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 BCPA Annual Gathering takes place at Easter time each year, this year was not the case. However, before COVID-19 all kicked off we had sponsors ready to provide prizes and show their support to the piping and drumming community of the BC Pipers’ Association region. The BCPA wanted to show our support for them…
The BC Pipers’ Association, which administers, manages, and runs the solo piping, solo drumming and pipe band competitions at ScotFestBC: The British Columbia Highland Games, has decided that there will be no piping, drumming, or pipe band competitions at ScotFestBC this year. While it is likely the Games will be cancelled, there has been no…
The following is a statement from the Penticton Scottish Festival. The Penticton Scottish Festival Society has made the difficult decision, based on current BC Health Officer directives, to postpone it’s 7th Annual Penticton Scottish Festival until July 3, 2021. Our top priority is the health and well-being of festival competitors, participants, volunteers, spectators and…
These are unprecedented times. With the COVID-19 virus relentless march across this country, and the world, the Portland Highland Games Association has decided to postpone the 2020 Games, scheduled for Friday, July 17 & Saturday, July 18, 2020, at Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR until July 2021. This was not an easy decision to…
The 2020 Campbell River Salmonfest including the Logger Sports Competitions and Highland Gathering has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The annual event was due to take place Aug. 8 to 10, 2020. The decision to cancel was a difficult one. The Heavy Games were to host the Canadian National Amateur Championships this year.…
Due to concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic, the Board of Directors of the Celtic Arts Foundation have regrettably determined, in the interest of health and safety, to cancel the 26th annual Skagit Valley Highland Games. Vendors and Clan representatives will be contacted to discuss refunds or credits applied toward the 2021 event. We regret…
To all of our SSHGA members, I find myself bearing the unfortunate news that the Board of the Seattle Scottish Highland Games Association has voted to cancel the 2020 games in Enumclaw. Decisions like this are very difficult to make and require a lot of thought and care. Please know that we didn’t take this…
April 10th and 11th would normally be the 2020 Annual Gathering on the Easter weekend, but the COVID-19 virus has changed plans for us this year. We would like to report on a few developments. 2020 Annual Gathering Refunds By now all the players, pipe bands, band contest admission ticket purchasers, and souvenir program advertisers…
Just announced on the Kamloops Highland Games Society Facebook page. Due to the global Covd-19 pandemic, the Kamloops Highland Games committee have taken the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Kamloops Highland Games. The health and well-being of all our competitors, volunteers and organizers is our number one priority. We are committed to coming back…
The Celtic Arts Foundation is pleased to offer a way to celebrate National Tartan Day from home with a free viewing of “Westering Home,” featuring some of the world’s greatest bagpipers, Scottish drummers, and Cape Breton fiddlers. Tune in and enjoy a behind the scenes documentary featuring musical performances and interviews with the artists. This…
In the bedrooms, living rooms and kitchens of the members of the Northwest Junior Pipe Band, the novel coronavirus COVID-19 may have shut down in-person practices in Washington State, but the band plays on. Around the Pacific Northwest, the novel coronavirus pandemic is reeking havoc among pipe bands preparing for the upcoming competition season, but…
Members of the Saanich Peninsula Pipe Band have started a “Balcony Pipes & Drums” initiative from their homes, similar to the quarantined balcony singers in Italy that have appeared in the news. They are encouraging pipers and drummers across British Columbia & the Pacific Coast to follow their lead by playing on their front porch,…
