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Allan Russell of Kelty, Scotland, took two of four first-prizes and two second-prizes at the Aberdeen Highland Games in . . .

Friday the thirteenth was a good day for Brian Donaldson of Newburgh, Scotland, after he gained the Donald MacDonald . . .

The four-time Grade 1 World Champions Simon Fraser University Pipe Band of Vancouver in the last few weeks have taken the wraps off of the first-ever pipe band video and . . .

The largest number of Grade 1 bands in recent memory has entered to compete for the North American Pipe Band Championship at the Glengarry Highland . . .

Testament to the increasing ability of skilled pipers to make a career out of their expertise, two significant . . .

St. Laurence O’Toole of Dublin came out first again in Northern Ireland, beating 2007 World Champions Field Marshal Montgomery in a . . .

Both Professional Solo Piping events at the United States Piping Foundation’s annual competitions at the Loudis Recital Hall at the University of Delaware were won by Bruce Gandy of Dartmouth . . .

Emily Kate MacLellan of Ottawa came away as the big winner wt the annual Veterans’ Memorial Games on a warm and sunny day. A few bands . . .

The fifth annual B In The Park in downtown Ottawa the day before the North American Championships at Maxville, Ontario, begin will again feature . . .

The Grade 1 Oran Mor Pipe Band of New York will compete in Grade 2 at the World Pipe Band Championships. Sources close to the band said, on . . .

Part 1: the early years, Johnny Barnes, loyalty and the formulation of the distinctive Shotts sound

Vale disqualified; Parkes does not play with FMM

Pipe-Major William James MacLeod died earlier this week in Winnipeg, aged 94. As a young boy in the late-1920s, MacLeod received tuition on the pipes from his father, Donald MacLeod, which he absorbed eagerly, going on to win top awards both as an amateur and professional player. On September 2, […]

Rumours have already flown around following the British Pipe Band Championships on June 28th at Birmingham, England, at which Field Marshal Montgomery finished . . .

The Grade 1 Oran Mor Pipe Band of New York escaped injury and avoided any loss of equipment when the band’s bus caught fire and was destroyed as the group was . . .

Matt MacIsaac of Halifax, Nova Scotia, won all of the Professional solo piping events at the annual Summerside Highland Games. In the band events, Fredericton and Dartmouth each . . .