Announcements

EUSPBA AGM EUSPBA AGM And Branch Events Announced

8/24/2010 - The Executive Committee has announced plans for the EUSPBA Annual General Meeting, to be held Saturday November 13, 2010 from 9:00am - 5:00pm at the BWI Holiday Inn in Baltimore, MD. Please plan on attending and making your voice heard. (read more) (hotel registration)

The Southern Branch has announced a General Meeting at 10:45am on Sunday, September 19, 2010 in Mt. Pleasant, SC. The meeting will follow a new event, "Breakfast With the Judges" where competitors can chat informally with the judges about their performances at Saturday's Charleston Games. For more information visit the Southern Branch Web site or the EUSPBA Events Calendar.

The Southwest Branch has announced their AGM to be held on September 25, 2010 in Farmers Branch TX. The meeting will be held in conjunction with the Summer Sizzle Workshop, Competition and PCP (Progressive Certification Program) testing, followed by a Saturday night ceilidh. For more information visit visit the Southwest Branch Web site or the EUSPBA Events Calendar.

The Northeast Branch will hold their Annual Meeting on September 17, 2010 at 7:30pm, on the grounds of the New Hampshire Highland Games at Loon Mountain. Meet at the Governor's Pavilion Tent, near the Governor's Lodge.

Bill Millin Memorial Fund

08/20/2010 – By now, you’ve heard of the recent passing of Bill Millin, "Mad Piper" of WWII. At 21 he was a piper attached to the 1st Special Service Brigade led by Simon Fraser, known by his clan title, Lord Lovatt. Millin was the sole piper to brave mortar shells, raking machine guns and sniper fire to play morale-pumping tunes for his fellow commandos on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. He was dressed in his father’s WWI kilt and armed with only his sgian dubh.

The Mary Queen of Scots Brigade in France is erecting a memorial statue of Millin near the Pegasus Bridge in Normandy and hope to have it complete in time for the D-Day anniversary next year. The memorial is being funded entirely through private donations. If you would like more information about the project or how to donate, please visit their Web site.

 

EUSPBA Members Place at the Worlds

8/14/2010 - Our heartiest congratulations to EUSPBA members placing at the World Pipe Band Championships:

  • Grade 4A, 4th place - North Coast Pipe Band
  • Juvenile, 3rd place – St. Thomas Episcopal School Pipe Band

EUSPBA Members See Maxville Success

7/25/2010 - Congratulations to EUSPBA members placing at Maxville:

  • Stuart Highlanders, 5th place, Grade 2
  • Great Lakes Pipe Band - 2nd place Grade 3
  • Ulster Scottish Pipe Band - 3rd place Grade 3
  • Elliot Smith - Lyon College 1st Senior Amateur Piobaireachd
  • Campbell Webster - 1st, 2/4 March, 5th in Piobaireachd, Grade 3
  • Eryk Bean - 2nd in 2/4 March, 2nd in Piobaireachd, 4th in S/R, Grade 3
  • Dan Pisowloski - 1st in 2/4 March, 2 in S/R, 6 in 6/8 March, 5th in Senior Amateur Piobaireachd
  • Avens Ridgeway - 5th in S/R, Grade 1
  • Jason Matteson, 1st in Professional Drum Major
  • Nick Lundberg, 2nd in Professional Drum Major, 1st in 2/4 March, 3rd in S/R - Grade 2 

Glasgow Lands Results Posted

7/17/2010 - The 2010 EUSPBA Grade 1-4 Band Championship contest results have been posted here. Congratulations to all new EUSPBA Champions, based on a combination of scores from the two events:

  • Grade 1: 1st - Oran Mor, 2nd - City of Washington
  • Grade 2: Stuart Highlanders
  • Grade 3: 1st  - NY Metro PB, 2nd - Ulster Scottish, 3rd -  Mohawk Valley Frasers
  • Grade 4: 1st - Stuart Highlanders, 2nd - Catamount PB, 3rd - Cameron Washington Memorial

EUSPBA Learning Channel

05/15/2010 - EUSPBA has begun developing an online video channel on Vimeo as a method of promoting education throughout the association and the piping and drumming world. Several lessons by Jimmy MacIntosh are now available.

Visit the EUSPBA Learning Channel . . .

Announcing the 2010 Annual Jack Munro  Memorial Award for Young Aspiring Pipers

applications are now being accepted for the 2010 Jack Munro Memorial Award for Young Aspiring Pipers. Applicants for this award must meet the following criteria . . .

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Rule Changes Effective 2011

04/29/2010 - The following rule changes have been approved for the 2011 competition season:

  •  "Instructor/player rules are limited to Grades 5, and 4  bands. Instructor/Players cannot  play lead in any section." , The current wording can be found on page 6 under "Definitions"
  •  Grade 4 solo, Jr. and Sr.  Piobaireachd, requirements found on page 8 of the existing Rule Book will change.  The option for ground only to be sanctioned will be removed.  Effective January 1, 2011, only the full tune event will be sanctioned by the EUSPBA.

Bachelor of Bagpipes?

04/19/2010 - Lyon College in Batesville, Arkansas is pleased to announce a new academic program of interest to pipers. Beginning with the Fall semester of 2010 the Scottish Heritage Program, under the direction of Jimmy Bell, will team with the Music Department to offer a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with Great Highland Bagpipe as the primary instrument.

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New Scholarships Available

The House of Gordon USA and the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games Committee are sponsoring The Charles O. Gordon Memorial Grade 4 Jr. Piper of the Day. In addition, the Manchester Regional Police and Fire Pipe Band Inc. is offering three scholarships for pipers, drummers and drum majors in the New England area.

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EUSPBA would like to thank these and other benefactors for their support and assistance provided to our members. We applaud these efforts and encourage other groups to develop similar scholarships and programs.
 - Jimmy Bell, President EUSPBA

Updated syllabi for each level of piping, snare, tenor/bass and drum major are now available in the Music resources section of this Web site.

 

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Current Events - Visit our Calendar Pages for events in your area

Membership Questions?

If you have questions about your membership, please contact Helen Harlow at the following email: membership@euspba.org.

Using any other contact will only delay your request, increase the workload for our executive committee, and take their time away from functions they could be doing.

Thanks for your cooperation!

 

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The Eastern United States Pipe Band Association (EUSPBA) is a non-profit, tax exempt [501(c)(3)] organization dedicated to improving all aspects of solo and band bagpipe and percussion music.
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