Category Archives: Pipebands

TweetFresh from their band trip to Cosa Misa, California to compete at the annual ScotsFest USS Highland Games, the Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band is now gearing up for the BC spring and summer competition season and their upcoming trip … Continue reading →

Tweet Jack and Terry Lee reflect on the past 30 years of the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Pipe Band

TweetIt was quite a performance, and one the 18 members of the Delta Police Pipe Band will not soon forget. Several months ago, PM John Ralston contacted the McCartney folks to see if they wanted a pipe band to join … Continue reading →

TweetA new bass drum,  a new set of Northern Ireland manufactured Andante snare and tenor drums and a new music piece written by Robert Mathieson will be some of the highlights of a 30th anniversary concert May 4 at the … Continue reading →

TweetYou may have to be a bagpiper to figure this one out, but there’s something a bit unusual about this photo of a pipe band (I’m not sure of the band’s name). I’ll give you a hint. It has something … Continue reading →

TweetFor the young B.C. piper looking for an opportunity to play his or her pipes full time, get paid for it and experience the history and tradition of the Nation’s Capital, this is a great opportunity. As the notice from … Continue reading →

TweetFor only the fourth time in its 40-year history, the Delta Police Pipe Band (DPPB) has appointed a new Pipe Major. John Ralston, a veteran piper in the Lower Mainland, has taken over leadership duties with the band as of … Continue reading →

TweetMembers of by pipe band, the RCMP E. Division Pipe Band were saddened on Tuesday by the news from Pipe Sergeant Mike Guillemin that former well-known and respected Vancouver piper Darleen (Miharija) Milloy has passed away. I did not know … Continue reading →

Tweet(The following is a news release from Vancouver’s Greighlan Crossing Pipe Band) The Greighlan Crossing Pipe Band (GCPB), www.greighlancrossing.com from Vancouver BC, has been invited by the Government of Beijing Municipality and the China National Tourism Administration to perform at … Continue reading →