Amidst the steady stream of difficult news, we wanted to share a few ways that pipers and drummers can stay connected during this time. World Online Piping & Drumming Championships “The World Online Piping & Drumming Championships is an exciting and fun way to compete against pipers and drummers from around the world. There’s no […]
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Branch Events, D4D and Kingston Scottish Festival Cancelled
The Ottawa Branch is cancelling or postponing the remainder of its spring 2020 events. Events hosted by other organizations in Eastern Ontario are also being postponed or cancelled. Amidst this uncertainty caused by COVID-19 and given the need to observe social distancing, it is important to stay connected virtually. Keep an eye out for a […]
Impact of COVID-19 on Branch Events
Given the evolving COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Ottawa Branch is advising on the impact that this will have on our events moving forward. Glengarry Cup – Postponed until September 26th As indicated at the last Knockout, we were looking at rescheduling this event from the originally planned date of April 4th. We now plan to […]
News: March 9th PDQB Deadline and (many) Community Announcements and Events!
Thanks again to everyone that took part in our events last Saturday. We had a record turnout for the day (150+). We’re grateful for your support! PDQB Examinations Expressions of interest due March 9th The next round of piping PDQB examinations will take place April 25th and 26th. We are also taking expressions of interest […]
Results! Piobaireachd, Bass & Tenor, and Knockout Finals
Keep an eye out for future posts from the Branch covering: PDQB Examinations – Expression of interest deadline March 9th Drumming for Drinks, hosted by the Glengarry Pipe Band – May 2nd Ottawa Highlanders membership Ottawa Indoor Highland Games – May 9th in Kemptville Fred Morrison is coming back to Ottawa! Show on May 12th […]
News: Fred Morrison is coming back to Ottawa! Updates on Education Initiative and More
FRED MORRISON is back! Scottish multi-instrumentalist and composer Fred Morrison is coming back to Ottawa on May 12th! Fred Morrison was born and raised near Glasgow, but it’s the celebrated Gaelic piping tradition of his father’s native South Uist, in the outer Hebrides, that forms the bedrock of his intensely expressive, uniquely adventurous style. It’s been a few […]
February 29th Contests: Piobaireachd, Bass & Tenor, and Knockout Finals!
A big day is in store this coming Saturday, February 29th. Things will get underway at 1:00 pm with the Branch’s 3rd annual Amateur Piobaireachd Contest. After that, the evening will start at 7:30 with our first Bass & Tenor Contest. This will be followed by the Knockout Finals, where the competitors with the top […]
Bruce MacDonald (1944-2020)
Dr. Kenneth ‘Bruce’ MacDonald of Culross Township, passed away tragically in a motor vehicle accident on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at the age of 75. Bruce played with the Guelph Pipe Band and served as pipe sergeant during the band’s early years in the 1970s. In the 1980s and 1990s, Bruce lived in Ottawa and […]
Education Initiative: April PDQB Examinations and Teacher Database
We are proud to announce the latest developments in our education initiative! This includes two components: PDQB examinations and a new teacher database (details below). PDQB Examinations: April 25th and 26th Expressions of Interest for Piping and Drumming Due March 9th The pilot of PDQB examinations in November 2019 went very well, and we are […]
Results: February 1st Knockout, and Finalists
This past weekend featured the latest installment of our 2019/2020 Knockout Series, with an excellent turnout in both piping and drumming! Saturday afternoon included the events initially scheduled for January 11th, which were postponed due to weather, followed by the events originally scheduled for that evening. Our judge for the afternoon was Allan MacKenzie, with […]