Yearly Archives: 2005

Highland Hornpipe Special Order a Highland Hornpipe or a Whistle Player’s Hornpipe now and receive a free case worth $37.50. The Highland Hornpipe is available in four different keys and a new ultra low D hornpipe with tin whistle fingering … Continue reading →

New York Shields Pipes and Drums Holiday Dance December 3, 2005 Molloy College, Rockville Centre NY 8:00 PM $35 per person Includes Food, Beverages, Music, Irish Stepdancers For Tickets Call Bill McMillen 631-455-1766

Atlantic Canada Pipe Band Association “PIOBAIREAN GU LEOR” (PIPERS GALORE) Saturday, November 19, 2005 The Piobaireachd Society of Antigonish and the Celtic Society of St. Francis Xavier University will jointly sponsor an evening of Highland bagpipe music on Saturday evening, … Continue reading →

NEW SHOW NOW UP – 18 NOVEMBER, 2005 Join Simon McKerrell and our special guest presenter, Stuart Cassells, the current BBC Scotland Young Musician of the Year. We have more fantastic live performances from the London competition on Saturday 5th … Continue reading →

The College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada Scott MacAulay, Director of The College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada based in Summerside, PEI, is pleased to announce the following appointments. Highland Snare Drummer Jeremy White … Continue reading →

The Autumn 2005 issue of Scottish Life features an article on John Davie Burgess, one of the outstanding pipers of the 20th Century. John Burgess died on June 29, 2005 at the age of 71. John achieved world-wide fame as … Continue reading →

Review of Gellaitry Bagpipe on Piper and Drumer website by Ken Eller, who was a partner in Jack Dunbar’s bagpipe-making business for nearly a decade. This article is Republished from the September 2005 Piper & Drummer magazine. Tim Gellaitry Bagpipes … Continue reading →

BCPA Mini-Gathering and Knockouts November 12, 2005 Pitt River Middle School, Port Coquitlam, BC and United Scottish Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC Visit Bob Dunsire Western Piping ands News Results Page

The Piobaireachd Society of Antigonish presents the 2006 Gold and Silver Medal Tunes Piobaireachd Workshops and An Evening Piping Recital. Alasdair Gillies recital Sat., Nov 19, 2005 7.30pm, Immaculata Hall, St. Ninian St., Antigonish, NS. An Evening Piping Recital

The Awards Event Hands up for Trad, in association with BBC Scotland Interactive, will be hosting the third Scots Trad Music Awards celebrations on the 3rd December 2005 at Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall. The event is ticketed and open to the … Continue reading →

Piping Times FastNews Reports: Large entry for Lochaber Festival of Piping (Fort William) on Nov 18 and 19; I MacFadyen, A Wright and J MacDougall confirmed as judges; Angus MacColl to give recital Ben Nevis Distillery 7.30pm, Nov. 12 Standard … Continue reading →

DeBoth steps down as Niagara Police P-M Paul DeBoth has decided to step down as Pipe-Major of the Grade 2 Niagara Regional Police Pipe Band after 15 months in the post. Long-time band-member Davey Goodall is the new pipe-major. “I … Continue reading →

Be sure to make it to the AGM Ceilidh! Doors open at 7:00pm and will begin with the presentation of awards. This is a change from the original information, so please be there at 7:00pm. Get more info here

Prairie Pipe Band Assocation of Manitoba News The Transcona and District Pipe Band has been teaching youth the fine art of playing the bagpipes and drums for over 20 years. Band members – boys and girls – range in age … Continue reading →

The College of Piping has several computer desktop wallpapers available for download. Please visit their Wallpaper page to download these images to use on your computer.

Allan Quinn Memorial Contest & Drumming Knock-Out Dec 03, 2005 Tune Requirements: “A” Division piping…. March/Strathspey/Reel “A” Division drumming…. Strathspey/Reel (minimum four parts each) “B” Division drumming…. four parts 4/4 March (one or two tunes) Time: 7:30 pm. – all … Continue reading →

Allan Quinn Memorial Contest & Drumming Knock-Out Dec 03, 2005 Tune Requirements: “A” Division piping…. March/Strathspey/Reel “A” Division drumming…. Strathspey/Reel (minimum four parts each) “B” Division drumming…. four parts 4/4 March (one or two tunes) Time: 7:30 pm. – all … Continue reading →

PiperandDrummer.Com reports Walker wins Bratach Gorm Second qualifier for 2006 Glenfiddich London – November 5, 2005 – P-M Gordon Walker of Moscow, Scotland, won the Bratach Gorm at the Scottish Piping Society of London’s annual competitions at Glazer’s Hall. The … Continue reading →

Captain Ian C. Cameron, a bagpiper, an author and a longtime member of the Piobaireachd Society passed away on Nov. 7, 1990. Ian was the composer of bagpipe tunes that include Rhonda MacPhee’s Fancy, Strathalmond, W.A. MacPherson of St. Thomas, … Continue reading →