RSPBA provide information page for overseas bands
The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association has added to its website an information page for overseas bands planning to travel to Scotland...
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Nov 15, 20221 min read
New Learning Subsidy for PPBSO Amateur Drummers!
With an eye on the future of drumming excellence in the province, The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario has today committed to...
Nov 13, 20221 min read
Barrie Highland Games, July 1987!
The archives of The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario have again been tapped. As you know, we have digitized scores of hours of the...
Oct 24, 20221 min read
PPBSO 75th Anniversary Ceilidh!
Over 150 people gathered in Kingston, Ontario, to celebrate the Diamond Anniversary of The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario. The...
Oct 17, 20221 min read
Can you be an adjudicator?
The Music Committee is gearing up for another off-season of judges’ training and certification, consisting of sessions on solo piping,...
Oct 15, 20222 min read
Generous New Solo Piping Bursary Announced!
The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario is delighted to announce a new annual bursary for solo piping. The Lillian Livingstone Solo...
Oct 3, 20222 min read
2022 Championship Supreme Winners!
Congratulations to all those members of The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario who enjoyed a season of sustained performance...
Aug 3, 20222 min read
PPBSO Lifetime Achievement Award: Hugh Cameron
The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario recognized two outstanding long-serving members at the 74th Glengarry Highland Games,...
Aug 1, 20224 min read
PPBSO Life Achievement award: Colin MacLellan
The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario recognized two outstanding long-serving members at the 74th Glengarry Highland Games,...
Jun 21, 20222 min read
PPBSO History: August 4, 1972
Ontario piper, David SIobod (a former member of P/M Chris Anderson’s excellent, Glen Mor Pipe Band) kindly forwarded this snippet of our...
Jun 17, 20221 min read
Good News! Cobourg Games Parking Tomorrow
The PPBSO has just learned that the Town of Cobourg will NOT be ticketing cars parked around the games location, Victoria Park. People...
Jun 14, 20222 min read
Exciting New PPBSO & The Piobaireachd Society Initiative Announced
The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario is pleased to today announce a new educational initiative aimed at further supporting solo...
Jun 13, 20221 min read
Massed Bands Tunes 411!
Congratulations to all who took part in Georgetown games this passed Saturday! The games of The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario...
Jun 7, 20221 min read
Kingsville Games: New Band Event Added
Two things to note: the entry deadline for Kingsville Highland Games, Saturday, June 25, has been extended to this coming Friday, June 10...
Jun 7, 20221 min read
Update: Cobourg Games Parking
A message from the organizers of the Cobourg Highland Games to PPBSO member games participants: The Town of Cobourg has started charging...
May 31, 20221 min read
Reduced registrations scuttle online SummerBlast; Plans progressing for autumn in-person workshop
Despite a hugely positive response to last year’s SummerBlast! online piping and drumming school, low registrations for this summer’s...
Apr 27, 20221 min read
Early Bird Chance to Save on Summerblast! Registration!
The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario’s annual summer school, SummerBlast!, is all set to go July 4-8, 2022. You can find out more...
Apr 25, 20221 min read
Championship Supreme Trophies (& “The William Livingstone” Prize)
The PPBSO’s Board of Directors has approved the creation of perpetual trophies for overall season winners of each Championship Supreme...
Apr 22, 20221 min read
Ontario High School Community Hours Opportunity @PPBSO!
With the Central Canadian Championships set to get underway at Georgetown Highland Games on Saturday, June 11, the PPBSO is ramping up...
Apr 19, 20222 min read
History & Archives: Maxville 1988
The History & Archives committee of The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario has recently digitized approximately 35 hours of VHS...
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