Join piper and composer Jim Barrie on February 5, 2022 for the next BCPA Saturday seminar on the Cameron-style of…
Read more →The following is the third and final article in a 40th anniversary series about Jack Lee’s Gold Medal and Silver…
Read more →Ishabel Ross was Secretary of the BC Pipers’ Association in the 1960s and along with her late husband Life Member…
Read more →Iain MacDonald is the long-time pipe major of the City of Regina Pipe Band and the piper and instructor synonymous…
Read more →It is a remarkable achievement. The year 2021 marked the 40th anniversary of one of the most catalytic events in…
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The Competing Pipers’ Association (CPA) is holding a series of competitions online over the summer of 2020. There will be two events per grade: Piobaireachd and March, Strathspey & Reel. The competition will be held in stages: C Grade in July, B Grade in August and A&P Grade in September, depending on the success of…
The application forms and information for the 2020 BCPA Bursaries are now posted at: https://archive.bcpipers.org/services/grants-bursaries/ There are three bursaries available for 2020: Neil O. Stubberfield Piobaireachd Bursary BCPA Tuition Bursary Brittany Angeltvedt Memorial Bursary for Tenor Drummers. The Spring closing date to apply for the BCPA Bursaries is Sunday June 7, 2020. Please note that…
We are fast approaching the first registration closing date of May 29, 2020 for the BCPA Online Performance Assessments for May. Full details can be found at the BCPA Online Performance Assessments Registration Now Open here. BCPA would like to clarify some of the points in the BCPA Online Performance Assessments Information Guide, the updated…
BCPA Online Performance Assessments registration is now open here In this unprecedented time when the COVID-19 pandemic has caused the cancellation of this season’s highland games in the Pacific Northwest and with it the loss of solo piping, drumming, and pipe band competitions, the BC Pipers’ Association, in partnership with the highland games, is providing…
BCPA is bringing this Celtic Arts Foundation fundraising event to your attention. “Join us for a fascinating presentation on the history of Scottish folk music, told in Dr. Gary West’s signature blend of music and lecture! As our members know, the third weekend of May marks our annual Scotch-tasting Gala, the only major fundraising event…
Fourth in our company profile series is Tartantown Ltd Tartantown Ltd was originally started as a convenient location for highland dancers to buy their dance shoes made in Scotland. In 1979 a piping component was added to the store and Terry Lee (who had previously been a part time employee) joined the company on a…
Third in our company profiles series is GANAAN Highland Manufacturing Ltd GANAAN Highland Manufacturing Ltd was founded in 2017 by Garth Newlands along with his son Austin. Garth began his piping career at the age of 27 after the passing of his brother Colin Newlands in 1996 who was a well known solo piper and…
The BCPA Rules subcommittee would like to thank those individuals who submitted recommendations for new and revised BCPA competition rules. Submissions were discussed within BCPA and with the BCPA sanctioned highland games. Recommendations were reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors. Approved changes were adopted February 11, 2020 and are listed below. The announcement…
The World Online Piping & Drumming Championships is an exciting and fun way to compete against pipers and drummers from around the world. There’s no need for travel. You can compete from the comfort of your own home. Every competitor will have the opportunity to compete for the title of World Online Piping & Drumming…
The application forms and information for the 2020 BCPA Bursaries are now posted at: https://archive.bcpipers.org/services/grants-bursaries/ There are three bursaries available for 2020: – Neil O. Stubberfield Piobaireachd Bursary – BCPA Tuition Bursary – Brittany Angeltvedt Memorial Bursary for Tenor Drummers. The Spring closing date to apply for the BCPA Bursaries is Sunday June 7, 2020.…
Second in our series of company profiles is Long & McQuade Long & McQuade Musical Instruments has been serving Canada’s musicians since 1956, when it opened its first location in Toronto. Since then, the company has grown to include 85 locations from coast to coast, making it the country’s largest musical instruments retailer. Besides sales,…
First in our series of company profiles is McCallum Bagpipes McCallum Bagpipes was formed in 1998 by existing partners, company directors Stuart McCallum and Kenny MacLeod. Stuart and Kenny had known each other for years through piping before starting the company, having both been members of the Glasgow Skye Association Pipe Band. Kenny was already…
