BCPA Communications

The Piobaireachd Society Meeting

In lieu of this year’s Piobaireachd Society Conference, the first of the society’s online papers will be presented on Wednesday, March 31 at 8pm BST (GMT+1). The presenter will be long time society member John Shone, who will be speaking about ‘The Boys Brigade and its Contribution to Piping and Piobaireachd’. John’s talk will feature…

Prizes Announced for 88th BCPA Annual Gathering

As the 88th British Columbia Pipers’ Association Annual Gathering takes place, a number of companies and individuals have donated prizes for winners. Piping Hot Tuition:  A tuition scholarship to the 2021 Piping Hot Summer Drummer Summer School (donated by Piping Hot Summer Drummer) will be awarded to the Most Promising Piper as jointly determined by…

Final Reminder to Annual Gathering Competitors

The deadline to register and enter the 88th BCPA Annual Gathering is Friday, March 19. Entries must be received by midnight. This year, the BCPA is conducting the 2021 Annual Gathering only for solo events and in an online format. Players will enter the Annual Gathering through the BCPA Registration Site, then record and upload…

Celebrating Piping & Drumming Families

The 2021 BCPA Annual Gathering will be held on April 2 & 3. And the Annual Gathering Ceilidh will follow, on April 17 – online. And this year we will be celebrating piping and drumming families. Generations of family members playing together, or passing on the skills and love of their instrument to the next…