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The Pipers & Pipe Band Society of Ontario’s annual Adjudicators’ Seminar will be held on Saturday, May 2nd, in Milton, Ontario, and more . . .
Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe-Major Richard Parkes begins the subscribers-only series with a discussion of the placement of harmony in medleys to gain the best musical effect for listeners, complete with numerous audio examples
pipes|drums today started the first of several features exclusive to subscribers with the start of “Building harmony,” a series by leading pipe-majors on . . .
The third part of the full text of our 1989 conversation with the late, great pipe-major
Tis always the season to be stylish, so let’s open the mailbag to see what quandaries await The Style Guy this time . . . Dear Style Guy, When simple things like a belt with a waistcoat can get you down, what do you do when 20 miles […]
The Invermark School of Piping, started in 1962 and one of the world’s first and longest-running summer programs, has taken a step designed . . .
For the right price, you too can become a member of the reigning World Pipe Band Champions Simon Fraser University . . .
Despite correspondence from the Australia Pipe Band Association, the Pipers & Pipe Band Society of Ontario and several of the six adjudicators affected by the Royal . . .
Scott Birrell of Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia was the winner of the solo event at the first International Connection . . .
Graham Brown of Milton, Ontario, won the Professional category at the 21st annual Agnew-Harrison Solo Drumming Invitational before a . . .
The Grade 1 Auckland & District Pipe Band became the first band in a decade to overcome the dominance of the Manawatu . . .
Brendan Culver won the A Division for those in Grade 1 and Grade 2 Amateur, and Mitchell Arnold won the B Division for Grade 3 and Grade 4 pipers . . .
Angus Nixon was the overall winner of the Open Piping category at the African Skye African Skye Solo Piping & Drumming . . .
A 6/8 march by Bruce Thomson of Crieff, Scotland, was chosen the winner of the “Tune for East Lothian” composing competition for . . .
We conclude our 1989 interview with one of the most important pipe band figures in history