Well it's on like Donkey Kong!
The Grade 2 band is heading west for the weekend. We'll be performing our butts off at the Manitoba Heritage Tatoo in Brandon, MB.
We couldn't be more excited to head to Brandon, and spend some quality time bonding as a band early in the season.
We have a few rehearsals, and then two shows. One Saturday night and one Sunday morning.
In between, however, there is Halloween parties at various speakeasys in the fair city of Brandon.
So, if you wanna have some fun this weekend, grab some friends, jump in the car, and head to Brandon! Catch the concert at the Keystone center and then head out with the Big Blue Machine for a night on the town!
We'd love to have you!
Sean
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
SFU in Winnipeg
Good morning!
Well big news today and I don't mean the Sam vs. Judy saga we've all been riveted to...(Mayoral elections in Wpg that are anything but engaging)
The big boys with the sweet noise are coming to town!!
That's right, the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band will descend on Winnipeg April 1st to 3rd doing a full clinic day Saturday, a big party Saturday night, and their amazing concert on the Sunday.
Tickets are on sale at www.sfuinwinnipeg.com and since your's truly is in charge of social media keep an eye out for the Facebook group.
See you there!!
Sean
Well big news today and I don't mean the Sam vs. Judy saga we've all been riveted to...(Mayoral elections in Wpg that are anything but engaging)
The big boys with the sweet noise are coming to town!!
That's right, the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band will descend on Winnipeg April 1st to 3rd doing a full clinic day Saturday, a big party Saturday night, and their amazing concert on the Sunday.
Tickets are on sale at www.sfuinwinnipeg.com and since your's truly is in charge of social media keep an eye out for the Facebook group.
See you there!!
Sean
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Webster's Web
Good Morning!
Happy hump day everybody. I wanted to drop a line out here to tell everyone about our new website.
Still located at www.saspb.com our web guru Scott Webster has slicked up the site and will be adding stuff like crazy all over.
Find links to You Tube, this blog, and news and media.
We're all very happy with the new look and we're looking forward to taking advantage of this fantastic outlet.
Enjoy the rest of your week!
Sean
Happy hump day everybody. I wanted to drop a line out here to tell everyone about our new website.
Still located at www.saspb.com our web guru Scott Webster has slicked up the site and will be adding stuff like crazy all over.
Find links to You Tube, this blog, and news and media.
We're all very happy with the new look and we're looking forward to taking advantage of this fantastic outlet.
Enjoy the rest of your week!
Sean
Monday, October 18, 2010
Cleaned My Glasses
No...there is no hidden meaning here... I actually cleaned my glasses today.
I doubt very much if I would have noticed the difference but it's a beautiful day in the Peg and I'm on the bus. The city is almost pretty.
Today is Monday folks! I have come to find myself waiting for Mondays eagerly. What kind of a sick person loves Mondays? I'll explain myself.
I work 7 days a week. So I don't look forward to weekends in the same way. Mondays, however, are juvenile band days. It's amazing how fast kids learn, and I'm always excited to be challenged again and again each week.
Tonight is even more special, it's our AGM for the organization. Sure most bands don't relish AGMs but ours are quick, productive, and painless. Usually followed by a pint somewhere.
It's a great chance to meet, recap our successes, discuss our issues (if any), and plan our future year.
The only downside to this is we don't make any music. But there's band tomorrow night!!
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In some other news we had a fantastic weekend of piping here in Winnipeg and across the prairies. The Erin Street Pipe Band hosted their annual Mad Plaid event and the Irish Club and once again brought Mr. Terry (Currently the World Pipe Band Champion P/M) Tully to town for a concert, and to judge the contest.
I was working......
But from what I've heard already, it was a great event full of great music and comraderie.
That's about all the updates from here.. I have to go listen to my ipod we have a huge concert in two weeks.
Cheers,
Sean
I doubt very much if I would have noticed the difference but it's a beautiful day in the Peg and I'm on the bus. The city is almost pretty.
Today is Monday folks! I have come to find myself waiting for Mondays eagerly. What kind of a sick person loves Mondays? I'll explain myself.
I work 7 days a week. So I don't look forward to weekends in the same way. Mondays, however, are juvenile band days. It's amazing how fast kids learn, and I'm always excited to be challenged again and again each week.
