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A critique by Roderick MacLean of Hugh Cheape’s new book on the history of the Highland bagpipe
The once mighty Dysart & Dundonald Pipe Band of Fife, Scotland, is planning to reform for the 2009 season after being forced to sit out 2008 due to . . .
The often salacious Delphi Beertent online forum has been put out of the piping and drumming world’s misery with its plug being . . .
Jim McGillivray continues his exclusive series with “The Battle of the Somme”
Part 2 of our exclusive interview with the long-time Shotts Pipe-Major, in which he discusses the McAllisters, the moves to and from Polkemmet, manufacturers judging, the RSPBA, Breton piping and much more.
Here’s the mail it never fails, it makes me want to wag my tail. Mail! Let’s open the letter sack and see what the sartorially challenged desperadoes of piping and drumming query of me . . . Dear Style Guy, The first question I have is regarding glengarry hats during […]
The first Grade 1 Champion Supreme event of the Ontario season was won by the Scottish Lion-78th Fraser Highlanders of Toronto, taking the medley contest against . . .
John Mulhearn of Glasgow collected the most aggregate points, including a first in the March, to take the overall trophy at the Stirling games held at . . .
After a successful 2007 debut, the invitational Lord of the Todd Challenge is once again being run, this time by Innovation, taking place at the Lord Todd Bar at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow . . .
Bruce Gandy of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, won both Open light music events and Andy Rogers of Fredericton, New Brunswick, took home the piobaireachd . . .
Adding to the increasing number of bagpipe supplies and Highland dress businesses that are sponsoring pipe bands, Moose Bagpipe Products of Melbourne, Australia, has struck endorsement deals with four . . .
The Cambridge Highland Games often features the hottest weather that southern Ontario can offer and the 2008 rendition was no exception with hazy, muggy 30-plus-degree heat. Except for a few . . .
Niall Stewart of Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland, swept up three of the four first prizes and was second in the one he missed at the remote Tomintoul Highland Games. Twelve competed . . .
The games that traditionally start the “Glasgow Fair” week of west coast holidays had an international list of more than 22 competitors from . . .
A sunny day, but with a strong, cold wind were the conditions at Roseneath Games, where about 50 total competitors came out for the solo piping events, which . . .
Lewis Barclay of Inverness was the overall winner a the Inverness Highland Games, and Donald Mackay of Glasgow won the MSR and Australia’s Mark MacKenzie . . .