Author Archives: Pipe Major

Pipe band ready for Edinburgh Military Tattoo – Local News – News | Mosman Daily

Pipe band ready for Edinburgh Military Tattoo – Local News – News | Mosman Daily: “BAGPIPES are cool, insists Mosman’s Claire Niccol, who took up the instrument at a girls’ high school in Perth. ‘There were about 50 girls learning … Continue reading

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Serbian Erske bagpipe – erske gajde (Rumenka kolo)

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Celtic Bagpipe Music – The Piper’s Welcome

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Banned Scottish Dish Haggis Allowed Back in US

Banned Scottish Dish Haggis Allowed Back in US: “After being banned for 21 years, haggis will soon be allowed back into the United States. According to Wikipedia haggis is a Scottish specialty dish that contains sheep’s offal (heart, liver and … Continue reading

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Bagpipes: You either love them or hate them

Bagpipes: You either love them or hate them | Standard-Examiner – Ogden, Layton, Brigham, Weber, Davis, Top of Utah News: “Ron Rowe says that people either love or hate the sound of bagpipes. Rowe, who manages and plays for the … Continue reading

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Vernon Morning Star – Piping bursary available

Vernon Morning Star – Piping bursary available: “Piping bursary available” The McIntosh Girls Pipe Band Society awards an annual bursary to a deserving piper or drummer who wants to attend Piping Hot Summer Drummer, a school that is held at … Continue reading

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P/M George M Bell 1926-2010

P/M George M Bell 1926-2010 – Bob Dunsire Bagpipe Forums: “P/M George M Bell 1926-2010 January 16, 2010 – We are sorry to report today that Pipe Major George M. Bell passed awayat age 83, on January 16, 2010, after … Continue reading

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Robbie Burns night celebrates Scottish traditions

Robbie Burns night celebrates Scottish traditions – Vermilion Standard – Alberta, CA: “Mannville’s Recreation Centre will turn a little Scottish in celebration of Robbie Burns’ night this year. An annual Scottish tradition, Robbie Burn’s night is typically held on January … Continue reading

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Item from Morpeth museum in North East historic list

Item from Morpeth museum in North East historic list – Northumberland communities – Morpeth: “An artifact from the Chantry Bagpipe Museum in Morpeth has been picked as one of the top man-made objects which sum up the North East, its … Continue reading

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Bagpipes take the streets of Chile

Bagpipes take the streets of Chile | Video | Reuters.com: “Apr. 28 – In front of thousands of spectators, over 100 bagpipers paraded in the Chilean capital of Santiago.” (Via www.reuters.com – View Video.)

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A Spot of Tea vs. a Plea for More Stimulus

A Spot of Tea vs. a Plea for More Stimulus – Wheels Blog – NYTimes.com: “The Nationwide Tax Day Tea Party, represented by about 20 local residents who marched to a bagpipe’s bleating from General Motors’ headquarters to Cobo Center, … Continue reading

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Readers’ Enquiries – Edinburgh Evening News

Readers’ Enquiries – Edinburgh Evening News: “Readers’ Enquiries Published Date: 09 January 2010 Q I am writing a biography of John Grant, Edinburgh resident throughout the 1900s-1950s; a tax-collector and composer of bagpipe music, most notably The Pipes of War … Continue reading

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Free Book on Irish Music

Irish minstrels and musicians: with numerous dissertations on related subjects By Francis O’Neill Francis O’Neill (1848–1936) was an Irish musician and music collector from Co. Cork who emigrated to the U.S. and eventually became the chief of police of Chicago. … Continue reading

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New York School – February 15th – 19th 2010

Dear Student, It is now only a few weeks until our annual New York Piping and Drumming school to be held in St Josephs school, Babylon, Long Island. This year we have 5 excellent teachers giving instruction and we have … Continue reading

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vPipes – Hyper-realistic Electronic Bagpipes

vPipes – Hyper-realistic Electronic Bagpipes: “vPipes-Uilleann is a unique electronic uilleann bagpipes emulator that uses revolutionary technology resulting in a hyper-realistic experience in terms of sound quality, fingering and ornamentations. It thus affords the possibility of practising accurately in a … Continue reading

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Highland bands run out of puff

Highland bands run out of puff – Local News – News – General – The Advertiser: “A CRITICAL shortage of highland band pipers is affecting several visiting bands and may stop them taking part in the Maryborough Highland Gathering street … Continue reading

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Battle of the Bagpipe Bands – Boston Police Emeralds

From the January 2010 « Emerald Society of the Boston Police: Battle of the Bagpipe Bands “February 27th will be the date of the first annual ‘Battle of the Bagpipe Bands’ from 1:00 to 5:00 pm at the St Nectarius … Continue reading

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Paul McCartney – Mull of Kintyre live at O2 London 22 December with Pipers!

Rare live performance of Mull of Kintyre with a full set of highland pipers, a 18-piece Balmoral Highlanders Pipe Band. Part of the third encore at the London O2 Arena performance on 22 December 2009.

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Noah Christian Art Supplement Bagpipes

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Bagpipe performance with Hong Kong St. Andrews Pipe band

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