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July 5, 2026

Official record set in Melbourne for largest all-female pipe band

It’s official: an assembly of 145 pipers and drummers from Australia and New Zealand performed in Melbourne City Square on July 5, 2026, to gain an official place in the Australian Book of Records for the largest all-female pipe band ever to perform. The record-setting performance was part of the
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July 4, 2026
St. Laurence O’Toole wins 2026 All-Ireland Championship
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July 2, 2026
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July 1, 2026
Canada 150: the 15 Greatest Canadian Pipers & Drummers (deceased)
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July 1, 2026
Lidgren piping hot in Alberta chill at Edmonton and Red Deer 2026
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June 30, 2026
Great Lakes, Praskovich, Carr, Lyden on top at Ohio
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June 29, 2026
Bonar a giant at 2026 Kamloops Games
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June 29, 2026
Johnston succeeds McCallum as Principal Study Tutor for BMus Traditional Music (Piping) degree program
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June 27, 2026
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June 26, 2026

Octero (formerly MusoLink) launches Worlds Challenge 2026 for app users to win . . . and make practice even funner

Last year, IT whiz and pipe band supremo Matt Fraser combined his talents to create “MusoLink,” a free app...
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June 24, 2026

The Medley Playbook: Field Marshal Montgomery

Field Marshal Montgomery's new medley for 2026 is a six-and-a-half-minute epic journey through Gordon Duncan's...
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June 23, 2026

Bonar, Greighlan Crossing top winners at 2026 ScotFestBC Games

The Grade 3 Greighlan Crossing was the overall winner in the top contests band event at the 2026 ScotFestBC Highland...
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June 22, 2026

The new Highland Hoover? Ben Duncan consumes the prizes at Aberdeen

The late, great John MacDougall was affectionately nicknamed "The Highland Hoover" for his knack of gathering up the...
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April 30, 2010
Putting things right – the refurbishment of a vintage set of drones
A play-by-play restoration of a set of 1936 silver and ivory mounted R.G. Lawrie drones by Thomas Doucet, including...
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July 5, 1982
Donald MacLeod’s ashes interred, Linn Cemetery, Glasgow.
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