The Simon Fraser University Pipe Band have announced that Lead Drummer J. Reid Maxwell will be awarded an Honorary Degree by Simon Fraser University for his tremendous contributions to the world-wide success of the band, its development pipe bands program, and instruction of generations of drummers. The induction ceremony will […]
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Famous pipers: Calum Campbell (Gordons)
By Joe Wilson. An article in the Piping Times regarding the jig playing at the Northern Meeting in 1961 reads: “Sergeant Campbell made amends for his previous appearance [he had made a mistake while playing the strathspey and reel in the short leet] by winning this competition very clearly. Second […]
Pipe band retro pictorial: the Worlds 2009
In 2009 Simon Fraser University Pipe Band lifted the Grade 1 trophy for the sixth time. Grade 2 was won by Inveraray & District who won every Grade 2 major that season. Their win was seen as their final step, and almost a formality, before joining the Grade 1 ranks. […]
Remembering James MacMillan, 1911-2005
• From the September 2005 Piping Times. By Jack Lee I have often wondered how piping would have turned out in Vancouver if Jimmy McMillan hadn’t taught here. Would Terry and I have stuck with piping? Would the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band (SFU) even exist? Jimmy was the defining […]
SFU celebration
Simon Fraser University Pipe Band celebrate the announcement of their Grade 1 World Pipe Band Championship win in 2009