BCPA welcomes Phil Cunningham and the New Zealand Youth Pipe Band to BC

Scottish Folk Musician Phil Cunningham BCPA is pleased to welcome renowned Scottish folk musician Phil Cunningham and the New Zealand Youth Pipe…

Alastair Lee and Grant Maxwell win the 2014 BCPA Knockout Finals

Reid Maxwell with son Grant, drumming winner and Alastair Lee, piping winner with father Terry Lee Alastair Lee of Coquitlam,…

BCPA congratulates winners from the 2014 Midwest Highland Arts Fund Winter Storm competitions.

The BCPA would like to congratulate the following BCPA members and players in BCPA member bands for their prizes won…

Aaron Stone wins 2013 George Sherriff Memorial Amateur Competition

Aaron Stone of Sedro-Woolley, Washington won the overall title at the 2013 George Sherriff Amateur Invitational Memorial Solo Piping Competition,…

BCPA Pipers Bevan, Lee and Troy sweep Piobaireachd events at Oban

Congratulations to Alan Bevan, winner of the Gold Medal, Jack Lee for winning the Senior and James P. Troy for…

by BC Pipers • 07/24/2014

The Pacific Northwest Highland Games program was intended to point people to the piping and drumming tent for the official schedule, however, the 2012 schedule was accidentally printed. Please don’t rely on the program schedule for piping and drumming, but refer to the posted schedule, and ultimately, the piping and drumming tent schedule on the day…

by BC Pipers • 07/22/2014

Players competing at the Pacific Northwest Highland Games in Enumclaw on July 26 and 27 need to report to the Competition Secretary’s table BEFORE they compete to obtain an updated Competitor Number. The mailed Tyvek competitor numbers are not to be used.

by BC Pipers • 07/22/2014

Jim MacDonald, a past member of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada and a past President of the BCPA in the 1970s passed away on July 16. His Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Victory Memorial Park Funeral Centre, 14831 28th Avenue, Surrey. Further details are at http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theprovince/obituary.aspx?n=james-macdonald&pid=171800443#sthash.dwRUGEwv.dpuf

by BC Pipers • 07/11/2014

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The Kamloops Highland Games, Portland Highland Games, and Skagit Valley Highland Games, schedules and orders of play have been posted and/or updated this week. Today, the piping schedule was updated for Skagit Valley. Check the latest information at the Order of Play links on our home page. See you this weekend! Photo mosaic from the BC…

by BC Pipers • 07/08/2014

Eight-time Glenfiddich champion piper, Willie McCallum, is giving an instructional workshop on Friday, July 10th in Mount Vernon, as part of the 20th annual Skagit Valley Highland Games. Space is limited for the workshop, which runs from 10:00am to 3:00pm on July 10th. The cost is $60, and includes lunch. Please contact Beth@Celticarts.org to register…

by BC Pipers • 07/07/2014

BCPA is pleased to welcome renowned Scottish folk musician Phil Cunningham and the New Zealand Youth Pipe Band to BC during the weeks of July 6 and 13. Phil Cunningham is producing a BBC documentary “Pipe Dreams” and will be filming at the Piping Hot Summer Drummer School at Silver Star Resort in Vernon during the week of…

by BC Pipers • 07/02/2014

Announcing the new Flickr photo albums for BCPA. Visit our Photo Albums for new photos from the BC Highland Games, Bellingham Highland Games and the Annual Gathering, or follow us on flickr by clicking the image below. Note; the current page isn’t working well on most mobile devices; we’re investigating options to address that (it’s a…

by BC Pipers • 06/16/2014

The orders of play are available now, and the Pro Piobaireachd information has been posted to the BC Highland Games page. See you soon!

by BC Pipers • 06/05/2014

The links on the BCPA website are updated with the order of play, solo piping and solo drumming platform and band schedules (see below) for the Saturday, June 7 Bellingham Highland Games. The previously posted schedule had last year’s events from the balanced competition schedule. This is the updated 2014 Bellingham Band Schedule: Grade 5 Quick…

by BC Pipers • 05/16/2014

Colin MacRae Sr. was widely respected and admired for his influence on piping in the Northwest. The son of Alexander MacRae, founder of the Washington Scottish and the Seattle Pipe Bands, he started taking piping lessons in 1939 from Alistair MacMillan of Tacoma in the old style of Piobaireachd and was long strongly involved in the Northwest…

by BC Pipers • 05/05/2014

Please visit our BC Highland Games registration page to sign up for the 2014 BC Highland Games, scheduled for Friday June 20th (Piobaireachd contests) and Saturday June 21st at Percy Perry Stadium in Port Coquitlam, BC.

by BC Pipers • 05/05/2014

The online entry is ready for the Penticton Scottish Festival, taking place on Saturday, July 5th, at Kings Park, 550 Eckhardt Avenue West, Penticton, BC. You can download the registration form here to review and prepare for online registration.

by BC Pipers • 04/30/2014

A celebration of the life of Willie McErlean will take place on Monday, May 5 at 2:00 pm at the Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club, 1630 Parkway Blvd, Coquitlam, BC V3E 2Y5 Directions are at http://www.westwoodplateaugolf.com/contact-us/maps-directions/

by BC Pipers • 04/27/2014

Willie McErlean, BCPA Life Member, Adjudicator, and former Lead Drummer of the Triumph Street Pipe Band, passed away on April 25. Willie’s innovative and highly musical drumming style, influenced by his jazz drumming studies under Joe Morello of the Dave Brubeck Quartet, had a significant impact on many drummers and bands, not just within the…

by BC Pipers • 04/23/2014

A celebration of the life of Steve Geddes will take place on Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm at the Comfort Inn, 3020 Blanshard St, Victoria, BC. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the charity of your choice.