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Kansas City, Missouri – January 17, 2004 – The first Tone Czar & Midwest Highland Arts Fund North American Gold Medal Drumming Championship was held here today, with Eli Fugate of California winning the top prize. A member of the House of Edgar-Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band, Fugate received […]

Band goes way of Victoria Police

Fall from roof puts former World Champion Bass Drummer in hospital

Tenor drummer will play with reigning World Champions

Adds MacLeod and Lenny to corps

Drummer and daughter died in January 13 incident

McComish brothers take over Glasgow percussion, band supplies specialist

‘Nine Blasted Notes,’ Michael Grey

Son of ‘Kilberry’ passes away, age 87

Ten North American pipers to compete in inaugural contest

Father figure of Breton piping passes away in Lorient, France

[Originally published as an Editorial] Before every major pipe band competition, most competitors eagerly await word of who’s judging. The powers-that-are with various pipe band associations appoint the adjudicators. To our knowledge, judges are put on contests rather arbitrarily. A judge’s assignment to a specific competition has little to do […]

Mainstream media has field day

‘A Collection of Pipe Band Drum Compositions by the Royal Ulster Constabulary G.C. Drum Corps’

Our expert panel chooses the very best of 2003

Cites attempted interference by Alliance in Association affairs