http://insider.nwjpb.org Insider Information for the Northwest Junior Pipe Band Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:09:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  The North American season end is drawing near for Northwest Junior Pipe Band.  The Grade 4 band went to the Portland Highland Games at Mt. Hood Community College on July 19th.  The drum corps placed first, the ensemble judge placed the band first, and the band tied with White Spot ... http://insider.nwjpb.org/2008/07/20/portland-victory-means-four-straight-wins-for-nwjpb/ 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 ... http://insider.nwjpb.org/2008/07/18/bagpipe-hero-well-not-quite/ Northwest Junior Pipe Band started off the week learning they are the only youth bagpipe band from the United States scheduled to compete at the ultimate competition for pipe bands, the World Pipe Band Championships on August 16th, 2008.  33 youth pipe bands from around the world will compete, with the young ... http://insider.nwjpb.org/2008/07/14/washington-state-pipe-band-champions-grade-4/ Posing with the Grade 4 Trophy at the BC Highland Games. Northwest Junior Pipe Band Grade 4 won best drum corps and first place of seven bands at the British Columbia Highland Games on Saturday June 28th, 2008.  2008 marks only the third season of competing at this level after receiving ... http://insider.nwjpb.org/2008/06/30/new-milestone-for-seattle-youth-pipe-band-on-road-to-scotland/ Northwest Junior Pipe Band has been rapidly growing and steadily improving over the past few years since gaining a promition to Grade 4 from the beginning Grade 5 class.  With over 50 members and the second season fielding two pipe bands, The first competition of 2008 started out strong for ... http://insider.nwjpb.org/2008/06/13/nwjpb-makes-band-history-at-bellingham-games-silver-and-gold/ 5/3 Update:  Sold Out!   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 World Pipe Band Championships ... http://insider.nwjpb.org/2008/04/02/pipe-band-party-for-scotland-may-10th/ NWJPB closes a busy week filled with multiple performances, today: appearing LIVE on King 5 this morning, appearing on Northwest Cable News, and getting a special "web" version of a performance posted on King5.com.  The video features our newest instructor and recent graduate leading the band; Ben Little, two of ... http://insider.nwjpb.org/2008/03/17/nwjpb-on-tv-for-st-patricks-day/ This is compiled from a ton of responses to questions pipers and drummers receive, many of which are funny to those that are immersed in and committed to piping and drumming, and surround themselves with the unique community that devotes itself to the Scottish arts.  However, in most cases, they speak to ... http://insider.nwjpb.org/2008/03/05/bagpipefaq/ 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 ... http://insider.nwjpb.org/2008/02/25/piping-story-from-king5com/ ABC news recently ran a feature story about bagpiping.  While they call it a "resurgence" many in the piping world think of it as continued growth in  public interest.  Rock Band "Red Hot Chili Pipers" is given some credit for "mainstreaming" bagpipes, but the story covers several of the reasons why bagpiping ... http://insider.nwjpb.org/2008/02/18/abc-news-nightline-feature-on-growth-of-bagpiping/