The Pipers and Pipe Band Society of Ontario have announced the creation of The Ontario Youth Pipe Band. The OYPB is a celebration of young players, and will connect pipers and drummers (ages 25 years or younger) who live, perform and/or compete in the province of Ontario. The inaugural […]
Ian K. MacDonald was the overall winner 2023 Glengarry Cup on a piobaireachd preference, and retains it from his win in 2022. The competition was held on Saturday, September 23, the Ottawa Branch of the Pipers’ and Pipe Band Society of Ontario. A piobaireachd event was added to the competition […]
The Pipers & Pipe Band Society of Ontario have a brief zoom meeting planned for Wednesday, April 12, for currently active PPBSO stewards and to those who might be interested to get involved. The contest steward is one of the many roles that are vital to the smooth running of […]
The PPBSO President, Michael Grey, contacted bagpipe.news today to draw attention to the announcement made on the Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario’s website. The article outlines the PPBSO’s plans for the coming 2023 games schedule, and reads as follows: “It may feel like a cold February day in […]
After its cancelation in 2020 and going online in 2021, the George Sherriff Memorial Invitational competition is returning ‘live’ on November 19, 2022. It’s the 26th year for the contest and it’s shaping up to be a spectacular competition. Many previous winners of The Sherriff have gone on to win some of the […]
The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario has announced a new bursary for solo piping. The Lillian Livingstone Solo Amateur Piobaireachd Bursary will be awarded annually to the winner of the Championship Supreme award for senior amateur piobaireachd. The winner will receive $3000 to allow for travel and other […]
The 45th annual Georgetown Highland Games were held, Saturday, June 11 in the town about a 40 minutes drive west of the city of Toronto. Weather was fine with clear skies and a temperature around 23 degrees at mid-day. This contest kicked off the Ontario games season. There was a […]
The Piper’s and Pipe Band Society of Ontario have released a tantalising movie to promote their week-long online summer school. More details can be found on the Summerblast! website here.
PIOBAIREACHD TUITION by Bill Livingstone Piping Today #98, 2019. I once was judging a piobaireachd competition with the great John MacDougall and a piper performing before us had finished his tune. It had no errors, the pipe was fine, technique fine, but John turned to me and said: “Bill, I’m […]
HOCKEY LESSONS by Bill Livingstone Piping Today #96, 2019. I grew up in the town of Copper Cliff in Northern Ontario, and completed my secondary education (“high school” in some quarters) in Copper Cliff High School (CCHS) which boasted a total enrolment of about 300 students in Grades 9 through […]
