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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.
The band was named after, and affiliated with, the company Muirhead & Sons, a sawmill based in Grangemouth and founded by George A. Muirhead in the 1880s. [2] [3] Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band was founded in 1928, and started competing in 1932. [4] After a hiatus during World War II, the band reformed in 1946. [4]
Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band; P. Police Scotland Fife Pipe Band; R. Red Hackle Pipe Band; ... Spirit of Scotland Pipe Band; T. The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland; V.
The Pre-Worlds Concert was conceived by the Glasgow Skye Association Pipe Band as a way to spotlight the artistry and musical creativity of leading Grade 1 pipe bands.The event was originally hosted in the Motherwell Civic Centre but is now hosted at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, with the exception of 2023 when it was closed for refurbishment, and occurs in the week leading up to the World ...
Sons and Daughters [34] SOPHIE; Spirea X; Sharleen Spiteri – singer, songwriter and guitarist; Sparrow and the Workshop; Sputniks Down; Stapleton; Al Stewart; Stone the Crows; Strawberry Switchblade; Hamish Stuart of The Average White Band; The Supernaturals [35] Swanee
The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland (NYPBoS) is a youth pipe band headed by Steven Blake, [1] consisting of over 100 members who teach and perform around the British isles. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The band was founded in 2003 as part of the National Piping Centre in Glasgow and features pipers and drummers between the ages of ten and twenty five. [ 4 ]
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A piper with the 4 SCOTS regiment playing the bagpipes Skye Boat Song performed by Pipe Band. Many associate Scottish folk music with the Great Highland Bagpipe, which has long played an important part in Scottish music. Although this particular form of bagpipe was developed exclusively in Scotland, it is not the only Scottish bagpipe.