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25.01.2022 An amazing opportunity to see these wonderful performers here in Warrnambool.

24.01.2022 THANK YOU! Now that we are all wrapped up with the 2019 SWCPDD workshop, we are already thinking ahead for next year, so watch this space! Thank you to all participants, tutors and volunteers over the weekend. We had an amazing weekend and we hope you did too!The SWCPDD committee thank everyone for coming and we look forward to seeing you all next year!!

24.01.2022 Looks like the dancing component of 2019 SWCPDD workshops is going to be our best ever on 13-15 April! With Catherine Bourke and Shelley Easton joining The Elemental Dancer tour team of Pat Gush, Andrew Gush and our own SWCPDD workshop dance coordinator Lisa Barker, what fantastic days of dance amongst the wonderful piping and drumming we are going to have! Dancers from SA and Vic who haven’t yet applied - it isn’t too late! Don’t miss your chance to experience 2019 SWCPDD!

24.01.2022 Dancers registered for the 2019 SWCPDD workshops! An email with further information about the weekend has been sent this morning. If you haven't received it, please email [email protected]. Haven't registered but still interested? DO IT! Email [email protected] and get yourself booked in for even a half day session. This year's workshop is going to be fantastic!

19.01.2022 There is still time to register for our 2019 South West Coast Piper Drummer Dancer workshop this weekend! We have one of our best tutor line ups yet! This includes; - Terry Tully - Stuart Easton - Graeme Bryce - Martin Frewen... - Jono Quay - Jake Jorgensen - Dougal McConnell - Dean Hall - Nicola Cairns Such a great tutor team so get those registrations in and we hope to see you there!! Registration form can be found at: http://www.pipebandsvic.com//SWCPDD-Registration-Form-2019

17.01.2022 With the workshop so close, we are excited to announce our PROGRAM OF EVENTS for this weekend!! SATURDAY 13th April: 8:30 - 9:00: Registration opens. 9:00 - 9:30: Orientation... 9:30 - 4:00: Classes TUTOR RECITAL: @ Warrnambool RSL Meals from 6pm, tutor recital to begin at 7:30pm. SUNDAY 14th April: 9:00 - 4:00: Classes 5:00: Massed Band (Warrnambool Civic Green) 6:00: Social night (Warrnambool RSL) MONDAY 15th April: 9:00 - 1:00: Classes 1:00: BBQ Lunch (provided) Hope to see you all there!!!

16.01.2022 Hi all! As preparations for the 2020 SWCPDD workshop begin, we are aware that next April has a full calendar with the Aussie Pipe Band Championships, Easter and Anzac Day. For this reason, the committee is exploring alternative dates and is considering Sep/Oct as an option. As we value your opinion, we would appreciate if you could vote below indicating your preference and feel free to send us a private message with any suggestions! Watch this space for further updates and announcements!

15.01.2022 Dougal McConnell was introduced to snare drumming at the age of 11 prior to becoming a member of the City of Newtown Pipe Band in Geelong until, at the age of 13, he transferred to The City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band. Within that time he held the role of Lead Drummer for the Victorian Pipes and Drums Massed Bands performances. Keen to advance, he progressed through the levels to achieve solo performance awards in Australia and the United Kingdom. He has held the Open ...Snare state titles of Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia. From 1995 Dougal was a member of the England based Clan Sutherland Pipe Band, a highly competitive and successful Band, which in 1997 was awarded the Champion of Champions of Grade 2, and 2nd place at the World Pipe Band Championships (Grade 2). Dougal was a guest player with the Victoria Police Pipe Band during their victorious trip the World Pipe Band Championships in Scotland in 1998. He has also competed with the City of Blacktown Pipe Band, Bangkok Thistle Pipe Band and with the Western Australia Police Pipe Band as his work as a hotelier has taken him from place to place. Dougal was with The Pipeband Club in Sydney, where he became Leading Drummer, winning multiple Australian Grade One Championships, and a finals finish at the World Pipe Band Championships the band’s 1st year in Grade One. A keen supporter of playing music for enjoyment, Dougal tutored the Warrnambool & District Pipes & Drums, Watsonia RSL and City of Melbourne, and has composed a drum fanfare, The Drag Queen specifically for players in different bands to get together and enjoy music. Dougal and his family are now living in Mandurah, Western Australia, where he is a Drumming Adjudicator with Pipe Bands WA, and a guest player with the Western Australia Police Pipe Band, winning the Australian Champion ships again in 2016. He enjoys helping players develop, particularly working on preparation strategies and score selection. We at SWCPDD 2019 look forward to welcoming good friend Doogs to our workshop, register now and enjoy his wisdom!!

