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24.01.2022 Are you aged 25 or under? Do you love piping? A new group, the Queensland Junior Piobaireachd Society, is holding their first ever meeting at the Ipswich band hall at 1.30pm on Sunday 2 August. If you're a young player keen to join like-minded piping enthusiasts, come along! Greg Wilson legendary piper, double Gold Medallist and three-time Clasp winner will be taking attendees through the simple / starting tune The Groat, before a social afternoon tea.... Players of all levels are welcome, and it's FREE to attend! For more info and to RSVP: https://pipebandsqld.com//queensland-junior-piobaireachd-/

23.01.2022 Results of the BBC Solos have just been announced - see the link for details

23.01.2022 International Piping Recital this Friday - More details at the link https://mailchi.mp//international-piping-recital-this-frid

23.01.2022 The official tartan of Queensland, designed by Mr Jack Allen of Bundaberg in 1995 and commissioned by Premier Peter Beattie in May 2000.

23.01.2022 Congratulations from the QHPS to our President.

22.01.2022 ENTRIES CLOSE MONDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER! Don't forget to get your entry in for the IPADS. All entries online at https://www.ipswichthistle.com//ipswich-piping-and-drummin If you have trouble with your entries or payment, please PM us or email [email protected]

22.01.2022 Entries for Scots PGC and Sunshine Coast Contests - some flexibility in closing dates but please get them in as soon as you can. Entry form links at the link

21.01.2022 Congratulations to Hamish Reade, winner of the Julie Appleton-Seymour memorial Hornpipe and Jig contest for 2018. 2nd prize to Kyle Warren and 3rd to Andrew Roach. Contest held at Emmanuel College at the University of Queensland. Thanks to our judges Emmett Conway and Joe Joyce.

21.01.2022 Congratulations to Fergus MacDonnell, the winner of the Jimmy Durham Memorial contest for 2018 - 2/4 March for Junior Players!

20.01.2022 For any interested followers, a group has just been created that encourages players to use the time in isolation to develop their piobaireachd repertoire from the 118 tunes from the Kilberry Book of Ceol Mor. If you're interested in participating, or just want to follow along, you can join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/215314822905642

20.01.2022 Successful first meeting for today for the President's Trophy today - the venue worked well. Results were: Senior Piping 1st Robert Gibb... 2nd Mark McKenzie 3rd Abbas Manchadi Junior Piping 1st Oliver Cordell 2nd Liam O'Shea 3rd Ben Cordell Bass Drumming 1st Terry Carter

19.01.2022 REMINDER - Entries for MacLean Solos close on Friday 13 March 2020.REMINDER - Entries for MacLean Solos close on Friday 13 March 2020.

18.01.2022 Don't forget, solo competition registrations for the Maclean Highland Gathering Solos at Easter close next Friday 13 March. For the program of events, go to: https://bit.ly/2SzVDhE For entry forms, go to: https://bit.ly/38ec2go

17.01.2022 Tune in for live coverage of the Highland Gathering hosted by Tyler Fry and Stephen Calder!

17.01.2022 BBC Solos Draw for this coming Saturday 21 September released - go to the link

17.01.2022 Congratulations to Jim Allan, the winner of the Jack McCandlish trophy for 6/8s for 2018 this evening and also to Henry Hulbert, winner of the junior trophy. 8 competitors in junior and 14 in senior! A great night.

16.01.2022 Pipe Bands Australia's free online workshop series continues next Saturday 18 July, with PBA's Drumming Principal Dean Hall presenting 'Drumming: The Place for Rudiments'. Register your interest by 5pm on Thursday 16 July by emailing: [email protected].

15.01.2022 Some shots of the players for today’s President’s Trophy Day. We had pipers and drummers from all over, so thank you to those who made the drive also our judges, Hazel, Andrew and Trevor.

14.01.2022 I have some good news! The World Online Piping & Drumming Championships is open for registrations. We have events in solo piping, side drum, tenor drum, and bass drum in every Grade level. We're excited to announce five new events Open events for pipers and side drummers at the highest level. These new events and prize money ($2200 total) have been made possible by the generosity of Midwest Highland Arts Fund, who run the fantastic Winter Storm - The Pipes & Drums Event in K...ansas City, and Piper's Metronome the world's best metronome for pipers and drummers.

13.01.2022 MAY MEETING TONIGHT Walrus Club, Regatta Hotel, Toowong... featuring 3/4 marches - two 3/4 marches (less well-known tunes encouraged) Admission: $5 members, $10 non-members

12.01.2022 A great night of solo piping at Qld Highland Piper’s Society in Brisbane last night (12 April)

10.01.2022 PIOBAIREACHD GROUP NEWS The September meeting set for the SUNDAY 9th has been CANCELLED as the Queensland Solo Piping Championships will be on Saturday 8th September in the Ipswich RSL commencing at 12 noon. The October meeting will be held on SUNDAY 7th as programmed in the IPSWICH PIPE BAND HALL (near the corner of Lion and Moffat streets), 10.00am to 1.00 pm... The Performing Arts Room at the Rochedale High School has been booked for the November meeting (4th) for the recital day. As usual the day is for all players. And we will need details of nominations and tunes early so it’s probably time to think.

