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Doug MacRae has been confirmed as the new Pipe-Major of the Grade 1 78th Fraser Highlanders . . .
The 10 pipers who are to compete at the 2010 Glenfiddich Invitational Solo Piping Championships at Blair Atholl Castle in Blair Atholl, Scotland, on October 30th have been confirmed officially by the . . .
Lead-Drummers coming and going are not limited this year to Grade 1 bands, as City of Regina of . . .
With an aim to create “a more defined, stable and streamlined governance approach,” according to President Charlie MacDonald, the Pipers & Pipe Band . . .
After a search lasting less than two weeks, the Grade 1 Lothian & Borders Police Pipe Band has confirmed that Jacob J?rgensen . . .
The Pipers & Pipe Band Society of Ontario held a special general meeting on September 25th to decide whether to accept new by-laws that would restructure the organization. Twelve members attended . . .
Bucking the trend in upper-grade pipe bands towards “distance players” who travel hundreds or even thousands of kilometers to . . .
One of the greatest competitive pipers of his generation, Willie McCallum has decided to commit himself full-time to playing, teaching and . . .
Mark McFetridge and a guest will be taking in as many Piping Live!-organized events as he likes ¨C for free ¨C after the entry from the Belfast resident was . . .
The six-time World Champion Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band of Belfast over the next two weeks will give all of the money from sales of its 2008 REWIND:REPLAY concert DVD to the Pink Ribbon Campaign for . . .
The 2009 World Pipe Band Champions Simon Fraser University won both events at the Seattle Highland Games. In the Professional Solo Piping, Andrew Bonar . . .
We bring back our ninth annual guide to finding the world’s best bands as they make final preparations for August 14th! For the ninth straight year pipes|drums Magazine is pleased to provide readers with a guide to the schedules and locations of practices of Grade 1 bands competing for the World Pipe Band Championship, this year on August 14th in Glasgow . . .
The funeral for George Walker, the well-known and popular Toronto area piper, teacher and raconteur was held on August 2, 2010, in Toronto. George Walker immigrated to Toronto from Aberdeen and from 1954 to 2004 was an active member of the pipes and drums of the 48th Highlanders of Canada, […]
A win at the European Championships can never hurt ticket sales, and the organizers of the August 11th St. Laurence O’Toole concert at the . . .
The 44th annual Silver Chanter MacCrimmon Memorial Piobaireachd Competition was awarded to Gordon Walker of Galston, Scotland, the first time the famous piper had garnered the prize. Walker continued a hot streak in the solos after winning all the events at the Arisaig games the previous Saturday, as . . .
William Geddes won the Dunvegan Medal for piobaireachd at the Skye Highland Games, a contest that commemorates the tunes . . .