Author Archives: Mike Chisholm

About Mike Chisholm

Official Piper: Rocky Mountaineer Rail Tours. Pitt River Resort. Exec. Dir. BC Highland Games & Scot. Fest. Director, BC Pipers' Assn. Former journalist, Nova Scotian, Dad.

A #Vancouver Bagpiper in the November Rain

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Mike Chisholm

TweetIt may appear meditative, or a bit reflective, but a bagpiper playing under the grey, overcast skies of November in Vancouver is likely thinking about the weather. The warm days of spring, summer and early fall are behind us. Now it’s time … Continue reading →

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BC Pipers on the Great Wall of China

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Mike Chisholm

TweetIt was an amazing trip full of music, dancing, friendships, an engagement, a loss and a lot of memories. From September 26 to October 3, 2016, almost 30 RCMP pipers, drummers, dancers and their spouses from BC, Edmonton and Regina … Continue reading →

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Bagpiping at weddings in Vancouver and beyond

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Mike Chisholm

TweetHave you thought about walking down the aisle to the skirl of the great highland bagpipes? If so, you are not alone. In the past year, there has been a resurgence of brides and couples inquiring about adding cultural and musical … Continue reading →

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Halifax Pipe Major Barb Stewart and her father’s pipes: Heading to Juno

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Mike Chisholm

TweetMy first piping instructor – still going strong, with her father’s pipes. What the story doesn’t say is that when Barb’s father showed up in Scotland during leave, to pick up and pay for his pipes, his regiment had already … Continue reading →

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Bagpipes, bagpipers & pipe bands in Vancouver

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Mike Chisholm

TweetThere’s nothing like a room full of bagpiper and drummers to get your heart – and a season underway. The first competition of the piping season in the Pacific Northwest was successfully launched last weekend in Surrey.  The BC Pipers’ … Continue reading →

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Shamrocks, four leaf clovers and bagpipes: St. Patrick’s Day in Vancouver

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Mike Chisholm

TweetThe plaid is a sure sign of spring in British Columbia. Starting this weekend, the French Canadian community in the Lower Mainland is the first to host a festival that has been going strong for 40 years.  The Festival du … Continue reading →

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Bagpiping in Vancouver, the Indoor and outdoors

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Mike Chisholm

TweetAfter more than a month of non-stop rain and grey skies, the sun has returned (temporarily, I’m sure) to the lower south west corner of British Columbia. And that means only one thing – spring is around the corner. Already, … Continue reading →

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Ringing in the New Year at 4 & Midnight

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Mike Chisholm

TweetIt can be a lot of fun piping in a new year in British Columbia, especially at 4 o’clock on New Year’s Eve. When the clock chimes 4 pm in BC, it’s rings midnight in Scotland. And when Scotland celebrates, so too do folks … Continue reading →

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