Yearly Archives: 2006

The Southwest Celtic Music Association presents a holiday concert with singer Aoife Clancy, the group Téada, harpist Gráinne Hambly and uilleann pipe player Tommy Martin. Also, a troupe of Irish dancers will perform. Saturday at 8 p.m. (doors open at … Continue reading →

November – Branch Newsletter now online!  (468kb PDF File) Check under the Newsletters section to download it in PDF format. If you’d like to be included on the branch newsletter mailing list, please contact Graeme Ogilvie. http://www.ppbso-ottawa.org//newsletters/Nov2006.pdf

(Mesa, Ariz.) – With a career that spans forty-two years and forty-two albums, The Chieftains are not only Ireland’s premier musical ambassadors but also the most enduring and influential creative force in establishing the international appeal of Celtic music. THE … Continue reading →

The James J Coyne Memorial Pipe Band needs help from generous donors who are willing to help us acquire new drumming equipment for the 2007 season. We are currently trying to raise $7,500, which after generous discounts from our supplier, … Continue reading →

How do you get two bagpipes to play in perfect unison? Shoot one! .

Dr. Alan Armstrong, chairman of the Mount Olive College Music Department has moved up in the world of bagpiping. Earlier this month, at the meeting of the Executive Council of the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association in Alexandria, Va. … Continue reading →

Richmond County Pipes & Drums, Inc. is a small, family orientated bagpipe & drum band based in Staten Island. We are always looking for new members to join us. The band offers FREE piping and drumming lessons to students of … Continue reading →

The Metro Cup is coming up fast and the qualifier for the event for the Grade 1 and Open will be on Sunday December 10, 2006 at the Tara Circle in Yonkers. This was the old Elizabeth Ann Seton College … Continue reading →

The MacKay Pipe Band will kick the holiday spirit into high gear by playing a variety of Celtic music at the annual holiday parade on Friday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. This year’s parade theme is Frost Fest. Located in … Continue reading →

There was indeed some exotic piping at this Piping Centre presentation, including a version of the pipers’ favourite, Donald Willie and His Dog, in a metre that substituted a camel for the canine. The more traditional piping styles of both … Continue reading →

Geordie Hall’s parents thought she was too busy to take up playing the bagpipe. But her in terest in soccer, the violin and the piano didn’t slow her down. Geordie has won more than 50 first-place awards in just 18 … Continue reading →

The U.S. Air Force Reserve Pipe Band at Robins Air Force Base will march in the 80th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.

Klicken Sie bitte an diese Verbindung, Winterschule, zu aller relevanten Information auf Deutsch. The College of Piping is running a Winter School in Germany from Sunday 11th February till Friday 16th. The venue is a well appointed youth hostel set … Continue reading →

Hello Southern Branch Members, At this time of the year, we are usually in full swing preparing for the Southern Workshop that rolls around at the end of February. However, there has been no committee that has formed to carry … Continue reading →

Bagpiper.Com’s Norm Weaver, has been mentioned in the Rappahannock News – Washington, VA,US … Capping the afternoon’s performance was Scottish bagpipe music provided by Norman Weaver and Eileen Grant, with young students showing off their skills with … Full Article

Wetootwaag’s Podcast of Bagpipe Power New Episode, complete with a chantery Eye of the Tiger. New Podcast

The Pipers & Pipe Band Society of Ontario (PPBSO) has completed its regarding after the 2006, and only four bands have been moved, including the Hamilton Police Pipe Band, which has been upgraded to Grade 2. Grade 3 to Grade … Continue reading →

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE – The Air Force Reserve Pipe Band at Robins Air Force Base will perform Nov. 23 in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.The bagpipers will march in the 80th annual parade along with the … Continue reading →

Five Characters in Search of an Exit Writer: Rod Serling: based on the short story “The Depository” by Marvin Petal The SCI FI Channel is airing an episode that has a bagpiper as a main character. It will air on … Continue reading →