MWPBA Video Series #3
The MWPBA is hosting several interviews with piping, drumming, and pipe band celebrities. These interviews will be instructional, educational, and historical. The third in the series is with Jack Lee,…
MWPBA Video Series #2
The MWPBA is hosting several interviews with piping, drumming, and pipe band celebrities. These interviews will be instructional, educational, and historical. The second in the series is with J. Reid…
MWPBA AGM 2020: Video link, minutes now available
Thank you to all who attended the 2020 MWPBA AGM on November 7, 2020 via Zoom. The meeting was short, due to the lack of a competitive band/solo season in…
MWPBA Video Series #1
The MWPBA is hosting several interviews with piping, drumming, and pipe band celebrities. These interviews will be instructional, educational, and historical. The first in our series is with P/M Ken…
2020 MWPGA AGM (Nov. 7)
The MWPBA AGM will be held remotely at 1:00 p.m. CST on November 7, 2020, via video-conferencing service. The link will be provided prior to the meeting. If you have…
Brian Conry Memorial Online Solo Contest (2020)
We have decided to name the online solo contest The MWPBA Brian Conry Memorial Online Solo Contest. Brian was a young drummer who played in the Chicago Stock Yard Kilty…
COVID-19 & MWPBA Events (Update 27 May 2020)
As of now, all pre-season events, including the McHugh & Swinton events, are cancelled. The Alma Highland Festival and the Milwaukee Highland Games are also cancelled; the Chicago Scots Scottish…
2020 Chicago Scots Scottish Festival and Highland Games
It is with a heavy heart that I am announcing the cancellation of the 2020 Chicago Highland Games. As many of you know the main charity of the Games is…
COVID-19 & MWPBA Events
In light of the rapidly developing situation with the COVID-19 virus outbreak across America, the MWPBA is cancelling the McHugh Memorial solo regional qualifier events in Alma (3/28), St. Paul…
Terry McHugh Memorial Regional Solos Update (2020)
In conjunction with the Terry McHugh Memorial Solo Piping Contest, the MWPBA is pleased to announce the creation of the Robert Irvine Piping Scholarship. The top three finishers at the…