The Ottawa Highlanders are hosting a World Pipe Band Championships viewing party at Vimy Brewery on August 17th. Start time is 5:30am with the MSR contest followed at 8:30am with the Medley contest. We are extending an invitation to all area pipers, drummers and pipe band enthusiasts to come out and enjoy this event on […]
The Perth Kilt Run will take place this year on Saturday August 17th, starting at 4:00 PM. This event attracts upwards of 1500 runners, all of whom must wear kilts while they run, and the event organizers post a piper at each of the kilometer markers to play inspirational tunes as the runners pass by. […]
The 2019 Youth Highland Competition was held June 2, 2019 on the grounds of the Ottawa Technical Secondary High School in Ottawa. This is the second year for this competition. Competitors were given the opportunity to compete in solos, trios, quartets and band events. The turnout was excellent despite the rain, the weather cleared long […]
The Kingston Scottish Festival was held at Rideau Acres Campground, Kingston on Saturday May 25, 2019. It was a day of changeable weather, from cool and cloudy in the morning to cold and raining during the bands competitions in the afternoon. Final massed bands were cancelled and the awards and score sheets presented in the […]
The Glengarry Celtic Music Hall of Fame inducted Kahlil Cappuccino and Gilbert Young on 24 May 2019. Congratulations to them both! Kahlil Cappuccino Kahlil Cappuccino began on the bass drum while still in high school. From 1987 until 1996 he played for the Glengarry Pipe Band under Pipe Major Colin MacLellan as they moved from Grade […]
Thank you to all who participated in the 2019 Ottawa Branch Indoor Highland Games in Kemptville. The morning saw nearly 100 solo competitors compete across 32 events, followed by an afternoon with 13 quartet and band performances from 10 bands in the eastern Ontario region. Charles-David Mitchell won the Piper of the Day combined title […]
