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...
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...
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
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.
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.”
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...
"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?"
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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