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The Lord Todd Bar at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow has become an epicenter of activity over the nearly three decades that the World Pipe . . .

Our sixth annual guide to finding the world’s best bands as they prepare for August 11th!

For decades pipers around the world have wanted to sound just like Willie McCallum, and now they can get closer to that reality with the launch of the . . .

A quarter of a century with one band is remarkable enough, but 25 years as pipe-major of a contending Grade 1 band is reason enough . . .

The number of visits to pipes|drums during “World’s Week” has broken all previous records, with August 11th, the day of the 2007 World’s, easily setting . . .

Catherine Watt of River John, Nova Scotia, is the winner of the first pipes|drums “Predict The Six” competition, where readers were invited . . .

The Scottish Piping Society of London is extending the entry deadline for its annual solo piping competitions so that pipers competing . . .

The legendary pipe band drummer dies in Australia, aged 93

About 90 solo pipers lucky enough to be accepted will compete at the Argyllshire Gathering in Oban, Scotland, Wednesday, August 22, and . . .

To many, Tom Anderson is a legendary figure in the piping world, and the Georgetown Pipe Band of Georgetown, Ontario, he is their new Pipe-Major. Anderson has agreed to take over the leadership role after the band’s . . .

The world-class pipers James Murray and Andrew Mathieson will be Pipe-Major and Pipe-Sergeant, respectively, of a new band forming in the . . .

The Competing Pipers Association (CPA) met for its annual general meeting in Glasgow on August 26th and the 20-odd members . . .

The Northern Meeting once again will welcome almost 100 of the world’s elite solo pipers in a two-day competition in Aviemore, Scotland, just . . .

Due primarily to the dramatic rise in popularity of the annual solo piping competitions in London, the Scottish Piping Society of London has decided to move this year’s November 3rd event to . . .

The Cowal Pipe Band Championships in Dunoon, Scotland, is hoping to recreate the magic that it once possessed on the Scottish games circuit. Once the . . .