Atlantic Canada Pipe Band Association

05/21/2026

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05/06/2026

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05/05/2026

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04/27/2026

On Saturday, April 25th, the Atlantic Canada Piobaireachd Challenge took place at the College of Piping and the Scott MacAulay Performing Arts Centre in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. The Piobaireachd Society, the Atlantic Canada Pipe Band Association and Donald R. Brown, KC all very generously contributed to the event. A huge thank you to the judges, volunteers and sponsors. The 2027 Atlantic Canada Piobaireachd Challenge will take place on April 24th at the same location.

The judges were Bob Worrall (piobaireachd) and Roderick MacLean (light music).

Here are the results:

PIOBAIREACHD

Professional
1st place: James MacHattie
2nd place: Alex Gandy
3rd place: Bruce Gandy

Grade 1
1st place: Brady Webb
2nd place: Jeremy Thom
3rd place: Bill Saul

Grade 2
1st place: Doug Hamilton
2nd place: Jay Hackney

Grade 3
1st place: Ian Kellock
2nd place: Thomas MacKenzie
3rd place: Callum MacLaine

Grade 4
1st place: Jordan Barlow-Gaudet
2nd place: Blair Byng
3rd place: Jackson Grady

Grade 5
1st place: Kuniko Minamiura

LIGHT MUSIC

Professional MSR
1st place: Bruce Gandy
2nd place: Alex Gandy
3rd place: James MacHattie

Grade 1 MSR
1st place: Brady Webb
2nd place: Sass Bergen
3rd place: Kurtis Bryden

Grade 2 MSR
1st place: Doug Hamilton

Grade 3 MSR
1st place: Ian Kellock
2nd place: Callum MacLaine
3rd place: Jay Hackney

Grade 4 March
1st place: Blair Byng
2nd place: Jordan Barlow-Gaudet
3rd place: Jackson Grady

Grade 5 March
1st place: Kuniko Minamiura

04/10/2026

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2026 Atlantic Canada Piobaireachd Challenge Saturday, April 25th, 2026 Hosted and organized by The College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada in ...

04/07/2026

Congratulations to Alex and Bruce Gandy on their prizes at the BC Pipers Annual Gathering this past weekend!

Competitors with the last name "Gandy" did very well at the British Columbia Pipers' Association's Annual Gathering, with Alex Gandy winning the MacCrimmon Cairn Open Piobaireachd and Bruce Gandy winning the aggregate Open Championship with an MSR win and Piobaireachd second, punctuating his overall

04/02/2026

Congratulations to Kurtis Bryden and his team on Ceol Ar Chridhe School of Celtic Music becoming an officially incorporated non-profit! Their goal is to provide Celtic music lessons for FREE to anyone in Eastern Nova Scotia in piping, drumming and fiddle. Well done!!!

Give them a follow here:

https://www.facebook.com/schoolofcelticmusic

Founded in 2025, Ceòl Ar Chridhe is a non-profit organisation offering lessons in piping, drumming, and fiddling. Membership form to join Ceòl ar Chridhe coming soon!

03/31/2026

Results from the last Halifax Citadel Mini Gathering of the 2026 season and the overall winners of each grade are listed below. Well done to Bruce Gandy and his team of volunteers for running these in the winter months. They are invaluable and greatly appreciated. Thank you!

March 28, 2026

Grade 5 Piobaireachd (Ground Only)
1st Blair Byng
2nd Cody Blanchard
3rd Kuniko Minamiura

Grade 4 Strathspey and Reel
1st Ryan Krill
2nd Selena Marsh
3rd Tom McKenzie

Grade 3 Jig
1st Kevin Tanner
2nd Jeremy Keddy

Grade 3 Piobaireachd
1st Tom McKenzie
2nd Kevin Tanner
3rd Jeremy Keddy

Grade 2 Slow Air and Jig
1st Doug Hamilton
2nd Ross White

Grade 1 MSR
1st Brady Webb
2nd Jeremy Thom

Grade 1 Piobaireachd
1st Brady Webb
2nd Jeremy Thom

2026 Halifax Citadel Mini Gathering Winners

Grade 5: Blair Byng
Grade 4: Jordan Barlow-Gaudet
Grade 3: Kevin Tanner
Grade 2: Doug Hamilton
Grade 1: Brady Webb

11/01/2025

A reminder of the AGM, awards and dance tomorrow.

An email with the zoom link, agenda and pin for the physical location has been sent to all paid members of the association.

10/24/2025

The ACPBA is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of one of our best; Wayne Moug. Wayne was a longtime contributor to the piping and drumming community in Atlantic Canada as a member, leader, teacher, mentor, and friend. His contributions were many and the ripples of his efforts will be felt for many years.

In honour of his memory we are announcing the creation of the Wayne Moug Lifetime Achievement Award, given to a member of the association who has had a profound impact on our community throughout years of dedication and care.

We offer our sincerest condolences to his family and we encourage you to make a donation to the Cancer Society of your choice.