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May 14, 2024

Association Leadership Spotlight: Alastair Patterson, Chair, RSPBA Northern Ireland – Part 2

A must-see discussion on fundamental objectives and strategies implemented by the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association's Northern Ireland Branch, yet rarely, if ever, put into practice by many associations - for example, long-range planning and respecting and learning from other associations. This is, in many ways, a...
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May 6, 2024

Midgley sweeps up P-M Ian Swinton Open Solo Piping

Derek Midgley of Tinton Falls, New Jersey, won both events at the 2024 Pipe-Major Ian Swinton Open Professional Solo...
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May 6, 2024

Thorpe, Murray the big winners at Australia’s R.U. Brown

The annual R.U. Brown Solo Piping Competition saw Struan Thorpe of Melbourne win the Clasp for previous winners of the...
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Opinion: Why do this?

I love merging two passions into a publication that gets daily positive feedback from readers and, judging from its...
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May 3, 2024

Mike Cusack: the pipes|drums Interview – Part 3

In the latest installment, we delve into the breakthrough years of the early 1980s, receiving instruction from Jimmy...
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May 27, 2013
Triumph Street eight-for-eight at Costa Mesa
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