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As the Grade 2 New Westminster Police Pipe Band celebrates its second anniversary as part of the Simon Fraser . . .
The Australian Pipe Band Association has decided to take an open and frank approach to the RSPBA’s decision in February to suspend six . . .
With the “international” judges issue currently one of the day’s hottest subjects of discussion, it’s not surprising that a few folks might be prone to make light of the touchy topic. We recently received the following revision to the lyrics to “Scotland the Brave.” We hope you can have a […]
April 18th was the annual general meeting of the Saskatchewan Pipe Band Association, and 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of a pipe band . . .
The Ontario piping and drumming scene is adapting to changing times by redeveloping its system for determining aggregate annual winners . . .
The second recording in as many years by Pipes & Drums of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards has been nominated for a Classical Brit Award in the . . .
Our exclusive interview with one of history’s greatest solo competition pipers begins, exclusively for subscribers
Connor Sinclair of Crieff, Scotland, and Laura McMillan of Inveraray, Scotland, had overall the most success in the events . . .
Billed as “piping’s premiere competition,” Los Angeles Scots Pipe Band members Richard King and Steve Foley have scheduled . . .
After forcing them to compete in Grade 2 in 2008, the RSPBA has approved the Grade 1 Oran Mor Pipe Band of . . .
Several prominent Scottish pipe bands affiliated with police forces may be kept from competing at the British Championships . . .
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 […]