List of pipe bands
Scottish pipe band marching in Edinburgh
A pipe band is a musical ensemble consisting of pipers and drummers. There are many such bands in the world, which play for ceremonial purposes, recreation, competition or all three. This list encompasses only notable pipe bands with their own Wikipedia page.
North America Pipe Band Associations
- British Columbia Pipers Association (BCPA), Pipe Band Association for British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. Home of the 2008 World Champion Simon Fraser University Pipe Band.
- Eastern United States Pipe Band Association (EUSPBA), the Eastern US equivalent of the RSPBA.
- Midwest Pipe Band Association (MWPBA), pipe band association encompassing the Midwest region.
- Western United States Pipe Band Association (WUSPBA), the pipe band association of the West Coast.
European Pipe Band Associations
Belgium
France
Northern Ireland
- Aughintober Pipe Band (Castlecaulfield)
- Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band (Lisburn)
- Ballycoan Pipe Band (Belfast)
Republic of Ireland
Scotland
Pipe band on Castlehill, Edinburgh
For a list of British Army regimental pipe bands see Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming
- Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band (West Lothian)
- Clan Gregor Society Pipe Band (Falkirk)
- Deeside Caledonia Pipe Band (Aberdeen)
- Denny and Dunipace Pipe Band (Denny, Falkirk)
- Grampian Police Pipe Band (Aberdeen)
- Greater Glasgow Police Scotland Pipe Band (Glasgow)
- Inveraray & District Pipe Band (Inveraray)
- Police Scotland Fife Pipe Band (Kirkcaldy)
- ScottishPower Pipe Band (Glasgow)
- Shotts and Dykehead Pipe Band (North Lanarkshire)
- Spirit of Scotland Pipe Band
- Stonehouse Pipe Band (South Lanarkshire)
- Torphichen and Bathgate Pipe Band (West Lothian)
- Vale of Atholl Pipe Band (Atholl)
Notable former bands
- Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band (Glasgow)
- Dysart and Dundonald Pipe Band (Fife)
- Invergordon Distillery Pipe Band (Invergordon)
- Lothian and Borders Police Pipe Band (Edinburgh)
- Muirhead and Sons Pipe Band (Grangemouth)
- Red Hackle Pipe Band (Glasgow)
Americas
Canada
- 78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel) Pipe Band (Halifax)
- 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band (Toronto)
- Calgary Police Service Pipe Band (Calgary)
- Fredericton Society of St. Andrew Pipe Band (Fredericton)
- Glengarry Pipe Band (Maxville)
- Greater Victoria Police Pipe Band (Victoria)
- Hamilton Police Pipe Band (Hamilton)
- The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) (Georgetown)
- Paris Port Dover Pipe Band (Paris, Port Dover)
- Peel Regional Police Pipe Band (Mississauga)
- Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band (Burnaby)
- Royal Military College of Canada Bands (Kingston)
- Seaforth Highlanders of Canada (Vancouver)
- Simon Fraser University Pipe Band (Burnaby
- Toronto Police Pipe Band (Toronto)
- Toronto Scottish Regiment (Toronto)
- Triumph Street Pipe Band (Vancouver)
- Windsor Police Pipe Band (Windsor)
United States
- Cincinnati Caledonian Pipes and Drums (Cincinnati)
- City of Melbourne Pipes and Drums (Melbourne)
- City of Washington Pipe Band (Washington, DC)
- Los Angeles Scottish Pipe Band (Orange County)
- Louisville Pipe Band (Louisville)
- New York Maritime Pipe & Drum Corps (Fort Schuyler, NY)
- Oran Mor Pipe Band (Albany)
- Prince Charles Pipe Band (San Francisco)
- Rhode Island Highlanders Pipe Band (Rhode Island)
- Washington Scottish Pipe Band (Seattle)
Australasia
Australia
- City of Adelaide Pipe Band (Adelaide)
- City of Blacktown Pipe Band (Sydney)
- Coastal Scottish Pipe Band (Perth)
- Pipes & Drums of the Royal Caledonian Society (Adelaide)
- RVR Pipes and Drums Association (Hawthorn)
- St Marys Pipe Band (St Marys)
- The Pipeband Club (Sydney)
- Victoria Police Pipe Band (Melbourne)
- Western Australia Police Pipe Band (Perth)
New Zealand
- City of Dunedin Pipe Band (Dunedin, New Zealand)
- Hamilton Caledonian Pipe Band (Hamilton)
- New Zealand Police Pipe Band (Porirua)
- Canterbury Caledonian Society Pipe Band (Christchurch)
- Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band (Palmerston North)
External links
References
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