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Reminder: Georgetown Games Entry Deadline (& low entries note)
A reminder to all potential competitors that the deadline to enter the Saturday, June 10, Georgetown Highland Games is this coming...
May 17, 20231 min read
AGM drumming recommendations implemented
Attendees at the 2022 PPBSO AGM will recall a raft of motions related to solo drumming competitions. These were referred to the Music...
May 15, 20233 min read
Calling All Bands! Kincardine Performance Opportunity!
Kincardine Scottish Festival is seeking pipe bands to perform during the afternoon of its annual Highland games on Saturday July 8. The...
May 12, 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
No PPBSO participation at Kincardine Games in 2023
The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario has been informed that the $7 million dollar “Downtown Dig” infrastructure project in the Town...
Apr 18, 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 PPBSO Community Outreach Officer role!
The Board of Directors of The Pipers' & Pipe Band Society of Ontario today unanimously approved the establishment of a new role,...
Apr 8, 20232 min read
Rule change: Grades 4 & 5 soloists
The Board of Directors of The Pipers' & Pipe Band Society of Ontario today approved a rule change that allows for competitors...
Apr 8, 20231 min read
Champion Supreme points available for soloists at concurrent Ottawa, Western Branch events
Two upcoming indoor competitions on May 6 will offer soloists the opportunity to earn Champion Supreme points towards their summer games...
Apr 8, 20231 min read
2023 Band Contest Requirements! (Revised April 2 - see Grade 4 - Maxville)
In the next few days we expect to have both solo and band Master Entry Forms available online - here. We're currently working through the...
Mar 29, 20232 min read
Highland Games Stewards' Meeting!
A brief meeting is planned for Wednesday, April 12, 2023 - 7:00 PM - for for both those currently active PPBSO stewards and those who...
Mar 7, 20231 min read
Ontario's 2023 Games Season!
It may feel like a cold February day in most of Ontario but it won’t be long before the grass is green, the air is warm and the quiet,...
Feb 21, 20232 min read
Kingsville Highland Games: Big money for competing along with a red carpet welcome - & Quartets!
This year - Saturday, June 24, 2023 - the Kingsville Highland Games is giving piping, drumming and pipe band competitors something no...
Feb 7, 20232 min read
Opportunity Knocks! Calling Highland Games Stewards!
The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario is currently in planning mode for the coming 2023 season of exciting Highland games. Most know...
Jan 17, 20232 min read
Maxville Games 1989: Grade 1 Pipe Band Medleys
Here’s another offering from the History & Archives committee of The Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario: the grade 1 pipe band event...
Jan 14, 20231 min read
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