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The 78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel) were the only Grade 1 band competing at the 145th annual Antigonish Highland Games, the Atlantic Canada Pipe Band Championships. The band . . .
The much anticipated collection of pipe music compiled by Iain MacDonald of Saskatchewan will be unveiled officially at Piping Live! ¨C the Glasgow International Festival of Piping ¨C on Wednesday, August 13th . . .
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Gordon Walker of Moscow, Scotland, was the most successful of the A-Grade pipers who competed at the annual Inveraray Highland Games on the grounds of the Duke of Argyll’s castle, named after . . .
A different piper won each of the four senior events at the annual South Uist Highland Gathering on an overcast . . .
Rosebud. Rosebud. Rooooosssssebuuuuud. Let’s shake up the snow-globe to see what’s all the buttlescutt in the world of piperin and drummerin . . . The Scottish solo scene so far this year is overrun with competitors. Some games are like Inverness circa 1975 with 40-plus entries in the piobaireachd […]
pipes|drums continues its annual series highlighting the medleys of many of the top bands competing at the World Pipe Band Championships.
Bob Worrall assesses a complete new instrument made by Bannatyne Bagpipes
Many members of pipe bands will agree that their pipe-major is pure hot air, but this Monday a giant dirigible named “Pipy” took to Glasgow’s skies to draw attention to . . .
The overall winner of the annual Young Piper of the Year competition was Duncan Grant. The contest is open to any piper aged 30 . . .
About 20 pipers braved a powerful wind blowing all day across the annual North Uist Games, but it stayed dry and sunny and there were different winners of each event. Only six . . .
Field Marshal Montgomery of Belfast came back to win the European Championships on their home turf on a very warm, dry day. The band also took the drumming award in Grade 1. St. Laurence O’Toole of . . .
Fourteen Grade 1 bands will vie for the remaining spots in the Final round at the 2008 World Pipe Band Championships. The RSPBA made . . .
Angus MacColl of Benderloch, Scotland, took the short ferry ride to Mull and returned home with all three first prizes from the Tobermory Games . . .
Clear, dry, beautiful weather was on order for the annula Luss Highland Gathering near the banks of Loch Lomond. The games continues its tradition of not holding a piobaireachd event . . .