B.C. Pipers’ Newsletters of 1962

The Historical Newsletters page has been updated with the release of archival B.C. Pipers’ Newsletters from 1962.

Besides the regular news of competitions and their results, interesting news of that year included:

  • Rules of a composing contest, entry fee was $1.00 and prize $10.00
  • Learning to pipe by Seumas MacNeill
  • Hints on caring for your Bagpipe Reeds
  • Vancouver Games from 1945
  • MacMillan, Bloedel & Powell River Ltd. Pipe Band album
  • Piobaireached by J.A. MacLellan, “Salute to the Queens Own Highlanders”
  • Results of the 30th Annual Gathering
  • Results of the BCPA Composing Contest
  • P.M. John Wilson visits B.C. Pipers album
  • 2 tunes “D.M. George Pryde” and “A Salute in Praise of Angus MacPherson”
  • Optimist Pipe Band Hawaiian Tour
  • Vancouver Kiwanis Boys’ P.B. Scotland trip
  • Caledonian Games results 1933
  • Pipe tune “P.M. George Allan” by P.M. Donald MacLeod
  • Pipe tune “Patrick Sandeman” by P.M. John MacLellan