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The Jim Enright, Sr. Memorial Solo Drumming Contest has been cancelled for 2016 due to lack of entries. Thank you everyone for your interest, and entry fee refunds will be…

The Midlothian Scottish Pipe Band will be holding their Annual Fundraiser at Fitz’s Spare Keys in Elmhurst, Illinois on Saturday, April 9th at 7:00 p.m. See the flyer for more…

The list of Finalists has been published for the 2016 Terry McHugh Memorial Solo Piping Contest, Regional Solos competition. Everyone who finished in the top 3 of their Regional contest…

The St. Paul Regional Piping Solos have been completed, and the results are below. This concludes the pre-season for indoor bagpipe solo events in the MWPBA for 2016. The finals…

St. Andrews University in North Carolina USA is recruiting for 2016-17. Scholarship assistance is available for good students who are also pipers or drummers. We are particularly searching for snare…

Both the Kansas City and Milwaukee Regional Qualiifers for the 3rd Annual Terry McHugh Memorial Solo Piping Contest were held last weekend, on March 5. The finalists for Kansas City…

The MWPBA’s upcoming 2016 outdoor contest season has been highlighted on the pipes|drums website, bringing focus to the extensive prize money available at the Chicago Scots Scottish Festival and Highland…

The 2016 Outdoor Contest Registration Forms are now available and on-line, for both bands and soloists. Please note that the St. Louis Scottish Games and Cultural Festival are now a…

Thank you to all the participants from the Lexington Solo Piping Qualifying event that was held on February 27. The results from that event are as follows: Grade 3: 1st…

A big thanks to everyone who participated in the Alma Regional Piping Solos; its a great start to 2016! The results from the contest are as follows: Grade 1: 1st-Bonnie…