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Founded in 1967 to train young people in piping and drumming, the Prince Charles Pipe Band has to date trained over 500 pipers and drummers. The band is an extensive organization which includes a Grade 3 and Grade 4 pipe band in addition to the primary Grade 1 band, which is one of only three such bands in the United States. Throughout its history and in many different competitive classes the band has won major prizes, including the Grade 2 World Pipe Band Championship in 2000 (afterwhich that band was promoted to Grade 1). Preceding their Grade 1 placement the Prince Charles Pipe Band frequently achieved high placings internationally in Scotland's major competitions as a junior and Grade 3 band.
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| Grade I Pipe Bands ( v • d • e ) |
| Scotland |
Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band, Clan Gregor Society Pipe Band, Dysart and Dundonald Pipe Band, Shotts and Dykehead Pipe Band, Strathclyde Police Pipe Band, Vale of Atholl Pipe Band, Scottish Power Pipe Band |
| Ireland |
Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band, St. Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band |
| Canada |
78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band, 78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel) Pipe Band, Alberta Caledonia Pipe Band, Simon Fraser University Pipe Band, Toronto Police Pipe Band, Windsor Police Pipe Band |
| Australia |
Australia Highlanders Pipe Band, City of Adelaide Pipe Band, Perth Highland Pipe Band, Victoria Police Pipe Band, Western Australia Police Pipe Band |
| United States |
City of Washington Pipe Band, Los Angeles Scottish Pipe Band, Prince Charles Pipe Band |
| Bold links indicate winners of the World Pipe Band Championships. |
