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Kids can do it too........ new PPBSO video!
As you know the PPBSO is on a drive to finds ways to engage our current youth members and encourage more young people to take up our...
7 days ago1 min read
Fall Fusion Workshop - we need more of these!
This year marks PPBSO member pipe band, Paris Port Dover’s 25th anniversary and to mark this milestone the band sponsored and ran a day...
Oct 62 min read
Giving Back - Volunteer Profile
We will be highlighting our amazing volunteers in appreciation for the time they have given back to the society. We value their...
Oct 11 min read
It's AGM Season!
It's that time of year again where AGM's abound. Each of the four branches will be holding their AGM's in October while the PPBSO proper...
Sep 291 min read
PPBSO Champion Supreme Awards Ceilidh - Saturday November 22nd
All are welcome! - Please join us for a great evening of celebration, good music and fun in a relaxing atmosphere. The awards event will...
Sep 251 min read
Building a Stronger Teaching Culture
Attention All Piping & Drumming Teachers! The Pipers’ and Pipe Band Society of Ontario (PPBSO), in partnership with the British Columbia...
Sep 232 min read
Consider chipping in!
Pipers and drummers in general, never mind members of pipe bands, typically have busy lives. But, at the same time, throughout its...
Sep 212 min read
2025 Highland Games Season - President's Report
The 2025 Numbers A very successful 2025 outdoor competition season came to a close with the North Lanark Highland Games in late August....
Sep 163 min read
Another Great Fergus Scottish Festival Wrapped Up!
It was a hot one but that did not deter the enthusiastic crowds or take away from the various solo and band competitions. The...
Aug 102 min read
New PPBSO Judges grab their clipboards!
The PPBSO is fortunate to have dedicated and experienced members willing to give back to the organization by working as judges at our...
Jul 181 min read
Jam Session - OYPB Workshop
Jam School Guelph - OYPB Workshop today The Ontario Youth Pipe Band workshop today in Guelph was well-attended and, by all accounts, a...
Jul 131 min read
Ontario Youth Pipe Band Workshop This Weekend!
As you know the PPBSO is on a drive to increase our youth membership and ensure that our current youth members thrive. One of our...
Jul 101 min read
Champion Drum Major Emma Barr - Workshop at Maxville
World Champion D/M Emma Barr The Glengarry Highland Games is honoured to welcome Emma Barr as our Guest Drum Major . A two-time World...
Jun 171 min read
President's Report - Spring 2025
PPBSO President’s Report – Spring 2025 Greetings PPBSO members! We would like to congratulate our branches for a very successful winter...
May 253 min read
Are you a young piper or drummer looking for an epic performance opportunity?
The Ontario Youth Pipe Band (OYPB) is calling YOU! Signups for the OYPB 2025 are now open! Please register via the link below. Feel free...
Mar 281 min read
PPBSO Teachers' List Alive and Kicking!
The Pipers' & Pipe Band Society of Ontario has long-needed an easily accessible database of piping and drumming teachers. After many...
Sep 14, 20231 min read
Apply to be added to the PPBSO teacher’s list!
The PPBSO website will now have a list of Ontario piping and drumming instructors available for use by those wishing to learn pipes or...
Jun 5, 20231 min read
Drumming Trailblazers: Duthart, Catherwood, Blackley & Jelly
The Pipers' & Pipe Band Society of Ontario recently uncovered in storage a trove of old 78 RPM records. The task of digitizing has begun....
Apr 17, 20231 min read
“Come and Try” the pipes & drums coming to our games this summer!
Building on an initiative trialed a number of years ago by stalwart PPBSO members, Ellen Mole and Julie Stewart, the Education Committee...
Apr 14, 20232 min read
New Learning Subsidy for PPBSO Amateur Drummers!
With an eye on the future of drumming excellence in the province, The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario has today committed to...
Nov 15, 20221 min read
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