List of pipe bands

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.

Scottish pipe band marching in Edinburgh

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
Antwerp & District Pipe Band	Antwerp

France

Pipe Band	Location/Group
Bagad Cap Caval	Bigouden
Bagad Lann Bihoue	French Navy

Northern Ireland

Pipe Band	Location/Group
Aughintober Pipe Band	Castlecaulfield
Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band	Lisburn

Republic of Ireland

Pipe Band	Location/Group
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
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
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
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
Ottawa Police Service Pipe Band	Ontario	Ottawa
Simon Fraser University Pipe Band	British Columbia	Burnaby
Toronto Police Pipe Band	Ontario	Toronto
Toronto Scottish Regiment	Ontario	Toronto
Vancouver Police Pipe Band	British Columbia	Vancouver
Windsor Police Pipe Band	Ontario	Windsor

United States

Pipe Band	State	Location/Group
Cincinnati Caledonian Pipes and Drums	OH	Cincinnati
City of Dunedin Pipe Band	FL	Dunedin
Holyoke Caledonian Pipe Band	MA	Holyoke, Massachusetts
Los Angeles Scottish Pipe Band	CA	Laguna Niguel
Manchester Pipe Band	CT	Manchester, Connecticut
New York Maritime Pipe & Drum Corps	NY	Fort Schuyler, NY
NYPD Pipes and Drums	NY	New York City
Prince Charles Pipe Band	CA	San Rafael
Stuart Highlanders	MA	Boston
Worcester Kiltie Pipe Band	MA	Worcester

Notable former bands

Pipe Band	State/Province	Location/Group
City of Washington Pipe Band	DC	Washington, DC
Triumph Street Pipe Band	BC	Vancouver
Oran Mor Pipe Band	NY	Albany

Australasia

Australia

Australian pipe bands are generally registered with Pipe Bands Australia.

Pipe Band	State	Location/Group
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
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

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