http://www.macmillanpb.org Two Schools -- One Tradition Wed, 07 May 2008 01:21:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The MacMillan Pipe Band organization has a busy month of May planned.  Come on out and support the band at a number of events this month. May 10th - 40th Annual National Capital Area Scottish Festival benefitting the Rockville High School Pipe Band  May 17th - Colonial Highland Gathering in Fairhill, Maryland May 18th - American ... http://www.macmillanpb.org/2008/05/06/busy-month-of-may/ Both the Grade III & Grade V bands made their 2008 competition debut at the Celtic Festival of Southern Maryland in St. Leonard.  Both bands put in nice performances to walk away with two 2nd Place prizes. Grade III 1st - Balmoral Highlanders 2nd - MacMillan 3rd - Carnegie-Mellon University Grade V 1st - Steel ... http://www.macmillanpb.org/2008/05/06/first-competition-of-2008/ The MacMillan Pipe Band will be performing in the Alexandria Scottish Christmas Walk on December 1st.  This Scottish parade through Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, has been celebrating Christmas with a Scottish flavor for over 34 years.  For more information, visit the website:  www.scottishwalk.org.  http://www.macmillanpb.org/2007/11/03/alexandria-scottish-christmas-walk/ The MacMillan-Birtles Memorial Pipe Band performed at the Richmond Highland Games on October 27th in their last competition of the 2007 season.  The contest was very close between the top three bands with 1 point separating 1st and 3rd place. Grade V 1st - University of Mary Washington Eagle Pipe Band 2nd - ... http://www.macmillanpb.org/2007/10/27/richmond-highland-games/ Both the Grade III MacMillan Pipe Band and the Grade V MacMillan-Birtles Memorial Pipe Band took 2nd Place prizes at the Anne Arundel Scottish Festival in Crownsville, Maryland, on Saturday, October 13, 2007.  The Grade V drum corps took first place in drumming.  This was the last competition in 2007 for the ... http://www.macmillanpb.org/2007/10/13/macmillan-pipe-band-prepares-for-anne-arundel/