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July 18, 2025

William Donaldson unveils “Pìobaireachd (Pibroch) – The Classic Scores” online resource

Dr. William “Willie” Donaldson is known by name to pipes|drums readers for his articles, reviews and, perhaps most of all, the Set Tunes Series of more than 175 piobaireachds and each of their existing manuscripts he has painstakingly assembled and published exclusively here since 2001. Now he has launched...
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Bill Gilmour, 1937-2025

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Greighlan Crossing get eight firsts at Penticton; Knichel nicks the Open solos

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