List of pipe bands
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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[]
Pipe Band | Location |
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Antwerp & District Pipe Band | Antwerp |
France[]
Pipe Band | Location/Group |
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Bagad Cap Caval | Bigouden |
Bagad Lann Bihoue | French Navy |
Northern Ireland[]
Pipe Band | Location/Group |
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Aughintober Pipe Band | Castlecaulfield |
Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band | Lisburn |
Bessbrook |
Republic of Ireland[]
Pipe Band | Location/Group |
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St. Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band | Dublin |
Scotland[]
Pipe band on Castlehill, Edinburgh
For a list of British Army regimental pipe bands see Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming
Pipe Band | Location/Group |
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Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band | West Lothian |
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 | Glasgow |
Stonehouse Pipe Band | South Lanarkshire |
Torphichen and Bathgate Pipe Band | West Lothian |
Vale of Atholl Pipe Band | Atholl |
Notable former bands[]
Pipe Band | Location/Group |
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Clan Gregor Society Pipe Band | Falkirk |
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[]
Pipe Band | Province | Location/Group |
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78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel) Pipe Band | Nova Scotia | Halifax |
78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band | Ontario | Toronto |
Calgary Police Service Pipe Band | Alberta | Calgary |
The Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment | Ontario | Windsor |
Greater Victoria Police Pipe Band | British Columbia | Victoria |
Hamilton Police Pipe Band | Ontario | Hamilton |
The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) | Ontario | Georgetown |
Peel Regional Police Pipe Band | Ontario | Mississauga |
Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band | British Columbia | Burnaby |
Seaforth Highlanders of Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver |
Simon Fraser University Pipe Band | British Columbia | Burnaby |
Toronto Police Pipe Band | Ontario | Toronto |
Toronto Scottish Regiment | Ontario | Toronto |
Triumph Street Pipe Band | British Columbia | Vancouver |
Vancouver Police Pipe Band | British Columbia | Vancouver |
Windsor Police Pipe Band | Ontario | Windsor |
United States[]
Australasia[]
Australia[]
Australian pipe bands are generally registered with Pipe Bands Australia.
Pipe Band | State | Location/Group |
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City of Adelaide Pipe Band | South Australia | Adelaide |
City of Blacktown Pipe Band | New South Wales | Sydney |
Coastal Scottish Pipe Band | Western Australia | Perth |
Pipes & Drums of the Royal Caledonian Society | South Australia | Adelaide |
RVR Pipes and Drums Association | Victoria | Hawthorn |
St Marys Pipe Band | New South Wales | St Marys |
The Pipeband Club | New South Wales | Sydney |
Victoria Police Pipe Band | Victoria | Melbourne |
Western Australia Police Pipe Band | Western Australia | Perth |
New Zealand[]
New Zealand pipe bands are generally registered with Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands' Association.
Pipe Band | Isle | Location/Group |
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City of Dunedin Pipe Band | South Isle | Dunedin |
Hamilton Caledonian Pipe Band | North Isle | Hamilton |
New Zealand Police Pipe Band | North Isle | Porirua |
Canterbury Caledonian Society Pipe Band | South Isle | Christchurch |
Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band | North Isle | Palmerston North |
References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- Pipe bands
- Lists of bands
- Lists of musicians by genre
- Scottish music