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April 4, 2025

Netherlands’ de Jong launches piping career with CLASP PC success

CLASP's first online practice chanter competition was an extensive four-event project. The early piping talent of Eve de Jong from the Netherlands won the aggregate prize and a Session Practice Chanter from sponsors ES Session Chanters.
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March 22, 2025

Latest Simpsons episode has father and son winning the trophies at the Duncan Johnstone

The annual Duncan Johnstone Memorial Solo Piping Competition saw father and son Iain and Jonathon Simpson win the...
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March 22, 2025

Bill Livingstone: the pipes|drums Interview from the Archives – Part 1

We revisit our 10,000-word discussion from three decades back
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March 21, 2025

Events planned to mark John McLellan Dunoon’s 150th birth year

Pipe-Major John “Jock” McLellan of Dunoon is regarded universally as one of Highland piping’s...
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March 19, 2025

USA’s Commonwealth Pipes & Drums moved to Grade 2 by RSPBA with no discussion

The Grade 3 Commonwealth Pipes & Drums of Massachusetts has been told they must compete in Grade 2 to participate...
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