Until this year I served as band secretary with The Royal Scots Association Pipe Band and as such was privileged to witness at first hand the wonderful job they did as volunteer ambassadors for their country and their regiment in Sweden, Holland, Belgium, Italy, and the Republic of Belarus.
In Belarus, not noted for its social freedoms, band members were regularly to be found entertaining the general public at street fairs, restaurants, cafes, and refreshment tents, with impromptu sets on pipes and drums without hindrance from authorities, businesses, or local inhabitants. At every turn we were met with courtesy and warmth.
Just enjoyed a fine ‘Piping on the Clyde’ night at the Renfrew Ferry courtesy of Wallace Bagpipes. A large crowd heard performances from the firm’s Craig Munro and an excellent young drummer Craig Lawrie, Stamperland PB, Stuart Shedden’s Lanark, and Milngavie (right) Clydebank and Fife Constablulary PBs. The sponsor laid on plenty of refreshments ensuring a very pleasant atmosphere on board.
HAWICK Pipe Band travel to Glasgow Green on Saturday for the annual World Pipe Band Championships hoping for a repeat of their prize-winning performance at the British Championships earlier this year.
August 16, 9am-5pm. Amherst Museum 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road, Amherst. The 24th annual Scottish festival will feature bagpipe bands, highland games, dance demonstration, Scottish food and more. For more information call 716-689-1440 or visit www.amherstmuseum.org
The Silver Chanter MacCrimmon Memorial Piobaireachd Competition was founded in 1967 by Dame Flora MacLeod, 28th Chief of MacLeod, with John MacFadyen and Seumas MacNeill for the purpose of encouraging top class pipers to compete at the Skye Gathering. This was much needed, as the piping competitions had been waning for some years at that time. The stratagem was a success, and the piping competitions at the Games are now well attended at all levels.
International recording star Anthony Kearns, one of the founding members of the PBS Super Group, the Irish Tenors, has contracted the Delta Police Pipe Band to host a solo concert in Delta this fall.
LOCATION: The Holiday Inn, BWI Airport, Baltimore, MD
For more information or to register, download the Delco Midatlantic Workshop Flier in pdf format.
This year, we are offering EUSPBA Piping Certification Exams as well. The syllabus for the exams can be downloaded here - Syllabus - in pdf format. We hope to see you there!
Here is an article on About.Com explaining a bit about the bagpipes.
” The bagpipe is one of the oldest reed instruments, it is generally associated to Scotland but existed way back during ancient civilization. Bagpipes are used in festivites as well as marching bands. There are two main types: mouth-blown bagpipes, played by blowing air into it by mouth, and bellows-blown bagpipe, the air is supplied by bellows….”
Roddy MacLeod, Principal of the National Piping Centre, has won this year’s Silver Chanter competition. The 42nd MacCrimmon Memorial Piobaireachd Recital took place on 6 August 2008 and was judged by Iain MacFadyen. Recitalists were competing to receive the coveted Silver Chanter trophy.
Roddy MacLeod’s winning performed the piobaireachd “Lament for Donald Doughal Mackay” to win for the fifth time.
Other recitalists were Gordon Walker, Simon McKerrell, Glenn Brown, Angus MacColl and Neil Matheson.
Here is a video of Roddy for the launch of his new CD
A BO’NESS drummer who is on a successful roll at the moment is hoping to add a third summer medal to his collection.
Billy Archibald will be taking part in the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow on August 16 with the Boghall and Bathgate Pipe Band.
The 14-year-old snare player achieved top spot with the band’s drum corps at the end of June in the juvenile grade of the British Championships in Birmingham.
This will be the best party in town and the only place to be after Glasgow Green! With performances by Beolach, Deaf Shepherd, The Vallely Bros + Guests and celidh from Skerryvore it will be a fantastic night of musical entertainment!
The night goes from 8.30pm - 2 am so you can party late into the night! Ticets are £16 adults/ £12 concessions. Over 16’s only and 16 - 18’s must be accompanied by an adult!
So make sure you get your tickets now because they are selling out fast! Go to the After Worlds Shindig webpage.
Oirfeid - Gaelic Piping night will take place in St Andrews in the Square (not the Strathclyde suite as stated in the programme) on Wednesday 13th August.
With performances by Daimh whose vocalist Calum Alex McMillan is a MOD gold medalist and Skippinish, who will feature vocalist Rachel Walker, this will be a splendid evening of music dedicated to the power of the Gaelic language and Piping music. Sponsored by Caledonian MacBrayne.
This event starts at 7.30pm and ticekts are £14 adult/£10 concession. So to get you tickets please visit the event page on our website.
“No surprise, he collects bagpipe music. “If you’re ever looking for a tune, pipes, look no further than our own bagpipe music archivist, Mark Falzini” a k a “Marky Mark,” says the band’s website.”
“…He is also a piper and has traveled to places such as Israel and Scotland to play. As a member of the Greater Trenton Pipes and Drums, he plays in parades around the state. His favorite is held in Raritan each year to honor World War II hero John Basilone.”
“… The pipe band played as he spoke to the members of the parade who had lined up outside.
Before getting into the green Audi, he spoke with Pipe Major Alistair Duthie, whose pipes were draped in the duke’s banner. The duke is due to be joined by the duchess later in the week at the Castle of Mey, the long-time summer retreat of the late Queen Mother. He is due back in Wick today where he is to be bestowed with the Freedom of Caithness.”
A pipeband has been chose for the olympics ! The pipe band from Dundee, Mains of Fintry Pipe Band, will play in front of a global TV audience of four billion. Very Cool ! Make sure those spats are white !
Contgrats to Jim Box’s on his retirement from public service. 
A pipeband has been chose for the olympics ! The pipe band from Dundee, 
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