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Competition leads to Cooperation in 2011

Competition leads to Cooperation in 2011

After several years of very close competitions, with the bands pushing each other to better and better performances and for the last two years, having the Grand Aggregate Championship for the season come down to just one judge’s placing at the Pacific Northwest Highland Games, the White Spot and Northwest Junior Pipe Band members have...

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Music Education Builds Successful People

Music Education Builds Successful People

The Children’s Music Workshop provides some great information about the benefits of music education for youth.  The full article is here>>, but there were some key points I wanted to point out as our youth music organization works hard to prepare for our upcoming fundraiser on May 8th.  Click the flyer to the left to visit...

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Video of 2010 St. Patrick’s Day Parade

We found this video on IrishClub.org that has shots of almost every entry in the 2010 St. Patrick’s Day parade, including NWJPB. Thanks Irish Club of Seattle and Laura (Cosacchi) Adams Guy! Share on Facebook

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NWJPB supports documentary “On the Day”

NWJPB supports documentary “On the Day”

Entitled ON THE DAY, the documentary follows the band of elite players during its one and only week together in August 2008, as the group of more than 40 pipers and drummers assembled and practiced for the Grade 1 World Pipe Band Championship at Glasgow Green.

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A “Life of Love” story from Issaquah Press highlighting NWJPB members and family

A “Life of Love” story from Issaquah Press highlighting NWJPB members and family

To mark the occasion, Mieko bought him a set of silver bagpipes, his favorite instrument since childhood. “That’s all he wanted, the nut,” Mieko said. “But he’s my nut.”

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NWJPB featured in media about World Championships on YouTube

We found this video after our return from Scotland.  We’ll continue searching for video, pictures and stories, because one thing about our trip to Scotland that has many of our members eager to go back again, was the welcoming attitude and the warm, open arms the people of Glasgow, Perth, North Berwick, and Crieff,...

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Bagpipe hero? Well, not quite..

Last year, pipers in NWJPB, their parents, and pipers around the world were teased by the idea of a video game featuring bagpipes. It certainly got people in our community talking…and a bit disappointed to discover it was a joke. Here’s a video: Well, this one isn’t a joke.  Nintendo is coming out with...

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Pipe Band Party for Scotland – May 10th

Pipe Band Party for Scotland – May 10th

5/3 Update:  Sold Out!   Click Here for the 2009 event info>> Northwest Junior Pipe Band members are building a new future and history of competitive youth pipe bands in Washington State. They have worked feverishly over the last year to raise over $24,000.00 to travel to Scotland while honing their skills to compete in the...

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Got Bagpipe Questions? FAQs, myths and misperceptions about piping, drumming and bagpipe bands

Got Bagpipe Questions? FAQs, myths and misperceptions about piping, drumming and bagpipe bands

"you show me how to play them, then I can show her" "Laws" about Tartans & Kilts "Can you tune bagpipes?" "Why are you wearing earplugs?" "Just give me a lesson and I'LL play them for my event" "Can you turn those down?" "Are there real songs for those things?"

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Piping story from King5.com

Piping story from King5.com

Washington State is sending two pipe bands to compete in the World Pipe Band Championships this year; the Keith Highlanders and Northwest Junior Pipe Band.  Northwest Junior Pipe Band is the first youth pipe band from our State ever to attend the World Pipe Band Championships and the first youth band to even travel to...

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NWJPB on Flickriver!

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