Easter etc...

Easter weekend means bunnies, chocolate and the BC Pipers Annual Gathering. This year the BCPA was lucky enough to get Stuart Liddell and Steven McWhirter as judges - both have done fabulous things solo and band wise but have recently turned out a wonderful band in the Inverary and District Pipe Band. Both outstanding musicians and knowledgeable individuals, it's always a pleasure to have guys like that around.

Speaking of outstanding musicians, Bruce Gandy was also a judge at the Indoor which also means a visit to Victoria in order to see his family and spend some time drinking red wine with us Troys! Considered 'Uncle Bruce' in this house, there is never, ever enough time with him.

The day after the Indoor, James P. and Ryan headed off to Havana, Cuba to participate in a Cuban Celtic festival modeled after Celtic Colours in Cape Breton. To get in the spirit for their trip, James P. posed for a photo session hours before he played - resulting in a 2nd in the Piobaireachd and a 3rd in the MSR....see the photo as Ryan's Photo of the Week on the Photographer Network! Full solo and band results from the Indoor can be found at the BC Pipers website.

Stay tuned as there will be video, pictures and stories straight from Havana posted in the coming weeks right here on the JWT Reedmakers blog!

-JLT