Tonight is even more special, it's our AGM for the organization. Sure most bands don't relish AGMs but ours are quick, productive, and painless. Usually followed by a pint somewhere.
It's a great chance to meet, recap our successes, discuss our issues (if any), and plan our future year.
The only downside to this is we don't make any music. But there's band tomorrow night!!
----------
In some other news we had a fantastic weekend of piping here in Winnipeg and across the prairies. The Erin Street Pipe Band hosted their annual Mad Plaid event and the Irish Club and once again brought Mr. Terry (Currently the World Pipe Band Champion P/M) Tully to town for a concert, and to judge the contest.
I was working......
But from what I've heard already, it was a great event full of great music and comraderie.
That's about all the updates from here.. I have to go listen to my ipod we have a huge concert in two weeks.
Cheers,
Sean
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Changing Leaves
Well it's officially fall!
Regardless of how you feel, fall comes when a Cabela's employee says so, and I'm telling you it's fall.
My favourite time of year.
Along with hunting season, back to school, a new pipe band season, the leads change colour..... Wait I mean the leaves change colour... And I get this calm sense that it's business time.
Yes a small and massively lame crack at the big news this year. All over lead drummers are stepping down, retiring, or just letting someone else take over.
I suppose the biggest news impacting us would be the grade 2 moves. Mr. Harvey Dawson has taken the reins of Penetangore (Ontario) I'm excited to see his corps but a little disappointed we won't see another Kirkwood corp for awhile.
The biggest Grade 2 news impacting us would obviouslÝ be Blair (Buzz) Brown taking over the corp at City of Regina. Ian Aastrom and I have had a long standing and friendly rivalry which saw our corps duke it out locally, nationally, and at the World's.
I'm gonna miss Ian's challenges. He always put a great corp out and we were just two young corps struttin our stuff. Trying to make the best music we could.
But, with Ian's stepping down, up comes another great turn of events. Winnipegger Blair Brown has taken on the corp with Ian playing in it. I couldn't be more excited!! My generation has never seen a Buzz run corp on the prairies and I know the boys were very excited last night.
Hopefully our friendly rivalry will continue as this will certainly create a new challenge for me and the goon squad.
Stay tuned as tomorrow I've got some news regarding a grade 2 performance coming up.
Enjoy the fall!!!! Stick the landing :D
Cheers,
Sean
Regardless of how you feel, fall comes when a Cabela's employee says so, and I'm telling you it's fall.
My favourite time of year.
Along with hunting season, back to school, a new pipe band season, the leads change colour..... Wait I mean the leaves change colour... And I get this calm sense that it's business time.
Yes a small and massively lame crack at the big news this year. All over lead drummers are stepping down, retiring, or just letting someone else take over.
I suppose the biggest news impacting us would be the grade 2 moves. Mr. Harvey Dawson has taken the reins of Penetangore (Ontario) I'm excited to see his corps but a little disappointed we won't see another Kirkwood corp for awhile.
The biggest Grade 2 news impacting us would obviouslÝ be Blair (Buzz) Brown taking over the corp at City of Regina. Ian Aastrom and I have had a long standing and friendly rivalry which saw our corps duke it out locally, nationally, and at the World's.
I'm gonna miss Ian's challenges. He always put a great corp out and we were just two young corps struttin our stuff. Trying to make the best music we could.
But, with Ian's stepping down, up comes another great turn of events. Winnipegger Blair Brown has taken on the corp with Ian playing in it. I couldn't be more excited!! My generation has never seen a Buzz run corp on the prairies and I know the boys were very excited last night.
Hopefully our friendly rivalry will continue as this will certainly create a new challenge for me and the goon squad.
Stay tuned as tomorrow I've got some news regarding a grade 2 performance coming up.
Enjoy the fall!!!! Stick the landing :D
Cheers,
Sean
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
The New Season Upon Us
Good morning everybody!
Long time no chat. I took a few weeks off of bloggin/social media to let my brain cool down.
Since then the grade 2 band has decided on another Scotland/Maxville appearance, the grade 3 band had a phenominal showing in Calgary Canmore winning Calgary and coming 3rd in Canmore, and the Juvenile band almost doubled in size.