11.01.2022 We have Highland Hustle at SWCPDD workshops again on 13-15 April 2019! Tessa and Priscilla will hold a Highland Hustle session for ANYONE - dancers, parents, pipers, friends, drummers, even people from the wider community over our upcoming workshop weekend. Come and join in! Highland hustle sessions will run:... Saturday morning Saturday afternoon Sunday morning Sunday afternoon Monday morning... No excuses, get involved - $10 pay at the door when you arrive or $45 for all 5 sessions! Times will be confirmed soon... bring your runners and get ready to have a good time!

10.01.2022 SWCPDD is very excited to be hosting Nicola Cairns ( Purvis) as our lead mid section tutor. Read on and get excited by this talented lady's bio!! Nicola is originally from Auckland New Zealand and started tenor drumming in 2002 under the tutorship of her Father Tony at the Auckland and District Pipe band. Since then she has played with several Bands around NZ and most recently has been a member of the NZ Police Pipe band who are the current NZ champions. Over the years she ha...s been part of 4 NZ Champion Bands 8 NZ Champion Drum Corps, and 9 NZ Champion Bass Section. In 2007 she moved to Scotland where she Played for 3 years under Lead Drummer Mick O’Neil in the Clan Gregor Society Pipe Band and Later the Fife Constabulary In 2011 she was invited by Reid Maxwell to play with the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. In Addition to competing with the band over four years one of the biggest highlights was performing with the band in concert at the Lincoln centre in New York where they recorded their Live from New York City Album. 2016 saw a return to Scotland for Nicola as she took up the opportunity to play with Jim Kilpatrick MBE in the reformed Spirit of Scotland band. During the season the band featured in the prize list at several Major Championships and the Drum Corps placed 1st at the UK Championship. Nicola has recently joined the Scottish Power pipe band and is looking forward to performing with them this coming season.

06.01.2022 Thank you to Highland Hustle with Ardlair’s Priscilla and Highland Hustle with Tessa’s Tessa for the Highland Hustle sessions held over the SWCPPD Workshop weekend. Great fun and a fantastic addition to our workshops!

03.01.2022 Our SWCPDD dancer workshops have been wonderful on Day 1 in Warrnambool this weekend. The Elemental Dancer team have joined Catherine Bourke and Shelley Easton for Highland technique, along with Priscilla Baker and Tessa Bond bring Highland Hustle classes again in 2019! Looking for some fun with Highland Hustle? There are classes tomorrow at 11:30am and 3:00pm. Come and join in!

01.01.2022 2019 SWCPDD Workshops! We don’t know how to summarize our three days this year because it just had so many highlights, so much learning, so many laughs, and so much benefit for all participants - including the tutors! Thank you to everyone who was a part of our dance sessions with Catherine Bourke for SOBHD and Shelley Easton for VSU, our Highland Hustle classes with Tessa Bond and Priscilla Baker, and also our headline program from The Elemental Dancer body conditioning and... performance mindset tour presented by Pat Gush and Andrew Gush from South Africa and Lisa Barker. A huge, fabulous few days of everything that is good about Highland Dancing. Wonderful!