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The agenda for the Pipers & Pipe Band Society of Ontario’s 2011 Adjudicators” Development Seminar has been laid out, and nearly 40 accredited judges are expected to attend . . .

It will be the first trip outside of Europe for about 80 per cent of the band’s members, and Brittany’s Bagad Cap Caval . . .

pipes|drums Magazine readers have come to the rescue of the Canterbury Caledonia Pipe Band of Christchurch, New Zealand, by donating . . .

The Grade 1 Ballycoan Pipe Band of Northern Ireland has opted out of competing in 2011, citing “conflicting commitments of personnel and reduced resource levels . . .

Does teaching piping three days a week in one of Scotland’s nicest areas surrounded by several of the world’s greatest golf courses sound good to you? What if you were paid about ?18000 . . .

Spirited and lively presentations, dialogue and debate primarily on improving communications between competitors and judges were the order of the day at the Pipers & Pipe . . .

Now p|d readers will be able to read coverage of events ¨C even results ¨C from the event itself. In its never-ending quest to bring provide the best service to its thousands of readers . . .

Chalk one up for pipes|drums’ panelists: the Fearless Forecast that longtime House of Edgar-Shotts & Dykehead Pipe-Major Robert Mathieson would . . .

The Piobaireachd Society has settled on the tunes that the world’s top solo pipers will have to choose from when they submit . . .

After a search of less than two weeks following the resignation of Leading-Drummer Nicky Gibson, the Grade 2 . . .

James Sutherland, a major contributor to Canadian …

David “DC” Duncan, a legendary figure in the north …

The Grade 1 Toronto Police Pipe Band has added former 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band Pipe-Major Bill Livingstone to its roster. Livingstone committed to playing with the band after attending a practice on February 6th and joins several pipers with whom he once played in the 78th . . .

A total prize purse worth more than US$8,000 will be up for grabs by the 18 top-flight solo pipers entered to compete at the 2011 Metro Cup in Newark . . .

Few if any feature-length films have been made about a competition pipe band, and until February 9th, never had such a movie been shown at . . .