The Hawai’i Piobaireachd Society

11/08/2024

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10/28/2024

A beautiful performance by wonderful musicians of the Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band! ❤️🎶🎶🎶

Sunday of October 27, 2024. Reformation Sunday. Commitment Sunday. Worship Leaders: Dr. Wendy Lamb, preaching; Rev. Dr. Stephen W. Smith, Christa Wallis, ...

10/27/2024

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The 51th Glenfiddich Piping Championship took place today, October 26, 2024, at Blair Castle in Perthshire and was won by Callum Beaumont defending the title he won in 2023. Callum […]

10/13/2024

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https://nicol-brown.org/results.html

09/24/2024

We asked several people who aren't often vocal on social media for their thoughts about Richard Parkes, and we appreciate their contributions to help mark the historic occasion.

09/23/2024

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Ten pipers will be competing at the 41st Nicol-Brown Invitational on October 12, 2024 in Rockville, Maryland. One piper will take home the Champion's Chanter donated by McCallum Bagpipes Ltd.

https://nicol-brown.org/results.html

Let's give a virtual, global round of applause to the 2024 Nicol-Brown competitors:
Gillian Blaney (Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia)
Karl Fetter (Athens, Georgia)
Liam Forrest (Mission, British Columbia)
Malachi Johannsen (Modesto, California)
Tom McCollum (Deerton, Michigan)
Flora Stone (Natick, Massachusetts)
Magnus Stone (Natick, Massachusetts)
Jessica Theriault (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia)
Adam Tingskou (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Mic Trenor Bagpiper-Columbus OH

09/17/2024

EDITH MACPHERSON�The death at the age of 96 of pioneering lady piper Edith MacPherson has been announced. Edith passed away in Raigmore Hospital, Inverness. A champion Highland dancer she was also a Champion Piper – in the days when women entering the male domain of competition was frowned on.
Indeed when Edith took the Piobaireachd at Invergordon Games in 1947 there was much shuffling of brogues and tut-tutting in the beer tent.

In those days ladies and girls were not allowed to play at Oban and Inverness, shocking though that seems to us now. The Equality Act of 1974, and pressure from campaigners such as Seumas MacNeill, changed all that thank goodness.
Now we have a situation where ladies are fulfilling roles at all levels of piping and pipe bands: judges, pipe majors, leading drummers, champion soloists. The only barrier to success is desire and ability.
Edith had piping in her family. Her great-great uncle was Alexander Ross piper to Sir Colin Campbell at Alma in the Crimean War. Edith had lessons from P/M John MacDonald, Inverness, and, mostly, P/M William Young, Cameron Highlanders (also an early tutor of Jimmy McIntosh). Edith won the top ceòl mòr prize at the National Mod in Glasgow when she was only 17 and was second in the Dunvegan Medal on three occasions.

09/17/2024

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CLASP Introduces Practice Chanter Events Sponsored by ESSC The CLASP - Practice Chanter Competition - Sponsored by ES Session Chanters CLASP are delighted to announce a new series of online practice chanter competitions for adults who are in the early stages of their piping journey and not yet ready...

09/16/2024

Edith MacPherson, the first woman to win significant solo prizes in Scotland, died in Inverness on September 4, 2024, in her ninety-seventh year.

09/15/2024

After 43 years, 25 Ulster Championships, 27 All-Ireland Championships, 17 Scottish Championships, 13 European Championships, 12 Cowal Championships, 12 British Championships, five UK Championships, 15 RSPBA Grade 1 Champion of Champions titles, and, most famously, 13 World Championships, Richard Par

09/06/2024

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Let your music rise above the noise, and let every note be heard. Whether you're on the competition field, at a gig, or practicing at home, remember your music has the power to cut through the distractions and bring clarity and focus. Stay strong, stay true, and let your passion for piping be the voice which rises above it all.

09/03/2024

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08/17/2024

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08/10/2024

Great Pizza after band practice in beautiful Kelingrove Park, Glasgow. 🎶🌺🎶

11/18/2023

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09/06/2023

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Ten invitees confirmed for 50th anniversary Glenfiddich
https://www.pipesdrums.com/article/ten-invitees-confirmed-for-50th-anniversary-glenfiddich/

08/18/2023

The Worlds start tonight!!!

Live Streaming for the Worlds Pipe Band Championships. Watch all the action from the Grade One competition when it starts on Friday 18 August.