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pipes|drums, the world’s only independent publication for pipers and drummers, on October 2, 2007, celebrated its first anniversary with a . . .
The Grade 1 Toronto Police Pipe Band, which won the 2006 North American Championship only to see its pipe section reduced to eight in 2007, has been working on a major rejuvenation and recruitment project . . .
When the Scottish Lion 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band takes the stage of the Mississauga Living Arts Centre on November 17th with its production of “Seanchaidh,” the concert the band originally mounted in 2003 . . .
We continue our exclusive conversation with the legendary Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band Pipe-Major in Richard Parkes: The pipes|drums Interview
The Grade 3 Rocky Mountain Pipe Band of Calgary has appointed Ian Baxter as its new Pipe-Major. Baxter replaces Ross Barker, who . . .
Alen Tully of Dublin was named Ireland’s Piper of the Year in the MSR contest that determines the winner at the annual event. The competition . . .
Twelve of the world’s most successful amateur players have been confirmed for the 2007 George Sherriff Memorial Amateur Invitational Solo Piping Competitions on November 17 at Convocation Hall at McMaster . . .
Alastair Lee of Coquitlam, British Columbia, (pictured, right) won the Piobaireachd and MSR and was second in the 6/8 Marches to take the overall award at the 25th annual Nicol-Brown Amateur Invitational . . .
The annual Royal National Mod was this year held in Lochaber, and Willie McCallum of Bearsden, Scotland, and Angus MacColl of Benderloch, Scotland, were most successful on the day, with . . .
At the band’s annual general meeting on October 14, the Grade 1 Alberta Caledonia Pipe Band of Calgary formalized the appointment of Sean Somers and Own Shaw as Pipe-Sergeants of the band, a position that . . .
The 35-year-old St. Louis-based Grade 4 Invera’an Pipe Band and cross-town Grade 4 rivals St. Louis Caledonian Pipe Band have formally decided to combine personnel . . .
After 10 years as Pipe-Major, Derick Wilson is moving over to hand the reins of the Grade 1 Fredericton Society of Saint Andrew Pipe Band of Fredericton, New Brunswick, to . . .
The Pipe Band Association of South Africa’s African Solo Drumming Championships were held at St. Benedict’s College and . . .
The popularity of the Red Hot Chilli Pipers is zooming, and the Scottish-based group of pipers and drummers, known for its clever adaptations of pop-songs, will release Bagrock to the Masses on . . .
Iain Robertson, previously Pipe-Sergeant, has taken over from Graeme Bilsland as Pipe-Major of the Grade 1 New Zealand Police . . .
Part 1 of Kylie and James MacHattie’s exclusive account of their 22-day Scottish camping-competing sojourn