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Hot Ticket! PPBSO Champ Supreme Party Tickets On Sale!
The Pipers and Pipe Band Society of Ontario will be once again hosting its Champion Supreme Ceilidh on the historic grounds of the Royal...
Oct 15, 20231 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


2023 Season's "Come & Try" Tent a Success!
The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario introduced a new feature to several highland games this past season. The society, in alliance...
Sep 14, 20231 min read


PPBSO President's Message: Leading and Volunteering
In this note to members today I want to give you an unvarnished view of the high-level workings of the not-for-profit organization that...
Sep 5, 20233 min read


Life Membership Award: Chris Buchanan
Chris Buchanan, long-time president of The Pipers' & Pipe Band Society of Ontario was awarded the PPBSO's Life Membership award at...
Aug 13, 20232 min read


Reminder: PPBSO Highland Games Inclement Weather Policy!
We know that southern Ontario summer weather conditions can bring inclement weather with thunderstorms a common occurrence. With the...
Jul 13, 20232 min read


Calling Drummers! Massed drum fanfare @Maxville!
Drew Duthart, lead drummer of the 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band, will lead a corps of drummers in the closing massed bands of the...
Jul 12, 20231 min read


The Piobaireachd Society to manage the Silver Chanter
The Piobaireachd Society has agreed to take over the running of one of piping’s most iconic events, the Silver Chanter. It will do so...
Jun 29, 20232 min read


Vintage Gems: Angus MacAulay & Steve MacKinnon
Two more recordings have been digitized from the original shellac 78 RPM recordings held in the archives of The Pipers’ & Pipe Band...
Jun 28, 20232 min read


Real-time Contest Status! PPBSO pilots the use of WhatsApp!
With a view to improve the timing of band competitions and ensure bands know the precise status of a pipe band competition The Pipers’ &...
Jun 13, 20232 min read


Lifetime Membership: Sharon Duthart
Sharon Duthart marks 20 years this year as the unfailingly reliable and excellent Administrator of The Pipers' & Pipe Band Society of...
Jun 11, 20232 min read


"Come & Try" Tent a Booming Success @Georgetown!
The first Highland games of the season sanctioned by The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario is, of course, Georgetown Highland Games....
Jun 11, 20232 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


Highland Games 101!
This information will be useful if you’re new to the summer games circuit sanctioned by The Pipers & Pipe Band Society of Ontario. And if...
Jun 2, 20232 min read


PPBSO approves new “Expectations of Membership”
Last week the Board of Directors of The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society unanimously approved the adoption of a new policy related to member...
May 31, 20231 min read


Band Games Passes in the Mail!
Please contact the PPBSO if you have not received your Band Passes within five days from date of mailing. Do not wait until the day of...
May 11, 20231 min read


Help Wanted! PPBSO website!
Like many organizations the world over The Pipers' & Pipe Band Society of Ontario relies on its web presence to mark its virtual place in...
May 4, 20232 min read


Bands giving a pass to makeshift Kincardine event
At least five grade 2 bands, four from Ontario and one from the US, have all voluntarily backed away from an invitation by the Kincardine...
Apr 26, 20232 min read


Ontario adjudicators gather again after three-year absence
The PPBSO held its annual adjudicators’ seminar on Saturday, April 22 at the Toronto Police College in Etobicoke. Nearly 40 accredited...
Apr 24, 20231 min read


Kingsville Quartets Entry Form!
Further to our February announcement of the Kingsville Games' quartet piping contest (and $1500 participation prize draw!) the entry form...
Apr 20, 20231 min read
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