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Colin MacNeill wins overall at 2026 RSPS Amateur Solo Piping
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Steven Shedden: 2026 Oceania Drumming Champion

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Boghall to debut new medley, reprise Cabar Fèidh concert in Aberdeen May 2nd

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Opinion: Your attention, please: piping and drumming gives young people an edge

As the piping and drumming world searches for ways to convince more young people to learn, we realized that, with a...
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Ross Miller drops new single: “Would Paddy Not Dance?”

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