The Newsletter
The first issue of the B.C. Pipers’ Newsletter appeared in April 1960, under the editorship of Ian Walker. It has been produced in various forms until this day, the Dec. 1998 issue being # 311. The Newsletter has served as the information lifeline of the BCPA, containing notices of coming events, results, editorials, tunes, piping gossip and ads of interest to the piping and pipe band community.
The Newsletter was produced more or less monthly until 1993, when it became a Quarterly publication Since then Bill Elder has taken on the task of producing a monthly Mini Newsletter.
It must be added that each of the Editors has had a hard working and dedicated crew of helpers, without whose efforts the tremendous working putting together the Newsletter would never he completed.
I shall never forget, during my years as Editor, being covered with ink from the old Gestetner, and producing the Newsletter with my good friends Bill McAdie and Donald Urquhart. Doubtless the other Editors have similar memories. Carl lan Walker
BCPA Newletters
Copies of newsletters are available on our archival newsletter site
Editors of the Newsletter
| Editor | Dates | Issues |
|---|---|---|
| Angela Burleigh | Fall 2009 – 2010 | 344-346 |
| Edward McIlwaine | Winter 2004 – Fall 2007 to Spring 2008, August to November 2008, Winter/Spring 2009, Summer 2009 | 334-340 341-343 |
| Robert MacNeil | Fall 2001 – Fall 2004 | 322-333 |
| Rorri McBlane | Spring 1999 – Summer 2001 | 312-321 |
| Duncan Fraser | Spring 1993 – December 1998 | 290-311 |
| Graham Davidson | January 1990 – December 1992 | 262-289 |
| Iain MacDonald | December 1988 – December 1989 | 253-261 |
| Angus Macpherson | August 1984 – October/November 1988 | 213-252 |
| Jean Bokenfohr | January 1981 – June 1984 | 184-212 |
| Alex Young | January 1977 – March 1980 | 158-183 (Issue 155-157 never used) |
| Angus Macpherson | July 1974 – November 1976 | 137-154 |
| Colin Abel & Angus Macpherson | February 1972 – January/March 1974 | 120-136 |
| Robert Gunn & Bill Elder | February 1969 – December 1971 | 88-119 |
| Ian Walker | April 1960 – March 1968 | 1-87 |