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June 8, 2025
PPBSO holds its first independently run outdoor event
Joining the growing trend of associations organizing and staging outdoor competitions independently, the Pipers & Pipe Band Society of Ontario held the inaugural Hamilton Gathering, the organization's first sanctioned event of the 2025 season, on the grounds of the Scottish Rite in Ontario's steel city.
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Mitchell, Cho, Stringer, Lanaro overall winners of CLASP May 2025 Live Online competition
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Piping Live! 2025: striking a balance between passionate performance and committed competition – Part 1
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The ensemble judge’s role defined: New Zealand’s Alan Jones argues for drumming knowledge
Alan Jones of Hamilton, New Zealand, has studied and written about pipe band ensembles for more than a decade. His...
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In January 2025, Scotland’s National Piping Centre quietly launched the NPC Clubs program, which allows new and...
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