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…
Read more →The 72nd Annual Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games will be held July 28 and 29, 2018 in Enumclaw, WA Please click here for the link to download an entry form or to access the online entry form. Mailed entries must be postmarked by June 24, 2018.
The deadline for entries to the 2017 Victoria Highland Games is Friday, April 28, 2018. The online entry can be found on the website at:https://bcpipers.wildapricot.org/event-2871196
Forward by Rob MacNeil, President, BC Pipers’ Association On April 19, 1978, BCPA Life Member Malcolm Nicholson, C.M. was invested as a Member of the Order of Canada, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Ontario. recognizing a remarkable legacy of services to piping in Canada. A founding member of the BCPA, Pipe Major of the Vancouver…
Back by popular demand . . . A Celtic Celebration! Featuring Northwest Junior Pipe Band and Friends ‘Supporting young pipers and drummers in the Pacific Northwest’ Saturday, May 12th Concert 7pm. Whisky Tasting Pre-Event 5:00pm (special ticket) Edmonds Center for the Arts in Edmonds, WA Tickets: http://www.edmondscenterforthearts.org/events/1-a-celtic-celebration Treat yourself to the dramatic music of the…
The following background information and request for support has been submitted by Rachel Parkinson. Rachel is a New Zealand citizen currently living in Metro Vancouver, and has recently competed in the New Zealand Pipe Band Championships in Rotorua (about 300 km from Gisborne). New Zealand has traditionally had a very active and vibrant pipe band…
BCPA is pleased to announce that online entry for the piping, drumming, and pipe band events at the new 2018 Bellingham Scottish Gathering at Hovander Homestead Park on June 2, 2018 is now OPEN at https://bcpipers.wildapricot.org/event-2890925 We thank people for their patience as BCPA assists the new competition in their establishment. As indicated in the…
The following items were found in the band rooms at the 2018 BCPA Annual Gathering. Contact BCPA Secretary secretary@archive.bcpipers.org to retrieve. The following item was found in a room at the 2017 BCPA Annual Gathering. Contact BCPA Secretary secretary@archive.bcpipers.org to retrieve. If unclaimed by end of April, it will be discarded.
The complete results of the 2018 Annual Gathering are now posted on the Results page. They include the per event results, the aggregate/overall winners in the solo and band events, and details of the band results. In addition, winners of the special event awards are included. The Grand Aggregate standings will be updated on April…
Alan Bevan won all the Open Piping events at the 2018 BCPA Annual Gathering on March 30 & 31 at North Delta Secondary School, Delta, BC, reprising his 2005 sweep of all the Open events. Zephan Knichel captured the Competing Pipers Association Combined B&C Grade Piobaireachd, with CPA Vice-President Callum Beaumont present. Blair Brown and…
BCPA is again livestreaming some of the events at the Annual Gathering at https://livestream.com/bcpipers/AnnualGathering2018 Friday March 30: 9:00 am Open Piping Piobaireachd and 4:45 pm Open Snare Drumming events Saturday March 31: 8:30 am Open Piping MSR, 2:45 pm all band events, and the awards ceremony right afterward Check the schedules and orders of play…
A link to the Bands Schedule for the 2018 BCPA Annual Gathering is now posted here. Other details are located in the Information Guide located here.
A link to the Solos Schedule for Saturday for the 2018 BCPA Annual Gathering here. Other details are located in the Information Guide located here.
