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British Columbia Pipers’ Association Annual Indoor Meet (Updated)

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The British Columbia Pipers’ Association Annual Indoor Meet was held last weekend with much of the day and the awards ceremony livestreamed. This ceremony included a tribute to the late Andrew Bonar and other BC Pipers’ members who had passed on during the year, with members of the pipe corps of the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band performing the whole of Andrew’s Silver Medal winning tune, the piobaireachd ‘I Gave…

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BC's Boney Invitational Livestream/ New Chairman Ken and Lochaber Juniors

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Kevin McLean of the British Columbia Pipers Society has been in touch to notify us of the livestream of the Boney Invitational solo competition this Saturday (Feb 24). By our calculations the stream begins at 3am early on Sunday UK time – which will not suit everyone! Perhaps the stream will be available for some time after. If you are in North America the time is 7pm PST/ 10pm EST….

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BC Pipers Tune and Memories of Captain John MacLellan MBE

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Rob MacNeill, President of the British Columbia Pipers’ Association, has sent this: ‘April 20, 2017 marks the 30th Anniversary of the tune for the British Columbia Pipers’ Association. ‘In the lead up to the 1987 Annual Gathering, Captain John MacLellan [pictured top], who was adjudicating that year’s Annual Gathering with Robert Wallace, recommended that a tune composition competition be held for a tune to be named for the British Columbia…

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BC Pipers Association Indoor Meet Results

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Robert MacNeill reports: Bruce Gandy won the MacCrimmon Memorial Cairn for Open Piping Piobaireachd, the March, Strathspey & Reel, and the Aggregate at the 2017 BCPA Annual Gathering on April 14 & 15 at Clayton Heights Secondary School, Surrey, BC. Andrew Lewis captured the Competing Pipers Association Combined B&C Grade Piobaireachd. Andrew is pictured above receiving his award. Grant Maxwell won both the Open Snare Drumming events and Mackenzie Webster took…

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Pacific Northwest Highland Games

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BC Pipers President Robert MacNeill: Partial results of the 2016 Pacific Northwest Highland Games and BCPA Grand Aggregate Awards Under pleasant weather, the final highland games on the BC Pipers’ Association circuit, the 2016 Pacific Northwest Highland Games was held on July 30 & 31 at the Enumclaw Expo Center in Enumclaw, WA. One hundred and five  solo players and 13 bands competed. Jack Lee won the Open Piping Aggregate, Kyle…

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