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April 18, 2024

Serious fun sets the tone for 2024 Pipe-Major’s Wheel of Fortune on April 21st

Sure, you might prefer the typical Piobaireachd + MSR template that 99% of top-tier solo piping competitions require. After all, you’re almost guaranteed to have an opportunity to hear a whole load of foot-stompin’ piobaireachds. Nothing wrong with that. Or you might prefer something not only different but...
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April 17, 2024
Eight entered for American Championships in Norfolk; three Australian bands in for tattoo
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April 15, 2024
Perfect, the enemy of good – Avens Ridgeway considers potential pitfalls of competing
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April 13, 2024
29 compete in 2024 Australian Championships, as Hawthorn takes the top award
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April 12, 2024
No change for Dollar as pipe band contest returns May 26th
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April 11, 2024
78th Highlanders and Dartmouth & District collab again on “Highland Harmony 2” concert
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April 10, 2024
Alistair Hanning, 1962-2024
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April 10, 2024
Association Leadership Spotlight: Derek Midgley, Competing Pipers’ Association President
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April 9, 2024
36 bands in for April 13th Ozzie Championships, including Singapore’s Grade 4A Lion City
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April 8, 2024

Macalester College wins top prizes at Winnipeg Scottish Festival

The annual Winnipeg Scottish Festival kicked off the prairie competition season with a good attendance of bands from...
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April 7, 2024

Ben Duncan, Willie McCallum haul in the big prizes at the 2024 SPA

Ben Duncan of Edinburgh took home the big award of the day, the Donald MacLean Trophy for top overall at the annual...
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April 6, 2024

Alasdair Henderson wins P-M Donald MacLeod Memorial Invitational

The 28th annual Pipe-Major Donald Macleod MBE Memorial Invitational Solo Piping Competition was won by Alasdair...
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April 5, 2024

Iain MacDonald of Regina wins Sir Ian and Neville McKay Piobaireachd Composition Competition

Iain MacDonald of Regina, Saskatchewan, is the winner of the piobaireachd composing competition organized by Comunn na...
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McCready, MacPhee and Bowes work it out at Luss
Gordon McCready, Renfrew, Scotland; Donald MacPhee, Alexandria, Scotland; and Keith Bowes, Glasgow took home all . . .
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