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Highland Sword Dance

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Irishing Evening- The Augusta Chronicle

Around the block 111209 – The Augusta Chronicle: “An Irish evening An Evening of Irish Music and Storytelling with Silent Auction Featuring Solstice will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1501 Monte Sano Ave. … Continue reading

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Inveraray’s Stuart Liddell wins The Glenfiddich Piping Championship

We have it on good authority that there are 2 minibus loads of ‘highly elated’ supporters of World Champion Inveraray & District Pipe Band’s Pipe Major, Stuart Liddell, on their way home from Blair Castle in Perthshire as we write. … Continue reading

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Over 60 Pakistani officials & pipeband players refused entry into UK

Over 60 Pakistanis from the Lahore pipe band and a trade group have been refused entry to the UK by the UK Border Agency. The pipe band members were due to attend the World Pipe Band Championships on Saturday in … Continue reading

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Abbotsford News – Pipe dream: Alan Bevan claims world title in Scotland

Alan Bevan has always had a thing for bagpipes. As a child, he would take his mom’s practice chanter (the pipe on which the melody is played), wrap it in a blanket and attach plungers to craft his own makeshift … Continue reading

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SFU Pipe Band wins second straight world title | Vancouver, Canada | Straight.com

The 45-member SFU Pipe Band came out on top today (August 15) in the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow. Its the band’s sixth title and second consecutive victory. Its performance was judged superior to the runnerup, the Field Marshal Montgomery Band of … Continue reading

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Bag of tricks: Piping Live!

As the annual festival of Piping Live! kicks in, Claire Sawers finds there are plenty of fans on hand to debunk the aging myths about bagpipes In Germany they’ve got the doodlesack; in Sweden, the säckpipa; and in Italy, the … Continue reading

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World Pipe Band Championships 200

World Pipe Band Championships 2009 The showpiece event of the Glasgow International Piping Festival (10–16 Aug, around Glasgow, www.pipingfestival.co.uk), is the World Pipe Band Championships. There are those who find the sound of the bagpipes an acquired taste to say … Continue reading

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Inveraray Solo Results at The National Piping Centre

Under 14 March 1st  Connor Sinclair 2nd Ciaran Sinclair 3rd Ian Wilson 4th Craig Barbour 5th Billy Stewart 6th Rebecca Tierney Full Results Click Here - Inveraray Solo Results at The National Piping Centre.

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Ayr Advertiser | News | Girvan Sergeant Named Champion Piper

A GIRVAN army piper has won a hard fought contest to be named the armed forces champion player. Sergeant Ross McCrindle has become the British Army Champion Piper 2009 after he took part in the event at the Army School … Continue reading

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NY Metro Area to Celebrate Christmas with Pipes and Drums

A new Holiday classic, The Pipes of Christmas will celebrate its tenth anniversary season with performances in New York and New Jersey this December. Two concerts are scheduled for 2PM and 8PM on Saturday, December 20 at Central Presbyterian Church … Continue reading

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Congratulations to Simon Fraser University Pipe Band

  The SFU Pipe Band was the overall winner at the 2008 World Pipe Band Championships on August 16, 2008  won this year’s Grade 1.   2nd is Field Marshal Montgomery and 3rd is Shotts and Dykehead. 2008 World Champion Results … Continue reading

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Pipers aim to be on top of world

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. Pipers aim to be on top of world – … Continue reading

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BBC NEWS | UK | Northern Ireland | City hosts pipe championships

Thousands gather in Lisburn for the 2008 European Pipe Band Championships. BBC NEWS | UK | Northern Ireland | City hosts pipe championships.

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The Silver Chanter MacCrimmon Memorial Piobaireachd Competition – Times Online

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 … Continue reading

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Brand New Website! Piping Live

Piping Live! has a brand new website for 2008. It is now fully operational with all sorts of fun gizmos and gadgets added in! Check it out!

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“Send me 3 tanks or one bagpipe and I’ll hold this position.”

Any one ever hear of this quote ???   Real historical quote or urban legend ?  Any one finding a reference for this quote will win a prize.  Email WebMaster @ Bagpiper.Com

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