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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As the final week of the CP Air Pipe Band’s Scotland trip dawned, the exhilaration of winning Cowal had just started to subside. The hectic pace of the previous two weeks, with preparations for the Worlds and Cowal and a quick trip to Oban in between to watch Jack compete in the Gold Medal and the…
BCPA would like to congratulate the following BCPA members for their achievements at this year’s Argyllshire Gathering (August 24-25), Cowal Highland Gathering (August 26), Northern Meeting (September 1-2), and Royal Braemar Highland Gathering (September 3). Jori Chisholm – 2nd Royal Braemar Highland Gathering Gold Medal Piobaireachd – 2nd Royal Braemar Highland Gathering March Alastair Lee…
Reminiscences by Pipe Major Jack Lee 1976 was a very good year for the Canadian Pacific Airlines (“CP Air”) Pipe Band. The band really became a significant force in early 1975 and consisted of many strong young pipers and drummers. As I recall, pretty much everyone in the band at that time was competing at…
It was the summer of 1976. The Olympics were in Montreal. The United States was celebrating its bi-centennial. Long hair and disco music were in fashion. And in mid August, the Canadian Pacific Airlines Pipe Band under Pipe Major Jack Lee and Drum Sergeant Keith Manifold and the Triumph Street Pipe Band under Pipe Major…
Ron Marconi passed away on August 3, 2016 after a brief battle with cancer. Ron was a Trustee of the Portland Highland Games and supported piping and drumming. At the recent Portland Highland Games, he assisted by handing out the completed adjudication sheets to the competitors. His service will be at the Mt. Scott Funeral…
With this the close of the 2015/16 BCPA competition season, from the Mini-Gatherings through to the Pacific Northwest Highland Games, 2,836 solo and band critique sheets were written by 60 unique adjudicators. Thank you to all individual players, bands, adjudicators, stewards, scorers, photographers, and other volunteers, and the highland games who again helped to produce…
The Final 2016 BCPA Grand Aggregate Awards standings are now posted on the Results page. https://archive.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2016-BCPA-Grand-Aggregate-Standings.pdf Pictures of the award winners, taken at the conclusion of the Pacific Northwest Highland Games, are shown below. Congratulations to all award winners and to all players and bands who supported the highland games across the region by traveling…
The complete results of the 2016 Pacific Northwest Highland Games 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. https://archive.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2016-Pacific-Northwest-Highland-Games-Results-consolidated.pdf https://archive.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2016-Pacific-Northwest-Highland-Games-Pipe-Band-Master-Tally-Sheets-final.pdf Photos from the Pacific Northwest Highland Games will soon be posted on the BCPA Photo…
The White Spot Pipe Band will be celebrating their 60th anniversary on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at the Riverside Grand Ballroom, 1231 Burdette St, Richmond, BC. Doors open at 5:30 pm with a buffet dinner at 6:30 pm. General admission tickets are $50 ea and children (5 – 10 years of age) are $25 ea. The…
The solo and band events schedules for the 2016 Pacific Northwest Highland Games are posted on the BC Pipers website here: https://archive.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-Pacific-Northwest-Highland-Games-Solo-and-Band-Events-Schedules.pdf They are also accessible in the Orders of Play section on the main page of the BC Pipers website https://archive.bcpipers.org
Following a year of consultations with pipe band leaders, Highland Games organizations, and other pipe band associations in North America, the BC Pipers’ Association is introducing the following significant changes beginning in the 2016/17 season. New and revised music requirements for Grades 5 and 4 band events Webinar on preparing for the new…
The Orders of Play for the 2016 Pacific Northwest Highland Games are posted on the BC Pipers website here: https://archive.bcpipers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016PacificNorthwestHighlandGamesOOP.pdf They are also accessible in the Orders of Play section on the main page of the BC Pipers website https://archive.bcpipers.org On July 27, the events schedules will be posted on the BC Pipers website.
