Pipehacker Travelogue: Glengarry Highland Gathering at Maxville, Ontario by Vince Janoski

The pipe band competitions at Maxville and the Glengarry Highland Gathering are the biggest scene you will find this side of the Atlantic for piper, drummer, and bagpipe junkie alike. For even the most jaded pipeband-er, the final massed bands are pretty spectacular. Multiple waves of bands enter the field and it is quite the [...]

Pipehacker Abroad: International Travelogue by Vince Janoski

This weekend begins a series of straight international bagpiping travel for this pipehacker and many other American bagpipers and drummers starting with this Saturday’s North American Championships at Maxville, Ontario and continuing on with various games in Scotland leading up to the World Pipe Band Championships on Glasgow Green. Posts on Pipehacker will be sporadic [...]

Proud to be an American (Bagpiper) by Vince Janoski

There was a time when a trip to Glasgow to play at the World Pipe Band Championships was a “pie-in-the-sky” kind of dream. Multiple reasons keeping any band from that contest were bandied about. Chalk it up to our collective inferiority complex when it comes to matters of bagpiping, maybe. It was not that long [...]

Bagpipe Nation February 15, 2011 by Vince Janoski

The special Tuesday night edition of Bagpipe Nation is up for listening and downloading below. Hosts Andrew Douglas and Vince Janoski discuss the plans and tips for taking your pipe band to Scotland with guests Betsy Douglas of Oran Mor, Cliff Roberts of St. Ann’s of Hampton, and Dave Hall of Ulster Scottish. Subscribe to [...]

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Bagpipe Adventures 2011: Travel Reminders by Vince Janoski

The competition travel season is upon us. The solo boards and band circles across the seaboard and around the globe beckon. Traveling to a bagpipe contest can certainly be a logistical ordeal. In these days of enhanced security at airports worldwide, the traveling piper has much at stake when flying. Whether you’re traveling with a [...]

This Week on Bagpipe Nation by Vince Janoski

The next Bagpipe Nation webcast will be on Tuesday February 15 at 7 pm EST. Hosts Andrew Douglas and Vince Janoski will discuss taking your pipe band to Scotland to compete. How do you get started? What do you need to know to prepare? What are the logistical issues? We’ll talk to special guests who [...]