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Niagara Regional Police put lock on Grade 2
Shotts, Dysart first in series of remastered LPs
Atrocious conditions, controversial format, questionable judging top of mind after August 14 event
Oban plays host to Highland Society of London Gold Medal
Power, Strathclyde tied first; Shotts manages third
World’s top players to converge on Inverness Sept. 8-9
[Originally published as an Editorial] Instead of the usual hard-hitting, insightful editorial on an aspect of piping and/or drumming worth debating, we thought we’d talk a little about one of our favourite subjects: Us. The Piper & Drummer, in its current style, has been published for almost 17 years. (And […]
Why is it that pipers and drummers traditionally rip off each other? We’re not talking about stealing instruments or kilts or reeds; we’re thinking of the disrespect we pay to each other when it comes to tunes, arrangements, and royalties. Pipers and drummers are generally eager—often overly so—simply to […]
[Originally published as an Editorial] There’s little doubt that the roots of the pipe band idiom grew originally from the military. When Highland pipers originally joined the Scottish regiments, it was only natural that they would eventually start playing together. It follows then that drummers would get involved, since organized […]