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After almost half a century working with R.G. Hardie & Co., one of the world’s master crafstman of Highland bagpipe-making decides to hang up his full-time tools. Meaghan Proudfoot checks in with Duncan Campbell of Glasgow on his memories of Bob Hardie, John Weatherston and the more than 7,000 sets of pipes he has personally turned.
Sean Somers reviews the Red Hot Chilli Pipers’ new CD, ‘Music for the Kilted Generation,’ and DRAM!’s ‘Done-Deed’ and finds a plethora of accessible content done especially well for non-pipers.
Our exclusive discussion with one of pipe band history’s most important innovators
The popular Montreal Highland Games decided that its August 2010 event would go with paid 45-minute performances by invited pipe . . .
The Silver Medal qualifier implemented for the first time in 2010 is likely to happen again after the two relevant Scottish . . .
We set out to find out what the world’s pipers, drummers and enthusiasts think about solo competition. Are they driven to improve? Are score sheets wanted? How many of us actively compete in solo competitions? What standard do pipers and drummers feel they play to? Should solo grading depend solely on playing prowess, or should other factors determine whether a piper or drummer should be upgraded? More than 4,000 readers provide their individual response to our survey, and the results are, as always, illuminating. An article exclusively for pipes|drums subscribers.
The 2010 Scots Trad Music Awards gala at the Perth Concert Hall in Perth, Scotland, was a night that put a spotlight on piping . . .
The 2011 Scottish Pipe Band Championships, scheduled to be held in Dumbarton, Scotland, in May, were dealt a blow after its main . . .
Around the world there are pubs and bars where pipers and drummers prefer to part with their cash in exchange for a great . . .
John McDonald, producer/director of On The Day, the documentary feature on the Grade 1 Spirit of Scotland Pipe Band’s run-up . . .
The Grade 1 Auckland & District Pipe Band put an end to a nine-year streak of wins at the Palmerston North Square Day competitions, the first major event on the New Zealand pipe band calendar. Canterbury Caledonian took the drumming . . .
David Hilder, P-M of the Grade 1 Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band, assesses the new Big Bore Blowpipe from the Ayrshire Bagpipe Company of Troon, Scotland
The Grade 2 University of Ballarat Pipe Band of Victoria, Australia, has gained an experienced Grade 1 leader in Scott Nicolson, who has . . .
When your sponsor is in the business of making and selling power, it makes sense to tie the theme into the biggest annual concert of the pipe band year . . .
Acclaimed Vancouver-based piper Jack Lee has launched a new reedmaking business with his three sons that takes a unique approach . . .
The Calgary Police Service Pipe Bands are hoping that 2011 will take the band in a new musical direction, and to facilitate its attempt to branch . . .