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David Anderson of North Berwick, Scotland, swept the Under-18 events at the annual Edinburgh Mod Piping Competitions, which attracted . . .
Sean Somers, the former Pipe-Sergeant of the Grade 1 Alberta Caledonia Pipe Band, has been made Pipe-Major of the Grade 3 Rocky Mountain . . .
George Stewart of Perth, Scotland, was the overall winner of the solo piping events for players aged 13 to 16 . . .
Trend-spotting is a fairly recent phenomenon. The practice has accelerated in our media-rich, cyber-linked modern world. Oh, one may quibble that even early humans tracked trends . . . “Memo to self. I note that those go-getter Cro-Magnon (or is it Cro-Magna? I always forget) are expanding into the […]
Simon McKerrell reviews Along the Road, the new collection from Iain MacDonald, Saskatchewan
The 10 competitors for the 2008 Glenfiddich Invitational Solo Piping Championships have been invited and confirmed, and this . . .
The Grade 2 Lomond & Clyde Pipe Band of Clydebank, Scotland, which saw its Pipe-Major, Paul Warren, and Lead-Drummer
Do pipe bands as a rule encourage players to compete in solo events? Do these events make them better band players? The world’s pipers and drummers respond.
Bruce Gandy of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, won both the Piobaireachd and the MSR events at the annual Canadian Police Memorial . . .
The dramatic rise in pipign and drumming quality in continental Europe has resulted in the formation of Balagan, a new pipe band made up of the best players from the . . .
The Spirit of Scotland Pipe-Major discusses the project as part of our exclusive series
Scott McIntosh of New Brunswick won the Piobaireachd Society (Canada) Gold Medal here today against a field of 21 other professional . . .
Heavy rain forces long delays; contests finish around 7 pm
The idyllic village of Aboyne in Royal Deeside welcomed its annual Highland games, where Gareth Rudolph, Allan Russell and Fiona Manson collected the hardware
The new Premier HTS 800 will be launched officially during Jim Kilpatrick’s ¡°World’s Roadshow”in Glasgow starting August 10th and lasting the week leading up the World . . ..