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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Maureen Lee MacDonald, co-owner of the Tartan Thistle Scottish supplies store and well-known piper for highland dancing competitions across western North America, unexpectedly passed away on January 24, 2019. Maureen, sister to Terry and Jack Lee and Moira (Lee) Angeltvedt, was a successful amateur piper and played with the City of Port Moody Pipe Band…
BCPA would like to congratulate the following BCPA members and member bands players for their competitive achievements at 2019 Winter Storm on January 18 in Kansas City, MO. Hugo Mackay – 1st North American Grade 3 Amateur Ceol Beag – 1st North American Grade 3 Amateur Piobaireachd Alastair Lee – 2nd North American Professional Ceol…
The White Spot Pipe Band invites you to come out and dance at their 1st Annual Spring Ceilidh to be held Saturday, April 13, 2018. They are offering a fun family evening of music and dance along with door prizes, silent auction, 50/50 draw and much more. The Ceilidh will be held at the Cloverdale…
The 121st Island Farms Victoria Day Parade and Festival of Bands will take place on May 18-20, 2019 in Victoria, BC. Attached is the application form for any bands wishing to participate in the parade. For more information, please visit the Greater Victoria Festival Society website at: http:// http://gvfs.ca/gvfs_events/121st-island-farms-victoria-day-parade/
We are thrilled to announce our 56th Annual Tartan Ball is on March 23, 2018. Doors open at 6:30pm. Save the date and come join us for a night of music, dancing and socializing with friends and family. All ages are welcome to join in on the fun. We are pleased to announce that joining…
What do Mary MacKinnon, Neil Stubberfield, Darlene Milloy and Ollie Hamilton have in common? You would need to be a serious student of pipe music in BC to know the answer to this. All four British Columbia luminaries have awards or bursaries in their name, providing direct financial support to BC pipers, drummers and drum…
BCPA has been informed by the Competing Pipers Association (CPA) that the CPA Graded Piobaireachd event at the BC spring Annual Gathering has been included in the CPA’s proposed qualifying competitions for the Silver Medal at the Argyllshire Gathering and the Northern Meeting. The CPA’s proposed qualifying system will be presented to the Joint Committee…
By popular demand, Canada’s first family of Celtic music, The Barra MacNeils, will perform at North Vancouver’s Centennial Theatre, November 22nd on their 2018 coast-to-coast tour of seasonal magic. Event Info: https://www.nvrc.ca/centennial-theatre/whats-on/barra-macneils-east-coast-christmas To get BCPA special offer (better than Group Rate) Contact Jen directly: (604) 787-5275, or Jennifer.Parkinson.Dow@parkland.ca.
It is one of the busiest days of the year for pipe bands all over British Columbia. From Revelstoke to Vancouver Island, and in Washington and Oregon dozens of pipe bands and solo pipers took to the streets and cenotaph’s as we commemorated 100-years since the signing of the armistice ending World War I. Here’s a…
The BCPA threw a party to celebrate our wonderful volunteers and share in some music! Thanks to those who joined us Nov. 17. Check out our Flickr page for some great photos of this event, and other BCPA events. We thanked all our great volunteers and recognized Jim and Donna Maxwell with the Mary McKinnon…
The results of the 2018 November BCPA Mini-Gathering are now posted on the Results page. https://archive.bcpipers.org/services/results/ Photos from the 2018 November BCPA Mini-Gathering and the 2018 BCPA Grand Aggregate Awards are posted on the BCPA Photo Gallery. https://archive.bcpipers.org/photo-albums/ More pictures from the 2018 November BCPA Mini-Gathering will be posted this week. Our thanks to St.…
Seventeen seasons as a performance band in the North Surrey area and having completed our first season as a competition pipe band. We are actively recruiting pipers and drummers of all experience levels to join us as we continue to develop pipers and drummers’ skills while looking to the future with a trip to Scotland…
