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The MacDougall bagpipe owned by John Wilson of Edinburgh and Toronto and originally acquired by his uncle, John . . .
Willie McCallum of Bearsden, Scotland, was the overall winner at the annual Donald MacLeod Memorial Invitational Solo Piping Competition. The event honours the memory of the great Seaforth’s pipe-major, whose compositions the competitors have . . .
Angus MacColl of Benderloch, Scotland, was the winner of the Culloden Ceol Mor invitational solo piping competition, held . . .
Potential changes to the RSPBA’s Grade 1 Medley format will reportedly not be implemented for the 2007 season, according to . . .
The Pipers & Pipe Band Society of Ontario has formed a new Youth Advisory Committee as part of an initiative by its Music Board to be more in tune with the needs and concerns of today’s emerging young . . .
The famous Fred Morrison of Bishopton lends his thoughts to pipes|drums readers
If a competitor is lucky and talented enough to get past the Northern Meeting’s rigorous application and review process, there’s now ?40 that must be included with his or her entry form . . .
The annual Pipers & Pipe Band Society of Ontario Adjudicators’ Seminar in Campbellville, Ontario, on April 21 covered a range of topics and focused particularly on the ensemble side of judging and brought accredited people out, despite it being held on th
After a little more than six months since its launch, pipes|drums has made further modifications designed to improve the reader’s experience . . .
It’s not unusual to piping and drumming that prospective students are attracted to those who have won the biggest prizes in the art. The value of winning a Highland Society of London Gold Medal at the Argyllshire Gathering or Northern . . .
2007 is another no-go for the Grade 1 Prince Charles Pipe Band of San Francisco, with the group has deciding not to compete at all. The organization’s Grade 3 and . . .
The 13th annual Hanover Indoor Competition attracted a record entry, with the Penetangore Pipe Band taking top honours . . .
Jonathan Greenlees of Lisburn, Northern Ireland, took home the Irish Silver Medal, in the annual piobaireachd event put on by the Irish . . .
The Piobaireachd Society’s intention when it included eight piobaireachds written in the last 50 years in its Senior list was to provide a mix of styles from some of the great pipe-music composers . . .
The Grade 2 Grampian Police marks its centenary year in 2007, setting it apart as one of the world’s . . .
Jock MacKenzie, bass drummer with the Grade 1 Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band of Palmserston North, New Zealand, died suddenly of a suspected heart attack on March 3, aged 61.