Thanks to Will Nichols, Piping Judge and Stephen Farrell, Drumming Judge for agreeing to judge contestants at the Saturday March 1st WPA mini-gathering. Events begin at 10:00 am. Doors open at 9:00 am for registration. Directions and info available here>>. Will Nichols plays bagpipes with Simon Fraser Univeristy Pipe Band. He moved to Washington from Alaska where he began learning pipes (traveling to BC regularly for piping camps). He played with the World Champion...
Somehow, we missed this great article on Northwest piping featured on King5.com, posted a couple weeks ago and mentioning the Keith Highlanders Pipe Band and their upcoming trip to Scotland to compete in the World Pipe Band Championships; as well as Elliott Bay Pipe Band. Washington State is sending two pipe bands to compete in the World Pipe Band Championships this year; the Keith Highlanders and Northwest Junior Pipe Band. Click the image below to get the...
Elliott Bay Pipe Band will perform around 11:00 am Saturday March 1st. Kenmore and District Pipe Band will perform around 1:00 pm. See our events page for the latest information.
Thanks to Micah Babinski (listed in “Who’s Who In Bagpiping”, SFU member, composer, instructor, former NWJPB and Northwest MacGregor Pipe Band member) and John Scullion (4 time World Solo Drumming Championship winner, leader of several drum corps championship seasons) from Northern Ireland. Thanks also to John for leading an impromptu workshop for drummers to give a little more understanding of what some drumming comments mean, and to explain that the judges are there to help...
