Category Archives: Pipebands

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 →

TweetAnother inevitability. At the 64th Annual Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games and Clan Gathering (the Seattle Games, as most pipers call it), the Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band was awarded a first place by one of the piping judges in … Continue reading →

TweetMy favorite band, the Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band, is currently on the run-up to the World’s in Scotland, but one of their first big competitions this year was the annual Coquitlam, BC  Highland Games at the end of June. … Continue reading →