NWJPB didn’t compete as a band at the Annual Gathering for the first time since 2005 due to an unfortunate lack of drumming music and some other challenges the band is working to address quickly, however several band members attended the event and saw great success in solo piping and drumming competitions. Grade 4...
Saturday, July 11th. In 80 degree heat, the young members of Northwest Junior Pipe Band consumed over 10 gallons of water and nearly 4 gallons of Gatorade, just based on our coolers at the band tent. The morning started with solo competitions, with band members reaching another new milestone at a highland games competition. ...
The Bellingham Highland Games on Saturday June 6th set several new milestones for the Northwest Junior Pipe Band. The weather was almost perfect, overcast in the morning, clearing in the afternoon. After setting so many new milestones in 2008, the band wasn’t sure what to expect from this year, but back to back wins...
After leaving North Berwick bruised by the wind, mud, and heavy rains that plagued the Novice Juvenile and Juvenile bands at North Berwick Highland Games in Scotland on Saturday August 9th, the young band returned to their flats in Glasgow disappointed, but proud they were able to play through the first true test of...
The Shoreline Enterprise newspaper posted the below story about the Northwest Junior Pipe Band trip to Scotland that begins Tuesday, April 5th. Follow the band’s progress in Scotland by signing up for updates. Click the photograph by Enterprise photographer Jeff Faddis for the story. Share on Facebook
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 band from Washington as the...
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 the band. This is...
"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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