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Not attending Georgetown and Barrie games because of unsatisfactory conditions
Isle of Skye – June 16, 2000 – Niall Matheson of Newtonmore, Scotland, won the 14th annual Donald MacDonald Quaich competition here today at the Clan Donald Centre, Isle of Skye. Four world-class pipers were invited to play in the event, and each had to play piobaireachds taken from the […]
Hamilton, Ontario – June 24, 2000 – The 78th Fraser Highlanders of Toronto, Ontario, won the Canadian Pipe Band Championships here today, clawing their first major back from Peel Regional Police, winners the previous week at Fort Erie. Toronto Police finished third. Grade 2 was again dominated by Niagara Regional […]
[Originally published as an Editorial] William Donaldson’s astoundingly good and important book, The Highland Pipe and Scottish Society 1750-1850, (see Jim McGillivray’s review in this issue) has made us once again ponder where our music has been and where it is today. One paragraph, discussing the Piobaireachd Society’s annual general […]
The Williamstown RSL Pipe Band took the Australian Championships over the Easter weekend, edging out City of Adelaide for the Grade 1 title. Formerly known as Footscray Pipe Band, Williamstown RSL had a windfall of talent after the collapse of the Victoria Police Pipe Band after the 1998 season in […]
Executive committee overrides Music Board’s recommendation