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...
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 seems to be gaining...
Shorecrest High School’s Band Program performed “A Long Way to the Top” by AC-DC, and won 1st place, and $10,000.00 for their band program. NWJPB Band Director Kevin Auld leads the Shorecrest Pipers in the band, and members of NWJPB were invited to perform on stage with the band and “Spike and the Impalers”...
Gung Haggis Fat Choy, Seattle; an inter-cultural mash-up event in Seattle on February 24th celebrating Robbie Burns Day and Chinese New Year is a week away, but the event is nearly sold out, even though the seating was expanded to 340! The entertainment at the event includes Northwest Junior Pipe Band, “Gung Haggis Rap...
Yep, you read that right. And you don’t want to miss it! Seattle’s second annual, unforgettable mash-up of Scottish Robbie Burns and Chinese New Year celebration returns February 24th at Ocean City Restaurant, 609 S. Weller in Seattle’s International District. A fundraiser for Northwest Junior Pipe Band and the Washington Chinese Youth Orchestra hosted...
The British Columbia Pipers Association Board unanimously approved the recommendations of a special panel of experts to re-grade the Triumph Street Pipe Band as Grade 1 for the 2008 competition season. Congratulations to their organization for their efforts! Share on Facebook
Search using Microsoft’s Live Search and their new site for non-profits, and 10 times per day, NWJPB can earn money for your search. Play word puzzle games and donate your tickets to NWJPB too! This requires a “Live ID” or hotmail account, and joining the “Live Search Club”. If you already have one, visit...
Congratulations to Skye Richendrfer, Director of the Skagit Valley Celtic Arts Foundation in receiving the Governor’s Arts & Heritage Award. The Arts and Heritage Awards recognize individuals and organizations for their significant contributions to the creativity and culture of Washington. Skye K. Richendrfer, a former piper with Simon Fraser University Pipe Band is the founder...
Ok, so it’s not a parable exactly, but it is just about perfect. Forgive the alliteration, I’m working on improving the catchiness of my headlines. This is one of the best articles about the art, competition, and history of bagpiping in the US that many of us have ever seen. Written by a “former”...
Northwest Junior Pipe Band is a Shoreline, WA based non-profit organization for youth 18 and under. Positively driven, the band is focused on improving access to Great Highland Bagpipe and Scottish Drumming education for youth, and increasing the visibility of one of the most recognized traditional music legacies of Scottish culture and history. The...
NWJPB members snatched up all available Entertainment ’08 books at practice Thursday night and are ordering more Friday. One band member pre-sold 30 books before the books ever arrived. NWJPB youth and families will help raise funds to travel to Scotland in 2008 by selling $20.00 Entertainment ’08 books with a total value in coupon...
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