Will this gloom ever end? The clouds and rain moved into the Lower Mainland of B.C. in early April. It’s now mid-June and it was 11 degrees today. I could see my breath when I went outside. Mo chreach! (that’s Gaelic, for ‘my goodness’). I’ve been trying to get outside for a few tunes, but …
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With summer parade season upon them, a legion pipe band in New Brunswick is in desperate need of new uniforms, drums, carriers and other gear that was destroyed when their practice hall, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 93, in Oromocto, New Brunswick, burned to the ground June 11.
If you’re looking for a dose of bagpiping and highland dancing in the heart of Washington State farming country, I think I’ve found it. The Prosser Games are set for this weekend, June 19th. Obviously there’s not a large Scottish descendant population here, because the activities that are scheduled for the 10th Annual Prosser Scottish …
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For many people who regularly attend highland games in the Pacific North West, you are likely familiar with the young pipers and drummers around the field in the MacKenzie tartan kilts. The Northwest Junior Pipe Band from the Shoreline area of North Seattle is a competition staple at most of the games in this region, …
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