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First ever undergraduate degree in piping considered a breakthrough for the art
Queensland Highlanders Pipe Band The Queensland Highlanders Pipe Band from Australia is a relatively new band on the scene. The band is based in Brisbane, Queensland, which has a strong piping and drumming community, largely attributed to the “godfather” of piping in the state, Sandy Campbell (ex Pipe Major of […]
Inverclyde Juvenile Pipe Band The Inverclyde Juvenile Pipe Band was formed in 1998 with children from some of the towns and villages that make up the area of Inverclyde, Scotland. The band members come from Greenock, Gourock, Port Glasgow, and Inverkip. At that time it was decided that a novice […]
Embro, Ontario – June 30, 2001 – The annual Zorra Highland Gathering at Embro, Ontario, was held for a change not on the traditional July 1 Canada Day, but the event attracted perhaps the biggest crowds yet in the young Ontario season. One estimate pegged attendance at upwards of 20,000 […]
Newark, Delaware – June 30, 2001 – Michael Cusack of Houston, Texas, was the overall winner of the annual United States Piping Federation Championship held here today. Cusack won the title, which is apparently a second-tier qualifier for the Glenfiddich Invitational Piping Championship at Blair Atholl, Scotland, in October, by […]
[Originally published as an Editorial] Pressure is rife in the piping and drumming world. We seem addicted to the thrill of stress, of trying to play as well as possible at all times, whether it’s before an audience of thousands or a single person. Competition is perhaps the most alluringly […]
A review of the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band’s concert at the Sydney Opera House
Oban, Scotland – May 4-5, 2001 – The top prizes at the piping competitions at the annual Highlands & Islands Music Festival were shared between Gordon Walker of Glasgow, Scotland, and Willie McCallum of Bearsden Scotland here. The piobaireachd event was held at Lochnell Castle on May 4, while the […]
Commander A. John Wilson By the age of 30, A. John Wilson had achieved in piping more than 99% of pipers do in a lifetime. By 50, Wilson has attained in his professional career with the Strathclyde Police force more than 99% of his colleagues. John Wilson is a man […]
Hamilton, Ontario – May 12, 2001 – The overall prize at the annual William Livingstone Sr. Invitational Solo Piping Competition held here today at the Officers’ Mess of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders of Canada’s base at James Street Armoury was won by Alasdair Gillies of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Gillies won […]
San Fransisco, California – May 20, 2001 – Willie McCallum of Bearsden, Scotland, continued his 2001 success by sweeping all three segments at the annual Dan Reid Memorial in San Francisco, California. Participants in the event had to perform a variety of set material selected in advance, amounting to about […]