Stuart Liddell – Lunchtime Recital 2010 / 3 by Andrew Douglas

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Stuart Liddell – Lunchtime Recital 2010 / 2 by Andrew Douglas

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Stuart Liddell – Lunchtime Recital 2010 / 1 by Andrew Douglas

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Small Tunes: “An Piobaire Sith” (“The Fairy Piper”) by Vince Janoski

Perhaps taking inspiration from one of many old stories in Celtic lore of fairies bestowing gifts or curses to pipers, “The Fairy Piper” emerges out of the mist as we approach the Samhain holiday.

RSPBA History Section Revamped on RSPBA.org by Andrew Douglas

The “Our History” section of the RSPBA website has been restructured to make it easier for visitors to the website to access directly specific historical information about individuals and pipe bands. These articles are being developed gradually by the RSPBA’s Historical Research Group. A new article has also been added about the famous Clan McRae [...]

Oran Mor Pipe Band Announces Dates of their Annual Indoor competitions! by Andrew Douglas

Mark your calendars! The Oran Mor Pipe Band from Albany, New York has announced the dates of their Indoor Contests for 2011! Indoor 1: January 8th, 2011Indoor 2: February 26th, 2011 These are great contests for any and all that want to get a jump on the solo-competition year. All grades are offered, including professional! [...]

Las Vegas Pipe Band Contest the Least of Their Worries by Vince Janoski

Amidst the whining about funding for travel and hints at organizational bumbling, it would seem that the now canceled premier International Celtic Festival of Las Vegas pipe band invitational has much to grapple with besides a disgruntled piping community.

Dante’s Bagpipes Redux by Vince Janoski

Quick poll: How many pipers play piobaireachd by taking their instructor’s interpretation and/or following the Piobaireachd Society setting without question? One of the more interesting aspects you find upon deeper study of ceol mor is the fact that the interpretations of the tunes are not fixed and have been expressed differently by just about every individual who has compiled or taught the tunes over the centuries.