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Part 3 of our 1990 interview features his thoughts on drummers, kitchenpiping and piobaireachd styles. A terrific photo of Muirheads, too!
The Brittany-based piper Patrick Molard will release his second compact disc of piobaireachd in the next few weeks, with the album containing several tunes that have never before . . .
The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (RSPBA) has delivered its assignments to its panel of adjudicators, and the list introduces several . . .
The annual Metro Cup Solo Piping Competition was won by Willie McCallum of Bearsden, Scotland, whose first in the Medley and second . . .
Colin Armstrong of Los Angeles was the big winner in the Professional-grade solo piping at the annual Queen Scottish Festival, held on and around the historic ocean liner, now . . .
After only a few months retired from solo competition, Colin MacLellan of Edinburgh has resumed making chanter reeds, and has already supplied many pipers and several bands. The new business, PipeReeds.com, specializes . . .
Bagad Cap Caval won the Breton Winter Championships here today, the first phase of the Breton National Championships. Cap Caval rose above 13 other Breton pipe bands to take the event. The top seven from the contest go through to compete . . .
The Grade 1 Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band of New Zealand has finalized an endorsement deal with the St. Kilda Group of Glasgow that will see the band covered for at least three . . .
After almost 30 years of being run by the John MacFadyen Memorial Trust, the Silver Chanter Invitational Piping Competition will be organized by the Isle of Skye Piping Society . . .
The Ottawa-based piper provides us with his five favourite music recordings of all time
2006 World Solo Drumming Champion Steven McWhirter and 2007 Clasp-winner Stuart Liddell will join several piping and drumming friends in April to walk the 95-mile-long West Highland Way to raise funds for the Novice Juvenile-grade . . .
The band of premier pipers and drummers with Roddy MacLeod as pipe-major that was announced in January has confirmed a sponsorship deal with Glenfiddich, with the group called the . . .
A strong turnout of pipers younger than 18 competed at the annual Strathclyde Police Pipe Band Junior Solo Piping Competitions, held at Smithycroft . . .
We revisit our panel’s prognostications from last year and tally up the results!
by Harry Tung Have mercy, Miss Percy, but it has been a long time since I updated my column. I do apologize for my sloth, but I needed some down-time after such a hectic season. I’m wintering in Australia just now, playing with a Grade 2 band that will be […]
A new book of Highland pipe music compiled by Iain MacDonald of Regina, Saskatchewan, will include several previously unpublished compositions by Pipe-Major Donald MacLeod . . .