I just wanted to mark a milestone this morning. Last night at Juvenile practice we had chanters, pads, and tenor sticks all at one table, and they played Mary's Wedding, at tempo, together.
I think this was probably one of the highlights of my drumming life to date. I know all the instructors were incredibly proud to have taken these kids from scratch and have them play together.
Have to thank Scott, Ian, Kyla, and Megan for all their hard work. We have a ton of new kids and we are contantly looking for more so if you're interested pop down to General Byng school on Mondays around 6 30 and check it out!
Johnston out
Sean
Long time no chat. I took a few weeks off of bloggin/social media to let my brain cool down.
Since then the grade 2 band has decided on another Scotland/Maxville appearance, the grade 3 band had a phenominal showing in Calgary Canmore winning Calgary and coming 3rd in Canmore, and the Juvenile band almost doubled in size.
I just wanted to mark a milestone this morning. Last night at Juvenile practice we had chanters, pads, and tenor sticks all at one table, and they played Mary's Wedding, at tempo, together.
I think this was probably one of the highlights of my drumming life to date. I know all the instructors were incredibly proud to have taken these kids from scratch and have them play together.
Have to thank Scott, Ian, Kyla, and Megan for all their hard work. We have a ton of new kids and we are contantly looking for more so if you're interested pop down to General Byng school on Mondays around 6 30 and check it out!
Johnston out
Sean
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
2011
Morning folks!
The new season is upon us.
Of course the Grade 3 band just wrapped theirs up this weekend in Calgary Canmore. The band won Calgary and paced third in Canmore. Couldn't be more proud.
They did however come home with horror stories of freezing to death. Oh well!
Grade 2 had it's first meeting last night. Nice to see we're all eager to get back to work. Lot's of decisions were made. Principally travle ones.
Scotland again. One week this time. No pre contests as we can't afford it. The bigger decision was to not go to Vegas.
The invite to the Vegas contest was a real honor however with a very small amount of travel money to us, we had to decide between Scotland and Vegas. It's to bad as the two trips would nearly cost the band the same amount.
The grade 2 pipe corp will once again grow. Starting roster is around 25 with players coming from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Minnesota, and now Ontario. The drum corp will start with some where between 9 and 11 sides, 3 tenors and 1 Chris Brown! This shows we're on the right track.
Grade 3 will again grow! Bigger pipe corp bigger drum corp. More on that once they're back to work.
There's a big weekend coming up. The Selkirk Settler's parade is Saturday which is a major part of our promotion of Scottish Culture. Honoring those that paved this great community is a high priority in all three bands.
Also the Saspb Golf Tournament is saturday. If you want to play just email me at sean@saspb.com. Then clean your clubs and prepare to be owned by the Fidlers..
That's the update. See you soon!
Cheers,
Sean
The new season is upon us.
Of course the Grade 3 band just wrapped theirs up this weekend in Calgary Canmore. The band won Calgary and paced third in Canmore. Couldn't be more proud.
They did however come home with horror stories of freezing to death. Oh well!
Grade 2 had it's first meeting last night. Nice to see we're all eager to get back to work. Lot's of decisions were made. Principally travle ones.
Scotland again. One week this time. No pre contests as we can't afford it. The bigger decision was to not go to Vegas.
The invite to the Vegas contest was a real honor however with a very small amount of travel money to us, we had to decide between Scotland and Vegas. It's to bad as the two trips would nearly cost the band the same amount.
The grade 2 pipe corp will once again grow. Starting roster is around 25 with players coming from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Minnesota, and now Ontario. The drum corp will start with some where between 9 and 11 sides, 3 tenors and 1 Chris Brown! This shows we're on the right track.
Grade 3 will again grow! Bigger pipe corp bigger drum corp. More on that once they're back to work.
There's a big weekend coming up. The Selkirk Settler's parade is Saturday which is a major part of our promotion of Scottish Culture. Honoring those that paved this great community is a high priority in all three bands.
Also the Saspb Golf Tournament is saturday. If you want to play just email me at sean@saspb.com. Then clean your clubs and prepare to be owned by the Fidlers..
That's the update. See you soon!
Cheers,
Sean
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