It is a remarkable achievement. The year 2021 marked the 40th anniversary of one of the most catalytic events in the history of piping in British Columbia: Jack Lee’s capture of the Gold Medal and Silver Star at the 1981 Northern Meeting, the first by a British Columbia bagpiper. His historic achievement and subsequent teachings…
Registration for the February 2022 BCPA Mini-Gathering is now open. The Mini-Gathering will be conducted in an online format due to on-going health restrictions. Players will: enter the Mini-Gathering through the BCPA Registration Site record and upload their performances to YouTube during the defined period complete a form with music details and YouTube link and…
BC bagpiper Cameron Bonar has won the 2021 Balmoral Classic Piping and Drumming competition; the youngest person to win the US junior solo bagpiping championship. As the overall winner, 13-year old Cameron won a set of MacRae SL4 Bagpipes by Stuart Liddell. The competition was virtual this year and he was the champion of the…
Join former Triumph Street Pipe Band piper Liam Hilder at 9:00 AM January 8 for a BCPA weekend seminar on piping for highland dancing. Liam’s seminar will provide an overview of the types of highland dances, how competitions are structured, the most important skills necessary to successfully pipe for dancing, how to develop these skills,…
