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…
2020 Brian Conry Memorial Online Solo Contest Results
The judges have completed their review of the submitted competition videos, and here is a summary of the results: G1 Piping – Tom Hinrichsen (1), Iain Currie (2), Angus Burke…
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…
Band Rosters, RI Identification, and Regrade Petitions due March 31
The Band Roster form is now available, under the “BANDS” menu. As in previous seasons, band managers may access the roster management by logging in with the provided userid for…
Roster forms for 2020 coming soon
Yes indeed, a few of you are chomping at the bit, waiting to submit your 2020 band rosters, and we admire your enthusiasm!! You’ll recall that there were some Rules…