EUSPBA Southern Branch

Monitors for 2012 Southern Branch Games are now listed on our Contacts page. If you would like to become a monitor, or would like more information on the Monitor program, Please contact Deb Hahn, our Monitor Coordinator.

The  Southern Branch ‘Best Practices Workshop’ Scheduled for March 31 has been postponed. While there was a lot of interest shown in the workshop, we simply had too few registrations to proceed. We plan to regroup and reorganize and present the workshop at a later date. We are developing new methods of presenting workshops and events, so keep watching this site and the EUSPBA calendar for new events in the Southern Branch.

Join us in Lexington SC (just outside Columbia) on March 31 for a “Best Practices Workshop” with Dave and Linda Hall and Eric Knudsen. We’ll explore practices to improve your playing, both in a band and as an individual. The instructors are the leaders of the very successful Ulster Scottish Pipe Band. Download the registration form now.

Winter Taylor, known as Winkie to all, passed away this morning after a massive stroke. Winter made a major impact in the Atlanta piping community as an instructor and performer. She was a former EUSPBA Southern Branch Chair, and coordinated the Southern Branch Workshop for many years. She worked with the National Piping Centre to bring their school to Atlanta, and recently formed the Atlanta Bagpipe Ensemble. Arrangements will be posted here as they become available.

The EUSPBA/Northeast Branch is hosting a “COMPOSITION COMPETITION” to establish a EUSPBA Massed Band Drum Salute. The intention is to play it at highland games, concerts, or performances and the deadline for submission is the AGM in November 2012. The prizes are:

• 1st prize: $500
• 2nd prize: $250
• 3rd prize: $125

The first prize entry will be declared the “EUSPBA 50th Anniversary Salute”. Continue reading →