St. Marys Band Club Pipe Band

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St. Marys Pipe Band
Established 1964
Location St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia
Grade 1
Pipe Major Scott Nicolson
Drum Sergeant Mark Romer
Tartan Royal Stuart
Notable Honours 1st place Australian Pipe Band Championships, Grade 2, 2006; 3rd place World Pipe Band Championships, Grade 2, 2007, 5th place New Zealand Pipe Band Championships, Grade 1, 2008
Website www.stmaryspipeband.com.au

The St. Marys Pipe Band is a grade 1 pipe band, based in the Suburb of St. Marys, New South Wales.[1] The band has been been competing in the Australian Pipe Band Championships since it was formed and has obtained successful results, including winning the Championships in 2006. Recently the band has committed itself to competing in the World Pipe Band Championships over the next five years starting in 2005. In 2005 the band achieved 11th place and in 2006 they came 3rd in the Grade 2 competition.

In 2007, the band finished 3rd in the Grade 2 contest at the World Championships in Glasgow, and was subsequently promoted to Grade 1 by the Australian Pipe Band Association.[2][3]


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  1. ^ http://www.stmaryspipeband.com.au/history.html
  2. ^ RSPBA - The Heart of the Pipe Band World
  3. ^ pipes|drums


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