List of pipe bands explained

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.

European Pipe Band Associations

North America Pipe Band Associations

European Pipe Bands

France

Pipe Band Location/Group
Bigouden
French Navy

Northern Ireland

Pipe Band Grade Location
2 Castlecaulfield
Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band[1] 1 Lisburn

Scotland

For a list of British Army regimental pipe bands see Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming

Pipe Band Grade Location
Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band[2] 1 West Lothian
3A Denny, Falkirk
2 Aberdeen
1 Inveraray
1 Johnstone
1 Kirkcaldy
1 Glasgow
1 North Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire
2
3A & 4A Atholl

Notable former bands

Pipe Band Location/Group
Falkirk
Glasgow
Fife
Glasgow
Invergordon
Edinburgh
Grangemouth
Glasgow
Spirit of Scotland Pipe BandGlasgow

Americas

Canada

Pipe Band Grade(s)Province Location
78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band1OntarioToronto
78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel) Pipe Band1Nova ScotiaHalifax
Calgary Police Service Pipe Band3AlbertaCalgary
4British ColumbiaVictoria
4OntarioHamilton
2OntarioOttawa
2, 4, 5OntarioMississauga
2, 3, 4, 5British ColumbiaBurnaby
1British ColumbiaBurnaby
Toronto Police Pipe Band2OntarioToronto
British ColumbiaVancouver
OntarioWindsor

United States

Pipe Band Grade(s)State Location/Group
5OH Cincinnati
1, 3, 4, 5FLDunedin
MA Holyoke, Massachusetts
2CA Laguna Niguel
3, 5CT Manchester, Connecticut
NY Fort Schuyler, NY
NY New York City
2CA San Rafael
Stuart Highlanders5MA Boston
2MA Worcester

Notable former bands

Pipe Band State/Province Location/Group
ABEdmonton
DC Washington, DC
NY Albany
BC Vancouver

Australasia

Australia

Australian pipe bands are generally registered with Pipe Bands Australia.

Pipe Band State Location/Group
South Australia Adelaide
City of Blacktown Pipe Band New South Wales Sydney
Western Australia Perth
South Australia Adelaide
Victoria Hawthorn
New South Wales St Marys
New South Wales Sydney
Victoria Melbourne
Western Australia Perth

New Zealand

New Zealand pipe bands are generally registered with Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands' Association.

Pipe Band Isle Location/Group
South Isle Dunedin
North Isle
North Isle Porirua
South Isle Christchurch
North Isle Palmerston North

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 2016-08-14 . Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band reclaim world title . 2024-02-05 . . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Rainey . Mark . 2023-08-20 . Field Marshal Montgomery narrowly misses out on pipe band world title in Glasgow . 2024-02-05 . . en-GB.