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The day of the Cowal Pipe Band Championships traditionally marks the beginning of the turbulent period when many pipe bands make changes to leadership . . .
Roddy MacLeod wins Senior Piobaireachd; Boyd takes Silver Medal; McCallum on top in MSR
If all goes to plan, the Grade 1 Fife Constabulary Pipe Band will have a Novice Juvenile band competing in either 2009 or 2010. The new band, like . . .
The second day of the Argyllshire Gathering saw the light music events held outdoors at the traditional games park, with no rain. Andrew Hayes . . .
Jim McGillivray continues his exclusive series with “The Argyllshire Gathering”
There was a different first-prize winner in each of the A-Grade solo piping events at the Cowal Highland Gathering, traditionally held . . .
Twenty-five mostly non-Scottish competitors turned out for the annual Birnam games in mostly overcast but warm weather. Jori . . .
Pleasanton, California – August 30, 2008 – Ken Sutherland of California, was the overall winner at Pleasanton, where six pipers competed. Piobaireachd 1st Ken Sutherland, “Lament for Mary MacLeod” 2nd Ryan Murray, “Nameless – Hiharin Dro o Dro” 3rd Ian Whitelaw, Redondo Beach, California, “Lament for Donald Duaghal MacKay” […]
Captain Stuart Samson, Director of the Army School of Bagpipe Music, has been named a Member of the British Empire (MBE) as part of Queen . . .
St. Laurence O’Toole of Dublin continued its spectacular 2008 campaign by winning the All-Ireland Pipe Band Championship, beating Field Marshal . . .
Glorious sunny skies and temperatures around 22 degrees made the annual Kincardine Scottish Festival ideal for piping and drumming competitions in the morning and bands in the afternoon. The Scottish Lion-78th Fraser . . .
A grass-roots online petition intended to lobby the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association to reinstate Best Bass-Section awards at its major championships has gathered 688 names since its . . .
James and Douglas Murray did well on their home ground in the light music competitions at the Cupar Highland Games. Eighteen . . .