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A new mobile application that lets pipe band enthusiasts to rate and vote on their favourite performances as they occur has been . . .

Following the results announcement at the 2012 European Championships, the following Grade 1 bands pre-qualified for the Final at the World Pipe Band Championships on August 11th . . .

With Purpose is the new CD from the Grade 1 Dowco-Triumph Street Pipe Band of Vancouver, and pipes|drums readers can enjoy an exclusive preview-listen to four tracks from the album, courtesy . . .

A strong finish at Glasgow Green is what every Grade 1 band hopes for, and that’s exactly what members and supporters of the Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia . . .

In what is likely a first for a recording by a top-shelf solo piper, Simon McKerrell has unveiled a collection of eight tracks available only as a download from iTunes either as individual . . .

Taking the cue from the success of the resurrected Eagle Pipers Society of Edinburgh, the venerable Scottish Pipers Association of Glasgow is restarting its “club night”. . .

The landmark Set Tunes Series by Dr. William Donaldson is poised to continue with regular and frequent installments on the 2012 list . . .

If you have a copy of Dr. William Donaldson’s 1999 book, The Highland Pipe & Scottish Society, take care of it . . .

Running a World’s-travelling competing band is an expensive endeavor in any location, with UK-based bands having to cover the cost of buses and ferries and those from elsewhere getting . . .

For the price of ?29,800 ($47,366) Peter Anderson of Australia is now the proud owner of the pipes played by the great Donald MacPherson. Conveniently, the price includes the cost of shipping to Australia. The price is thought to be a record paid for a set of Highland pipes. The MacPherson pipes ¨C a set of R.G. Lawrie drones with ivory projecting mounts . . .

The Piobaireachd Society has announced the tunes that the world’s best solo pipers will have to choose from for the top competitions at . . .

Approximately 100 people paid their last respects to Donald MacPherson, the legendary piper who died on April 21st in his ninetieth year. The service was held in Edinburgh at Mortonhall Crematorium . . .

For competing pipers and drummers in the know, “ScottishPower” means the top-tier Grade 1 pipe band from . . .

A recent news story on Scotsman.com may have created a stir with pipers who read it, but the article got important points wrong, especially when it insinuated that makers of . . .

With three second-prizes at the World Championships and a raft of firsts at other majors, many people agree that Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia holds the unofficial title of “Best Band Not Yet to Win a World’s,” . . .