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March 9, 2026

Hutton, Arnold and Reid: 2026 Toronto Knockout champions

Andrew Hutton of Buffalo, New York, Mitchell Arnold from Aurora, Ontario, and John Reid, also of Aurora, were the Professional, A Division and B Division winners, respectively, at the 2026 Toronto Solo Piping Knockout Competition finals, organized by the Toronto Branch of the Pipers & Pipe Band Society of Ontario.
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International Women’s Day 2026: Kirsty Duncan gave voice to gain change
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March 7, 2026
IWD26: Anne Spalding looks back to 1976, when solo piping discrimination against women finally ended
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March 7, 2026
Finlay Johnston starts 2026 campaign with a bang with a Uist & Barra win
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March 6, 2026
Feb. ’26 CLASP Live Online winners: Mitchell, Kelly, Brégent, Yeung
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Glasgow Skye hits another leadership crisis; cancels 2026 season
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At 100, Harry Lauder’s “Road to the Isles” was no road to riches for Jock McLellan
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March 2, 2026
Part 4 of the Drum Corps Conundrum: four drumming greats discuss the ongoing battle to recruit snare drummers and L-Ds
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February 28, 2026
Call for players to thank and congratulate Royal Canadian Legions in centenary year
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February 27, 2026

RSPBA to table maximum numbers, Bass Section prizes, Transfer Window and more at 2026 March 14th AGM

Through special resolution “notices of motion” put forward by members, the Royal Scottish Pipe Band...
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February 26, 2026

Worlds 2026 Roll Call: only 13 expected for Grade 1; Grade 2 expands

With less than six months to go before the contest, how do things look for the top grades at the 2026 Worlds? Assuming...
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February 25, 2026

42 piob-mad pipers soak up McIntosh Workshop

In what could be a record for a purely piobaireachd teaching weekend, 42 pipers from all over North America soaked up...
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February 24, 2026

Jori Chisholm reviews Stuart Liddell’s “Garron”: a masterpiece of tradition and innovation

“Liddell performs with the rare ability to make the impossible sound effortless. ‘Garron’ is the...
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December 20, 2022
McKeown, Maxwell win top overall prizes at Fall World Onlines
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