Recent news, product developments and announcements from McCallum Bagpipes. http://www.mccallumbagpipes.com/news.htm en-gb Thu, 1 May 2008 04:59:03 +0100 Thu, 1 May 2008 04:57:53 +0100 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com The Northwest Of England Piping Society, under Owen Nash and his friends invited the pipers of McCallum Bagpipes to perform on Saturday 5 April, 2008, in Manchester at the Spring Recital. http://www.mccallumbagpipes.com/news.htm#Manchester_Recital_By_McCallum_Pipers 57A6A466-C904-46B2-BD80-CF14E929CBFC Thu, 1 May 2008 04:57:53 +0100 World famous piping group The Red Hot Chilli Pipers have been presented with scorching new custom pipes by McCallum Bagpipes as a reward for their success. http://www.mccallumbagpipes.com/news.htm#Red_Hot_Pipes_For_Chilli_Pipers E2E9CA56-70FE-4C1C-A684-4FDD450DE87B Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:48:38 +0100 McCallum Bagpipes was once again pleased to support the second annual Strathclyde Police Pipe Band Junior Solo Piping Competition, which was held in Smithycroft School, Glasgow on 23 February, 2008. http://www.mccallumbagpipes.com/news.htm#StrathPol_Solos_Proves_A_Hit_With_Junior_Pipers 7CC26BDE-6941-492C-804F-1BE3C28352EE Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:29:23 +0000 The Metro Cup competition which is held annually in Newark, New Jersey was won by Willie McCallum on 16 February, 2008 playing the new McCallum Solo Chanter. http://www.mccallumbagpipes.com/news.htm#McCallum_Double_At_The_Metro_Cup 228F1691-EE7B-4E1F-964D-B4D437F8E245 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:10:03 +0000 The second annual Gordon Duncan Memorial Solo Piping Competition sponsored by McCallum Bagpipes took place in Glasgow's Central Hotel on Saturday 26 January, 2008. http://www.mccallumbagpipes.com/news.htm#Carlisle_Wins_Second_Gordon_Duncan_Memorial D1922C0A-52B6-49A4-8F74-02C2A1E4A831 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:27:04 +0000 The popular piping Web site pipes|drums has voted the new McCallum Solo Chanter as 'New Product of the Year' in its New Year honours. http://www.mccallumbagpipes.com/news.htm#MC2_Solo_Chanter_Voted_Product_Of_The_Year 751D7466-DAC0-48B2-B9BC-523BCA51C9A8 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:03:57 +0000 The new McCallum MC² Solo Chanter featured strongly amongst the prizes at the Scottish Pipers Association solo piping competition on Saturday 15 December, 2007. http://www.mccallumbagpipes.com/news.htm#MC2_Takes_Prizes_AT_SPA_Solos 5DCE957E-201A-4D5B-B902-57A52E7CBDB1 Wed, 2 Jan 2008 16:03:39 +0000 We have been listening to your feedback about our Web site and have launched a new version that is more streamlined than ever. http://www.mccallumbagpipes.com/news.htm#McCallum_Bagpipes_Unveils_New_Web_Site F51B01BE-452E-4B36-AF22-7AD38AC24A2A Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:35:01 +0000 Gordon Walker of Kilmacolm, Ayrshire won his first Glenfiddich Solo Piping Championship at Blair Castle on Saturday 28 October, 2007. http://www.mccallumbagpipes.com/news.htm#Glenfiddich_Round_Up 603DF09C-13F0-420F-B002-62CE99FD172B Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:34:57 +0000 A quartet of pipers from St Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band of Dublin won the Piping Live! International Quartet Challenge held in Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Tuesday 7 August, 2007. http://www.mccallumbagpipes.com/news.htm#Piping_Live!_Quartets_Won_By_St._Laurence_OToole 871FF88A-2195-4BAE-8492-37348E187477 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:34:54 +0000 Top soloist Robert Watt had the pleasure of presenting a full set of McCallum Bagpipes to a lucky winner at Flagstaff Arizona Highland Celtic Festival, which took place on the weekend of 21 & 22 July, 2007. http://www.mccallumbagpipes.com/news.htm#McCallum_Bagpipes_Prize_For_Arizona_Piper 7351938D-192D-4DEE-9BCC-7336AD83F2A6 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:34:50 +0000 McCallum Bagpipes director Kenny MacLeod was in Quimper, Brittany in July to represent the company at the annual music festival held in the town. http://www.mccallumbagpipes.com/news.htm#Francois_Kervadec_Wins_McCallum_Bagpipes EC6FB009-9F9F-4A65-8E22-EA007AA4D8FF Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:34:47 +0000 The first major pipe band championship of the 2007 competition season took place in Dumbarton on Saturday 19 May, 2007 and was won by Strathclyde Police Pipe Band under the leadership of Pipe Major Donald Mackay playing McCallum Bagpipes pipe chanters. http://www.mccallumbagpipes.com/news.htm#Strathclyde_Police_Wins_With_McCallum B0067173-B3EF-46F9-BF5F-79A7B976D552 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:34:44 +0000 Strathclyde Police Pipe Band held their inaugural Junior Solo Piping Competition in Glasgow on Saturday 24 February, 2007. http://www.mccallumbagpipes.com/news.htm#Police_Contestant_Nabs_A_Set_Of_McCallum_Bagpipes B6CF5D69-52E2-41D8-A59B-0DDA05F9E362 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:34:41 +0000 Canadian soldier Corporal Ryan Pagnacco, was seriously injured in a US 'friendly fire' incident in Panjwaii, Afghanistan in September, 2006. http://www.mccallumbagpipes.com/news.htm#Surprise_For_Wounded_Canadian_War_Veteran 9047FB7C-1001-4CCE-8B48-22E209A4FBAC Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:34:38 +0000 The inaugural Gordon Duncan Memorial Solo Piping Competition was held in Glasgow on Saturday 28 January, 2007. http://www.mccallumbagpipes.com/news.htm#McCallum_Supports_Gordon_Duncan_Memorial_Event 3A32D601-A23F-4248-9424-46720608C601 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:34:34 +0000