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Alistair “Aggy” Glendinning was a primary reason why the Scottish Borders Pipe Band was formed from a merger of the Hawick and Stow bands: he said that he would die a happy man if . . .

The World Pipe Band Championships are done and dusted, and now it’s the solo pipers’ turn to take the spotlight in the biggest competitions . . .

As if the rave reviews for the August 11th “Energy” concert by the ScottishPower Pipe Band at the Royal Glasgow Concert Hall weren’t enough, those attending . . .

After winning his seventh World Championship for Highland Dancing – and fourth in the Adult category – at the Cowal Gathering . . .

The world’s premier pipers will once again converge on Eden Court Theatre in Inverness, Scotland, for the annual Northern Meeting Piping Competitions on Thursday . . .

Details for the funeral of the great piper Alasdai …

A brand new set of R.G. Hardie RGH002 pipes, a Premier HTS800 courtesy of Henderson Imports and a $200 voucher from John Walsh . . .

The legendary piper Alasdair Gillies died suddenly …

In 1949 the Knightswood Highlanders commissioned a composing competition. The judges deemed a composition by . . .

Even more pipers, drummers and enthusiasts will discover this August that the best and cheapest place to see and hear . . .

Founder of the Bagpipe Music Museum and publisher of the Bagpipe Music Index and Donald MacLeod Book 4 passes away at age 86

LA filmmaker John McDonald’s latest piping and drumming project might not happen if he doesn’t raise $20,000 in “Kickstarter” funding by 3 am EDT . . .

Only hours after pipes|drums reported that the On The Day Box Set of three discs and other material . . .

Marketed as “No travel, no vacation days, no gas money, just bagpipes,” Andrew Douglas of Albany, New York, has extended his Piper’s Dojo . . .

It was 1981 when Richard Parkes took the Pipe-Major’s post at the then Grade 2 Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band and, in 2011, he finds himself and the band going strong in their fourth . . .