(Click here to contact Mike directly) It has been a brutal 15-months. For families who lost loved ones during the Covid-19 pandemic, the sense of loss can be overwhelming. Losing isolated family members and unable to be by their bedside in their time of need is one of the most difficult things to deal with …
The 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 Bois takes place the March  5 weekend in Coquitlam, and is the kick-off event of …
Read more “Shamrocks, four leaf clovers and bagpipes: St. Patrick’s Day in Vancouver”
No, I didn’t get outside to play the bagpipes today. Despite the break in the two month spell of crappy weather, a rare sunny day in the Vancouver area did not tempt me to break out the pipes and burst into song (or tunes). Instead, I set aside today to do one of the activities …
Read more “No bagpiping in Vancouver today. Something even tastier.”
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 …
Read more “Bagpiping in Vancouver, BC in the rain, mist and gloom”
As I’ve mentioned in an earlier blog post, it’s wedding and graduation season in British Columbia, and for a Vancouver bagpiper, that can mean some busy weeknights and weekend evenings.  Throw in the highland games competitions that take place most weekends around the region, and you can understand why spring is the busiest of times …
Read more “Weddings & graduations for a Vancouver, Lower Mainland bagpiper”
Bagpiping in British Columbia is a lot of fun. But think of what can happen with 2,500 bagpipers and drummers in Las Vegas?