09.01.2022 If any of our followers have archive photos of pipe bands from the 60s and 70s in Townsville, let us know!

09.01.2022 Our condolences to Isabel and the family. Rob was a great influence on Piping in Queensland and a member of our Society from it's earliest days right up to this year.

08.01.2022 9th Annual Piobaireachd Recital Day

08.01.2022 Join us in congratulating Queensland piper Aidan Scott, who WON the overall Grade 3 Piping title in World Online Piping & Drumming Championships overnight! Well... done Aidan! Congratulations too to Queensland pipers and drummers who placed among 1650 entrants from around the world in the online competition: David Spotswood second in Grade 2 side Jules Crane second in Grade 5 piping Will Gibson ninth in Grade 2 side Abbie Graham ninth in Grade 4 side Euan Graham - ninth in Grade 5 piping Well done to all our winners and placing players, and to all Queensland pipers and drummers who participated in the competition. View all the results at https://bagpipelessons.com/competition/results/

08.01.2022 This weekend BBC Pipe Band pipers & drummers will be playing a few tunes out of respect: Friday 10th April (Good Friday) at 8pm - our pipers & drummers will be ...stepping into their own gardens or front doors, wherever our boys can play safely and still keep socially distant, and play Scotland the Brave to show our support and a HUGE Thank You to our key workers. #PipeUpforKeyWorkers Saturday 11th April at 4pm (we would normally be competing at the MacLean Highland Gathering in NSW) In respect of Alistair Wallace from MacLean Pipe Band who sadly passed away in January. BBC pipers and drummers, from their homes, will join all pipers everywhere, including the pipers of Maclean & District Pipe Band in playing Scots Wha Hae at 4 pm on Saturday 11 April 2020 in memory of our friend, Alistair. #macleanremembers Pipers & Drummers all around Australia, NZ or wherever you are in the world - why not join us this Friday and / or Saturday and have a 'wee tune' and post to #PipeUpforKeyWorkers and #macleanremembers If you are a neighbour and you hear the pipes in and around your area, why not give a 'wee round of applause' in respect to our key workers and or friend Alistair Wallace. Stay safe and best wishes.

07.01.2022 The Gathering, which was the event hosting the Jimmy Durham Trophy solo competition, is now postponed indefinitely. We will update you as more information comes to hand.

07.01.2022 The Scottish Clans Congress of Queensland regretfully advises that due to circumstances beyond their control, Scotland in the Park will not take place in 2018. More information at the link -

06.01.2022 Our next free online workshop is this Thursday at 7.30pm. Registrations close at 5pm Tuesday and are to be emailed to [email protected]

06.01.2022 Pipe Bands Australia are championing a musical tribute to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. Known as ‘VP75 Our Piping Tribute’, the project requires players to: 1. Register their participation. 2. Learn a tune called ‘VP 75 Lest We Forget’, which has been composed by Mark Saul specifically for the occasion (pipe and drum scores available).... 3. Perform the piece at 9.30am on 15 August 2020. All players who register and participate will be sent a printed certificate. Learn more and register: https://pipebandsqld.com/2020/07/08/vp75-our-piping-tribute/

05.01.2022 We are excited to today announce our judging panel for this weekends IPADS. The first of our judges has had significant success on the world stage of solo pipin...g, most recently coming 5th in the Argyllshire Gathering Gold Medal competition, and 4th at the A Grade MSR at Inverness Northern Meeting last weekend. Innes Smith will sit on our Piobaireachd and A grade panel.

05.01.2022 Details of ACT Championships 6-7 October at the link -

04.01.2022 BBC Highland Gathering Draw now available - go to the link - https://mailchi.mp/dcad4eb10101/bbc-highland-gathering-draw

04.01.2022 Details of the Piobaireachd Recital Day on Sunday 4 November at Rochedale State High School

03.01.2022 May passed away on 27 May aged 89. Please click on the link for more details including funeral time and location.

02.01.2022 Ah, the pipes! The inaugural 1770 Challenge Cup Solo Bag Pipe Competition was to be held today at the Agnes Water Community Hall. As an initiative of the Quee...nsland Highland Pipers' Society, to encourage piping in regional Queensland, the intention is for this solo bag pipe competition to become an annual event in conjunction with the 1770 Festival. Local resident, Owen Capon has been vital in instigating the 1770 Challenge Cup Solo Bag Pipe Competition, and is seen here practising at the 1770 SES Grounds recently. #VisitAgnes1770 #GladstoneRegion #Queensland

02.01.2022 Jimmy Durham Memorial Solo Piping Contest - Monday 24 September at 7.00pm Walrus Club, Regatta Hotel, Toowong The contest is for junior players and the test piece is a 2/4 March of 4 or more parts of the competitor's choice played once through. More details at the link.

01.01.2022 Pipers Society Patron's Trophy arrangements changing -

01.01.2022 Piobaireachd Recital Day Details - go to the link - https://mailchi.mp/6ddda3f83394/piobaireachd-recital-day

01.01.2022 The Queensland Highland Pipers Society planned program for 2019 has been added to the Coming Events on the website along with some other events. Click on the link to find it. http://www.pipebandsqld.org/0/index./upcoming/list.events/-