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Will Nichols and Graham Haddon win 2013 BCPA Pro Knockout

Will Nichols and Graham Haddon won the Pro Knockout Finals on Saturday March 9th 2013. Between live attendance and the streaming, there were about 150 people in attendance. See Will’s performance and links to the other recordings on the Knockouts page, and the story on Pipes|Drums. Graham’s video will be uploaded to YouTube later this…

Piobaireachd Club report – Friday March 8th 2013

Friday, March 8th, 2013 It was a lovely sunny day in Vancouver and the Hilder family again hosted a spectacular evening of piobaireachd tunes. Alexander Schiele was the feature piper for the evening. He recently had success at the Nicol-Brown invitational competition winning the piobaireachd and overall award. His tune for the evening was “The…

Time Sensitive: Annual Gathering Ceilidh Format Survey

The BC Pipers’ Association seeks your prompt input to determine what format the 2013 Annual Gathering Ceilidh should take, given recent limitations imposed by the venue. In January, the Annual Gathering organizing committee planned for a Ceilidh area in the Atrium of the SFU Maggie Benston Centre that would enable all ages of people to…

BCPA Pro Knockout Final to stream live

The BC Pipers’ Association announces live streaming of the Final round of the 2013 BCPA Knockouts. BCPA became a pioneer in live Internet streaming of solo piping and drumming competitions in January 2011 and has improved the broadcast quality during this season, and is investigating options for removing commercial interruptions in future events. The final…