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May 17, 2024
Bands ready to shine at UK Championships in Northern Ireland
The May 18th weather forecast for the first major competition of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association’s 2024 season looks promising. Bangor, Northern Ireland, is predicted to have sunshine and a high of 19°C. Ten Grade 1 bands, the full complement from the UK and Ireland, will compete at Ward
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Starter poised to pull trigger on 2024 pipe band season
It’s an annual right of passage for the pipe band world: the official start of the outdoor competition season in...
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Opinion: Tenor drummers – is the pipe band world going backwards?
"If they don't understand flourishing, cannot perform flourishing, and are not experts at it, why do they think they...
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Derek Midgley of Tinton Falls, New Jersey, won both events at the 2024 Pipe-Major Ian Swinton Open Professional Solo...
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The annual R.U. Brown Solo Piping Competition saw Struan Thorpe of Melbourne win the Clasp for previous winners of the...
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