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Inverness – not this year

September 30 dinner to toast life-long contribution

MacPhee takes Gold Medal; Silver Star goes to MacColl

In drug-induced coma since August 30

Alden Biessen contests attracts European bands

[Originally published as an Editorial] It is time top face the music: the Grade 1 and 2 pipe band March, Strathspey & Reel competition should be dropped. It is almost out of petrol. It has been the “compulsory figures” of pipe bands for years, and even figure skating got rid […]

December event designed to heat up wrists

Company halts marketing activities

Pat Hayes, the well known and much liked Pipe-Major of the Ottawa Police Pipe Band, died on September 18, succumbing to pneumonia. He had been placed under a drug-induced coma since August 30 and was on life support in intensive care in an Ottawa hospital. He had undergone an operation […]

Creighton takes drumming prize

More than 180 compete at Carnoustie event

Polkemmet also allegedly alters back-end

Successor to be appointed

Band confirms former member’s return as leading-drummer

Takes overall prize at northern Scotland event

New drum, stand, heads, sticks to be unveiled