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Andrew Douglas gets the gig: new Director of Piping & Drumming at Canada’s St. Andrew’s College

The private, independent boarding and day school for boys from grades 5 to 12 has one of the few full-time piping/drumming teaching positions for non-College/University-level institutions in North America, and the only one in Canada. The full-time position was created in 1998.
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Is the S-W-M-W rule a myth? Alan Jones’s latest study

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Cameron May of Lesmahagow, Scotland, enjoyed a day for the ages with three firsts and a second to gain the overall...
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Kenneth MacLean, 1933-2026

Kenneth MacLean, the accomplished Highland Society of London Gold Medallist, piping teacher and judge, passed away...
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November 30, 2012
Brunson, Stone winners at Balmoral Classic
Kirk Brunson and Amber Stone were the overall winners at the 6th annual Balmoral Classic US Junior Solo Piping and...
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