenging cold, blustery conditions. Seventy-five competitors played in the senior piping, which was split into three “boards” of 25 . . .

Despite a soggy ground, the independent Kingston Scottish Festival attracted a strong entry of almost 20 bands and almost 100 solo performances. The contest marked the debut in Grade 2 of both the Rob Roy and Ottawa Police pipe bands. The event . . .

The United States Pipe Band Championship was won on the Sunday by the Peel Regional Police, and the Saturday Medley event went to the 78th Fraser Highlanders, but the big . . .

The eighth annual Piping Live! Glasgow International Piping Festival will showcase more than 170 separate events, a new record for the week-long f¨ºte that celebrates world . . .

The annual Donald MacLeod Memorial Invitational Solo Piping Competition was won by Angus MacColl of Benderloch, Scotland. MacColl tied in points with Willie McCallum of Bearsden . . .

A strong turnout from both competitors and spectators enjoyed the annual Toronto Indoor Games at Mosspark Armoury in Canada largest city’s downtown. Now in its third year since returning to the scene after a prolonged hiatus, the event, which is . . .

We conclude our four-part interview with Harry McNulty, one of the greats of the pipe band game. Exclusively for subscribers to pipes|drums, McNulty discusses his experiences and techniques as a teacher, his California travels, his proudest moments and more. As the Pipe-Major of the Lothian & Borders Police, British Caledonian Airways and the Power of Scotland, McNulty holds the distinction of being one of only two pipers to have led two different Grade 1 bands to an RSPBA major championship. One of the friendliest people in the pipe band world, McNulty’s charm and good humour, combined with his talent and competitive drive, have taken him far.

The annual Inveraray & District Piping Association Junior Solo Piping Competition was held in Inveraray, enjoying solid attendance from young contestants across Scotland. Angus MacColl Jr. Of Benderloch, Scotland, Enjoyed two first-prizes in the 15-to-18 years category, while Rebecca Tierney . . .

Piobaireachd Society President Jack Taylor reviews Bruce Gandy’s new ‘Front Row Seat’ CD, a collection of live recordings of prize-winning piobaireachds