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November 4, 2026

Chris Crawford wins 2026 pipes|drums Pick the Glenfiddich Five and a great prize package from R.G. Hardie!

With any of the world’s 10 elite solo pipers going at it, predicting the final result of the Glenfiddich Solo Piping Championships is literally anyone’s guess, and this year it was Chris Crawford of Gorebridge, Scotland, who got three of the five overall prize winners in their exact place, and
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November 1, 2026
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October 24, 2026

Gr1 78th Frasers make drum section changes as L-D Wardell departs; Passmore joins from Gr2 Ottawa Highlanders; Boyd leaves as Ottawa Highlanders’ P-M

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“Music that hypnotizes, leaving listeners inspired and awestruck”: Brodie Watson-Massey reviews The MacIsaac Collection of Pipe Music Volume 1

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October 20, 2026

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