Denny and Dunipace Pipe Band

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Denny and Dunipace Pipe Band
Established 1964
Location Denny, Scotland
Grade 2 (promoted for 2007 season)
Pipe Major Mark Sutherland
D. Sergeant Stuart Paterson
Tartan Princess Elizabeth
Notable Honours 1st place, World Championships grade 3A 2006
Website www.dennypipeband.com

Denny and Dunipace Pipe Band are a competing band based in Denny, near Falkirk, Scotland.

The organisation has two bands; the "big band" in grade 2, and another in 4B.

Established in 1964 from a BB band background by Captain John Deuchar, the band has moved through the grades during its history, reaching the pinnacle of Grade 1 in 1989.

The grade 3A band recently took first place in the 2006 World Pipe Band Championships at Glasgow Green, and won the annual Champion of Champions for 3A. This resulted in promotion to Grade 2 for 2007.

The grade 4B completed their second full competing season by gaining a very creditable 5th place at the Cowal Highland Gathering.

The band has a strong teaching ethos, and has used this method of filtering players through the ranks for over 40 years.

The band is currently led by P/M Mark Sutherland and D/S Stuart Paterson.