Fourth in our company profile series is Tartantown Ltd Tartantown Ltd was originally started as a convenient location for highland…
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Read more →First in our series of company profiles is McCallum Bagpipes McCallum Bagpipes was formed in 1998 by existing partners, company…
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BCPA will be conducting the November 7, 2020 Mini-Gathering competition with players submitting recordings of their performances published to YouTube, in a similar manner to the 2020 BCPA Online Performance Assessments initiative held during May, June and July. Please watch the BCPA website and its social media channels for details and the online entry system,…
The Historical Newsletters page has been updated with the release of archival B.C. Pipers’ Newsletters from 1965. Besides the regular news of competitions and their results, interesting news of that year included: Results of 33rd Annual Gathering Judge Colin Cameron comments on the Annual Gathering First instance in the Newsletter of a prize won by…
The Historical Newsletters page has been updated with the release of archival B.C. Pipers’ Newsletters from 1964. Besides the regular news of competitions and their results, interesting news of that year included: The story behind Bagpipe Tunes, The Macraes March, I got a Kiss of the Kings Hand, MacCrimmon’s Lament, The Cameron’s Gathering, The Carles…
BCPA is pleased to report that the recently concluded BCPA 2020 Online Performances Assessments initiative has yielded a total surplus of $1,424 CAD that is being divided equally among the 9 BCPA member highland games and in process of electronic funds transfer to each of the games. Victoria Highland Games Bellingham Scottish Gathering ScotFestBC- The…
The Historical Newsletters page has been updated with the release of archival B.C. Pipers’ Newsletters from 1963. Besides the regular news of competitions and their results, interesting news of that year included: Results of the 5th Annual Gathering (1936) The MacKays by Pipe Major John Robertson, continued in several Newsletters Vancouver Ladies Pipe Band Festival…
As originally announced on June 21, the BCPA online system for player initiated promotion applications is now open at https://bcpipers.wildapricot.org/event-3961703 Players should first carefully examine the requirements previously announced and how that information is required for submission in the above online system. Players should then compile all the required information and complete the online application.…
Nominations for the Mary MacKinnon Memorial Service Award must be submitted by August 31, 2020. Please visit the Bursaries and Awards page for more information, to download the 2020 nomination form and rules for nomination.
The Historical Newsletters page has been updated with the release of archival B.C. Pipers’ Newsletters from 1962. Besides the regular news of competitions and their results, interesting news of that year included: Rules of a composing contest, entry fee was $1.00 and prize $10.00 Learning to pipe by Seumas MacNeill Hints on caring for your…
The Historical Newsletters page has been updated with the release of archival B.C. Pipers’ Newsletters from 1961. Besides the regular news of competitions and their results, interesting news of that year included: 5 grades of Bi-Monthlies started at 8 pm on Friday nights The first BCPA Life Memberships were awarded to Edmund Esson, Kenneth MacLeod,…
By Kyla MacNeil, Leader, BCPA Education & Training subcommittee and Band Manager, White Spot Pipe Band The COVID-19 pandemic has definitely presented challenges for piping and drumming, especially for our younger and less experienced musicians who need regular instruction to learn their music. Finding alternative ways to learn and keep the music going has become…
The Historical Newsletters page has been updated with the initial release of archival B.C. Pipers’ Newsletters, from 1960. Interesting news of that year included: The inaugural issue in April 1960 Pipe Major Neil Sutherland of Winnipeg judged the Annual Gathering, and the MacMillan Bloedel Powell River Pipe Band captured the band award and many of…
Preamble To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the B.C. Pipers’ Newsletter, the archival issues of the Newsletter will be serialized on the Historical Newsletters page of the BCPA website, releasing a year’s Newsletters each week, and we have asked its second Editor, BCPA Life Member Bill Elder, to provide his reminiscences of editing and publishing the…