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Groundbreaking success of 2001 series opens the door for continued study
Dr. William Donaldson’s preface to his exclusive series on the 2002 set tunes
Oslo Caledonian Pipe Band The Oslo Caledonian Pipe Band of Oslo, Norway, has the distinction of being that country’s first organized pipe band. Started in 1995 by Åge Jonny Jørgensen, Stig Ulvad, John MacAlister-Hall and Don Hunter, among others, the band’s original name was the MacLeod Pipes & Drums of […]
Deadline for student applications December 3
Gijon, Asturias, Spain – Banda de Gaites Llariegu won the first ever Asturian Pipe Band Championship here today amid a strong field of bands, which use mainly Spain’s Gaita pipe with traditional regional drums. Competitions have been held in Galicia, Spain, for over 20 years, but in Asturias they are […]
The Music of Scotland – Ceòl na h-Albainn, The MacArthur-MacGregor Manuscript of Piobaireachd (1820)
Midlothian & Metropolitan Pipe Band, Chicago, Illinois In February 2001, the Midlothian Scottish Pipe Band and the Chicago Metropolitan Pipe Band announced the merger of two of the most successful organizations in the Midwest Pipe Band Association to form the Midlothian & Metropolitan Pipe Band. Since that time, the band […]
Blairgowrie, Scotland – August 2, 2001 – Alasdair Gillies, Gordon Walker and Chris Armstrong domintade the prizes at the Blairgowrie Highland Games, where over 30 pipers played. A Grade Piobaireachd1st Alasdair Gillies, Pittsburgh2nd Gordon Walker, Glasgow3rd Bruce Gandy, Prince Edward Island A Grade March1st Gordon Walker2nd Chris Armstrong3rd Alasdair Gillies […]
Northern Meeting piping’s oldest and most prestigious contest
During a piper or drummer’s lifetime, chances are he or she will encounter the famous strathspey “Dorrator Bridge” by James Braidwood. The four-part tune is a favourite especially of lower grade bands and amateur pipers, and it’s a splendidly constructed melody that, with its peculiar F doubling from F, is […]