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Posts by: Mike Chisholm

  1. Bagpiping for summer weddings, parades and competitions in Vancouver May 14, 2012

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  2. Now that’s a drum! SFU preps for NYC Lincoln Centre concert. May 3, 2012

    Posted in Pipebands.

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  3. The calendar says May, but where is spring in Vancouver? May 2, 2012

    Posted in The Beer Tent.

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  4. Former mayor Senator Larry Campbell pipes in on Vancouver bagpiper ban April 13, 2012

    Posted in History, Tradition & Heritage.

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  5. Banning bagpipes, bongos, drums and tambourines on Vancouver streets April 9, 2012

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  6. Who needs St. Patrick’s Day. There’s an International Bagpipe Day. March 25, 2012

    Posted in History, Tradition & Heritage.

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  7. St. Patrick’s Day parade in Vancouver – bagpipers and dancers. March 19, 2012

    Posted in Music.

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  8. Shamrocks and bagpipes: Top five ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Vancouver. February 29, 2012

    Posted in The Beer Tent.

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  9. Ethically sound bagpipes – from Tanzania, Africa February 23, 2012

    Posted in The Beer Tent.

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  10. Cape Breton bagpiping in Port Townsend, Washington February 20, 2012

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  11. A classic bagpiping “Leatherman” appearance February 6, 2012

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  12. Madonna says ‘bend reality’ and learn bagpipes in six weeks January 17, 2012

    Posted in Music.

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  13. New Year’s bagpiping in Vancouver and beyond December 26, 2011

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  14. What’s different in this St. Andrew’s Day photo? November 30, 2011

    Posted in Pipebands.

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  15. Tog Orm Mo Phiob. Shouldering …and hearing the pipes again. November 18, 2011

    Posted in Pipes, kilts & supplies.

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  16. Bagpiping in Vancouver…or bagpiping in Ottawa full time? October 31, 2011

    Posted in Pipebands.

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  17. Battlefield Band’s sole Canadian date: North Vancouver October 27, 2011

    Posted in Pipes, kilts & supplies.

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  18. Playing a what? October 7, 2011

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  19. Police and Peace Officer Memorial Ceremony in Cloverdale, BC September 25, 2011

    Posted in History, Tradition & Heritage.

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  20. Delta Police Pipe Band appoints new Pipe Major September 23, 2011

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  21. E. Division Pipe Band and Welsh Men’s Choir to lift the roof off Christian Life Assembly September 17, 2011

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  22. Bagpipes, beach towels, bathing suits and sunsets. September 9, 2011

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  23. Bagpiping in Vancouver: Bagpiping in Nova Scotia. August 3, 2011

    Posted in The Beer Tent.

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  24. The second most photographed man in North America – a bagpiper. June 23, 2011

    Posted in History, Tradition & Heritage.

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  25. Bagpipes by the Beach; great music & friends June 21, 2011

    Posted in Pipes, kilts & supplies.

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  26. Bagpiping outside and on the beach in (West) Vancouver…finally. June 4, 2011

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  27. Vancouver piping community remembers well-known bagpiper May 18, 2011

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  28. Top 10 Bagpiping and Highland Games in Vancouver, BC and Beyond May 4, 2011

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  29. Preparing for bagpipes in the Vancouver sunshine March 23, 2011

    Posted in The Beer Tent.

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  30. Wow! Quite the Vancouver St. Patrick’s Day party with bagpipes and Whiskey Dicks March 18, 2011

    Posted in Music.

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  31. Vancouver St. Patrick’s Day Party at Atlantic Trap and Gill March 15, 2011

    Posted in History, Tradition & Heritage, Music.

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  32. Bagpipes for weddings, St. Patricks and Vancouver parties March 11, 2011

    Posted in History, Tradition & Heritage.

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  33. Bagpiping in Vancouver and area on brief hiatus before St. Patrick’s Day February 24, 2011

    Posted in The Beer Tent.

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  34. Bagpiper avoids police breath-test claiming ‘breathing technique’ issue February 13, 2011

    Posted in The Beer Tent.

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  35. Baghdad to bagpipes. A Cape Breton hug in the depths of winter February 10, 2011

    Posted in The Beer Tent.

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  36. American bagpipe maker chats about his Gibson bagpipe February 8, 2011

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  37. Vancouver silver screen highlights global bagpiping pros February 7, 2011

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  38. “Stentorian caterwauling” – the best slander ever against the bagpipes February 6, 2011

    Posted in The Beer Tent.

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  39. Winter bagpiping in Vancouver, White Rock and Surrey February 3, 2011

    Posted in The Beer Tent.

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  40. Bagpipes and Americans: There’s work to be done here. January 27, 2011

    Posted in History, Tradition & Heritage.

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  41. Bagpipes, mandolins, drums and accordions: Rawlins Cross back on the road January 13, 2011

    Posted in Music.

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  42. Robert Burns suppers, bagpiping and Vancouver January 5, 2011

    Posted in History, Tradition & Heritage.

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  43. Eleven Christmas pipers piping: for $2200 (plus mileage) December 20, 2010

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  44. Preparing the bagpipes for a Vancouver Christmas and New Year December 14, 2010

    Posted in The Beer Tent.

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  45. Vancouver bagpiper joins “holy grail” of bagpiping battle November 29, 2010

    Posted in History, Tradition & Heritage.

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  46. A glorious program on bagpipes; well worth a listen. November 23, 2010

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  47. Bagpiping at a cold West Vancouver wedding November 22, 2010

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  48. Vancouver bagpipes, weddings and funerals November 16, 2010

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  49. Bagpiping at Vancouver area Remembrance Day ceremonies; remembering my father. November 10, 2010

    Posted in The Beer Tent.

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  50. STOLEN: Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Regimental Mace November 5, 2010

    Posted in History, Tradition & Heritage.

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