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 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...
Nov 1, 20221 min read
Glenn Covert: Deep Thanks!
After a remarkable 20 years as a member of The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario’s highland games stewarding team, with the last 10...
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 19, 20222 min read
The George Sherriff Memorial Invitational is Back!
The George Sherriff Memorial Invitational Competition is back! After its cancelation in 2020 and going online in 2021, the event is...
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 14, 20221 min read
Ticket Purchase Deadline for Ceilidh: 5 pm Today!
Tickets can be purchased here #bagpipes #pipebanddrumming #ppbsoceilidh
Oct 8, 20221 min read
PPBSO 2022 Survey of Members
A survey asking for feedback and input was distributed last week to members of The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario. The...
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...
Sep 7, 20223 min read
New National Piping Centre Archive Open for All!
Scotland’s national centre for excellence in bagpiping has launched a new, free to access digital resource and research hub. The Archives...
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,...
Jul 5, 20222 min read
History & Archives: Maxville 1989
As reported to members this past April, the History & Archives committee of The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario has digitized...
Jun 30, 20221 min read
Piping Live! Everyone! Join the Big Band!
Join the Piping Live! festival’s International Big Band! You don’t have to be in Glasgow to participate! Visiting Scotland? Great! Take...
Jun 29, 20221 min read
PPBSO Diamond Anniversary Ceilidh!
Visit our “75th” page for information on this exciting celebration, October 22, 2022, in Kingston, Ontario! #bagpipes...
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 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...
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...
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