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The well known pipe bags and piping accessories business D&M Gannaway Ltd. of Christchurch, New Zealand, has been sold to new . . .
The Grade 3 Alanya Byg Holb?k Pipe Band won both of the open events at the 2007 Open Scandinavian . . .
The Grade 2 Midlothian Scottish Pipe Band of Chicago was the winner on both days of the Alma Highland Festival in central Michigan, taking home the United States . . .
When someone turns 100 Queen Elizabeth II always sends a letter of congratulations, but when a pipe band in the backyard of her summer home turns 100 she meets them in person . . .
St. Laurence O’Toole Pipe Band of Dublin has completed an exclusive, wide-ranging sponsorship deal with Greenpeace International that promises . . .
The Grade 2 Hamilton Police Pipe Band of Hamilton, Ontario, as part of the organization’s two-week trip to the United Kingdom . . .
From Broadside to Broadband, compiled by Dr. William Donaldson, published by Ceol Sean Bagpipe Music
Part 2: How to extend the life of a chanter reed. One of the world’s leading reedmakers, James P. Troy, reveals his reed longevity tips
Andrew Carlisle of Ballygowan, Northern Ireland, was the overall winner of the Ulster Festival of Solo Piping Competition, which drew more than 120 piping . . .
The Grade 1 St. Laurence O’Toole Pipe Band of Dublin has been invited to stage a concert in Pittsburgh on November 10, 2007. The band reportedly takes . .
Ending speculation as to what grade the band would compete in in 2007, the Triumph Street Pipe Band (TSPB) of Vancouver will compete in Grade 2 in 2007, after being assigned . . .
The Grade 3 Durham Regional Police Pipe Band of Oshawa, Ontario, has officially announced that it has made a leadership change, with Andrew . . .
Alan Bevan of Abbotsford, British Columbia, was the overall winner at the British Columbia Pipers Association’s Annual Gathering. The new Triumph Street Pipe Band won the Grade 2 . . .
The Grade 2 City of Regina Pipe Band has announced that it will not compete as a band for the rest of 2007 due to drumming problems. The band . . .
The historic MacDougall bagpipe played by the great John Wilson during his glory years in the 1920s and 1930s is up for sale. The sale is being managed by Jim McGillivray of Aurora, Ontario. He will turn all of the proceeds over . . .
by Harry Tung Ah, spring has sprung. The daffies are out and a warm breeze wafts from the west across my mint julep on the veranda, which replaced the rusty nail by the fireside about a month ago. Change is in the air, dear readers, change is in the air. […]