Well done and our congratulations to SFU www.sfupipeband.com once again World Champions 2009!  Can they do it again in 2010? Why not come and see; we can arrange accommodation and many ideas for your Scottish trip. Can a Scottish pipe band get the trophy back this year? Or maybe Montgomery? Come & see.  THE WORLDS 2010, meet the bands see the O'Toole band in concert. How about this?

future world champions in waiting - Denny & Dunipace

Follow the Denny at www.dennypb.com  You tube with Denny   www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TjtBikz2jg  www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvu_9TyvAis   www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVKpwtT9MWs     See our sport page   PHOTOS from 2009 PITLOCHRY HIGHLAND GAMES. SEE PIX THE WORLD's  PERTH HIGHLAND GAMES summer 2009 and finally; Cowal Games in 2009. Janet Eagleton make superb sporrans here in Perth www.scottish-sporrans.co.uk Paul has bought from here and can say they are brilliant!

A wee bit o news; June 2010. Tiree Pipe Band marched the 10k in the recent event. They played for the starters then completed the course themselves with pipes, drums playing as they went. Well done the band!

BELOW; Kilkenny pipe band, see you all in Belfast this July!

www.redhotchillipipers.co.uk Paul of MCLEAN SCOTLAND has seen the Chilli's many times most recently at the gathering in Edinburgh in July 09. He also saw them at the west coast whisky festival Inveraray. The pipers also played at Cowal Games in August 09 Aye we were there! It's THE NEW JOCK & ROLL! see Cowal for Chillis movie.  www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/music/worlds/2009 the worlds on video; 2009 in Glasgow, are you shown here? 

The Peatbog Faeries  Based on the Isle of Skye, have become one of Scotlands best known names in contemporary folk music. They have taken their own individual brand of Scottish tunes to audiences around the world, from Europe, Asia, Africa, America and Australia. Winner of the Scottish Traditional Music Awards ‘Live Band of the Year 2008’. They played  Friday and were brilliant, they and they had the crowd up and dancin. www.peatbog-faeries.com

Learn the bagpipes with the Kilberry Practice Chanter kit complete with the chanter, reed and learning book & CD. Drumming starter kits includes a top quality pair of pipe band drumming sticks made from maple wood instructional book & CD  www.kilberry.com       www.hkspda.org  H.K.S.P.D.A. was incorporated with its charitable status approved by the Hong Kong SAR government, being the first and only charity aimed at promoting Scottish bagpipe music in Hong Kong. Mission: To promote Scottish bagpipe music, a multi-dimensional approach has to be adopted. 

Another great image to do with piping - left. The Dallas Firefighters Pipes & Drums  http://www.firepipesanddrums.com

Howie, 21st Century Kilts "My aim is to give men an alternative to trousers. A kilt should be an option for men who can realise they are part of the history."  www.21stcenturykilts.co.uk

CAN I JUST SAY; for readers not in a band, many think the bands get paid. Well in truth, the bands need to pay for their coaches to get them about and its no cheap, band members DO NOT get paid by the band, they do it because they love to play! away for up to 10 hours JUST FOR FUN! So next time you see pipe bands, please be aware of what they go through to entertain you. Maybe offer to buy pipers or drummers a drink or at least say thanks for coming, nice to see you etc. Now, when you all go to enjoy the Worlds, remember too, the bands from abroad have also paid airfares and accommodation here - for the love of playing!  A story that had to be told; Paul McLean. Plus ... Many bands are charity/non profit making, a donation can help in a big way! Aye some have sponsors, but that is a drop in the ocean they need for a season and equipment. Wee note; any prize money the bands get, goes right into the kitty for travel etc.  

DENNY & DUNIPACE BAND the Band.  The band will embark on a wide range of contests in 2010, travelling the length and breadth of the country to compete & entertain. Denny photos We can also arrange the trip to Belfast for the Europeans.

Grand photo above of the New Hampshire Fire fighters band in action!  Two directly below shot at Glasgow, Kentucky, USA

PIPE BANDS; we supply COACHES & ACCOMMODATION IN SCOTLAND FOR BANDS and followers. We are here to assist you travel or tour we can help.  BANDS who have travelled to Scotland with assistance from MCLEANSCOTLAND.  We can also assist any band with FUNDRAISING contact us at pipes@mcleanscotland.com

www.rspba.org  MAJOR DATES

European  31 July Belfast.

The Worlds 14 Aug. Glasgow.

Cowal 28 Aug Dunoon. 

COMP DATES 2010

och away you go Tu-Bardh! follow link to see more

www.clanadonia.co.uk Friends of ours, with a slightly different approach to pipes and drums. Keepin it Tribal!

The 2010 Glenfiddich Piping Championship Saturday 30th October - Blair Castle Perthshire  liz.maxwell@wgrant.com

Shown above; a friend of ours from Florida, Brad Whitman, he says "it was 94 degrees that day!"

Ian Sturrock Memorial Pipe Band
Pipe Major Ryan Morrison
820 Hickory Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35215 USA  
http://ismpb.com   Great image eh! I've got one o these!

photo swap

   

IRISH PIPE BAND ASSOCIATION

www.rspbani.org Plans for the PipeUP! Festival

www.pipesdrums.com   www.bcpipers.org

www.thepiperstrail.com   www.mcpb.org

www.ohspipeband.org.uk   www.stkildaretail.co.uk

www.pipebands.asn.au    www.viennapipes.com

www.peatbog-faeries.com  The Peatbog faeries  We went to see the Peatbogs in Dunoon, they were brilliant! Their music is a mix of Scots, Irish, rock and jazz. 

Caber Records produces bagpipe & traditional music available for MP3 download www.caber-records.com

Click on flags below for pipes in these countries piping info 

 

www.rhine-power.de  THE RHINE POWER PIPE BAND Germany Paul met up with Drum Major, Guinness at the Worlds 2008, also in Edinburgh & the worlds 2009 and meeting up again in 2010. www.bergen-pipeband.com a strong corps of bagpipers and drummers, want to join?  www.ohspipeband.org.uk Oban high school band, Paul's real home town.  Saffron United have travelled to Scotland with us www.saffronkilts.org 

its the law; every pipe has to have one, here's ours