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Come2Drum offers Drumming Composition Challenge

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Come2Drum owner, and Drum Sergeant of the Canterbury Caledonian Society Pipe Band, James Laughlin has organized a drumming composition challenge for those budding drummers looking to show of their skills. (more…)




Comunn na Piobaireachd announces 2011 List

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Comunn na Piobaireachd has released its piobaireachd list for 2011, reintroducing the 8 set tune list and departing from the own choice event which was held in 2010.

List available at http://pibrochnz.wordpress.com/2010/05/31/2011-cnp-clasp-gold-medal-tunes-announced/




Mansfield, Easton lead Colin Craig competition

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

Murray Mansfield and Stuart Easton took top honours at the Colin Craig Claidhmor and Targe on Saturday. (more…)




2010 Nationals Recordings

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Auckland and Districts
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Medley

Manawatu Scottish
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Medley

Canterbury Caledonian

Set

Medley

NZ Police
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Medley




Seasons Greetings from PBNews

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

PBNews wishes all those in the piping and pipe band fraternities Seasons Greetings. 2010 is expected to be a big year for New Zealand Piping, with the National Championships in Masterton expected to be the most competitive in years. (more…)




New Zealand Police storm Victoria Square

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

The New Zealand Police Pipe Band took away the aggregate Grade 1 Prize at Victoria Square in the weekend, heading off the local band Canterbury Caledonian Society. (more…)




2009 World Championships – Simon Fraser University

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

Check out Recordings from the Weekend

Simon Fraser University Pipe Banda (BC, Canada) took their 6th World Championship title on Saturday night, beating 13 other Grade 1 Finalists to the title. (more…)




SFUPB – Free Concert

Monday, August 3rd, 2009





The Piping Diaries – Stuart Easton

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

pdFor the first of what will be many interviews with top-class New Zealand musicians, we interview Stuart Easton. Currently one of New Zealand’s top A Grade pipers, Stuart has achieved a considerable amount in his short piping career. He took the time to answer some questions posed by PBNews. (more…)




Solo Piping Results now available on PBNews

Monday, April 20th, 2009

PBNews is pleased to announce it will be updating and providing results from all the major Highland Games around New Zealand. Prompted by members of the greater Piping community to provide a resource to locate and read the latest results from Hastings, Christchurch, Waipu and Dunedin, PBNews feels obliged to provide such a resource.

This can be viewed on the Solo Database.