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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 . . .
The four pipers who will compete at the January 15, 2011, Islay Inn Challenge final have been determined, after Margaret Dunn and John Mulhearn emerged the audience favourites . . .
Eight of the members from the world’s first truly all-star pipe band of the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s get together to revisit old times and consider what it was that gave the Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band such a renown, both in playing ability and camaraderie. Jack Abbott, Chris Anderson, Alistair Aitken, Jim Hutton, George Lumsden, Harry McNulty Duncan Smith and Martin Wilson reunite for an afternoon of reminiscing. Often serious but frequently humorous, together they provide pipes|drums readers with a last-chance look at the illustrious band that won seven World Championships, recorded six albums and established the standard for the modern pipe band repertoire. The third in a four-part series exclusively for subscribers to the magazine.
Taking the stage of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall is daunting enough for any group, but it will additionally tough for the Grade 1 . . .
After a one-year hiatus due to mainly an “own-choice” year, Dr. William Donaldson’s Set Tunes Series will return to pipes|drums for . . .