List of pipe bands
Scottish pipe band marching in Edinburgh
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.
North America Pipe Band Associations
- Alliance of North American Pipe Band Associations http://www.anapba.org/
- Alberta Society of Pipers and Drummers http://www.aspd.ca/
- 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.
- Prairie Pipe Band Association of Manitoba pipe band association encompassing the province of Manitoba.
- Saskatchewan Pipe Band Association (SPBA), <http://www.saskpipebands.org/> pipe band association encompassing the province of Saskatchewan.
- Southern United States Pipe Band Association (SUSPBA), an association primarily of pipe bands from Florida.
- Western United States Pipe Band Association (WUSPBA), the pipe band association of the West Coast.
European Pipe Band Associations
- Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association — Possibly the most important administrative organization in the pipe band world, the RSPBA organizes the World Pipe Band Championships as well as all other competitions in Scotland.
- Pipe Band Association of Switzerland (PBAS), http://www.pbas.ch
Belgium
Northern Ireland
- Aughintober Pipe Band (Castlecaulfield)
- Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band (Lisburn)
- Ballycoan Pipe Band (Belfast)
Republic of Ireland
Scotland
Pipe band on Castlehill, Edinburgh
- Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band (West Lothian)
- Clan Gregor Society Pipe Band (Falkirk)
- Deeside Caledonia Pipe Band (Aberdeen)
- Denny and Dunipace Pipe Band (Denny, Falkirk)
- Dysart and Dundonald Pipe Band (Fife)
- Greater Glasgow Police Scotland Pipe Band (Glasgow)
- Inveraray & District Pipe Band (Inveraray)
- Paisley Pipe Band (Paisley)
- House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead Pipe Band (North Lanarkshire)
- Vale of Atholl Pipe Band (Atholl)
- ScottishPower Pipe Band (Glasgow)
- Stonehouse Pipe Band (South Lanarkshire)
- Torphichen and Bathgate Pipe Band (West Lothian)
- Grampian Police Pipe Band (Aberdeen)
- MacKenzie Caledonian Pipe Band (Dundee)
- Tayside Police Pipe Band (Dundee)
Switzerland
- Swiss Midland Pipe Band (Zofingen)
Americas
Canada
- 78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel) Pipe Band (Halifax)
- 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band (Toronto)
- Calgary Police Service Pipe Band (Calgary)
- City of Regina Pipe Band http://www.crpb.org
- Conservatory of Performing Arts Pipe Band (Regina) http://www.conservatorypipeband.org/
- Fredericton Society of St. Andrew Pipe Band (Fredericton)
- Glengarry Pipe Band (Maxville)
- Greater Victoria Police Pipe Band (Victoria)
- Hamilton Police Pipe Band (Hamilton)
- The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) (Georgetown)
- Paris Port Dover Pipe Band (Paris, Port Dover)
- Peel Regional Police Pipe Band (Mississauga)
- Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band (Burnaby)
- Royal Military College of Canada Bands (Kingston)
- Seaforth Highlanders of Canada (Vancouver)
- Simon Fraser University Pipe Band (Burnaby http://sfupb.com
- Toronto Police Pipe Band (Toronto)
- Toronto Scottish Regiment (Toronto)
- Triumph Street Pipe Band (Vancouver)
- Windsor Police Pipe Band (Windsor)
United States
- Alexandria Pipes and Drums (Alexandria)
- Cincinnati Caledonian Pipes and Drums (Cincinnati)
- City of Melbourne Pipes and Drums (Melbourne)
- City of Rockford Pipe Band (Rockford)
- City of Washington Pipe Band (Washington, DC)
- Lee County Pipes & Drums (Fort Myers)
- Los Angeles Scottish Pipe Band (Orange County)
- Louisville Pipe Band (Louisville)
- New York Maritime Pipe & Drum Corps (Fort Schuyler, NY)
- Oran Mor Pipe Band (Albany)
- Prince Charles Pipe Band (San Francisco)
- Rhode Island Highlanders Pipe Band (Rhode Island)
- Washington Scottish Pipe Band (Seattle)
- Washington Scottish Pipe Band / Saint Andrew's Society Pipes and Drums (DC) http://www.washington-scottish.com/
- Knoxville Pipes & Drums (Knoxville, TN) http://www.knoxvillepipesanddrums.org/
- Kilts of Many Colours Pipes and Drums (Abita Springs, LA) http://www.KiltsOfManyColours.com/
Australasia
Australia
- Ipswich Thistle pipe band IpswichQueensland
- City of Adelaide Pipe Band (Adelaide)
- City of Blacktown Pipe Band (Sydney)
- Coastal Scottish Pipe Band (Perth)
- Moorabbin City Pipe Band (Moorabbin)
- Pipes & Drums of the Royal Caledonian Society (Adelaide)
- RVR Pipes and Drums Association (Hawthorn)
- St Marys Pipe Band (St Marys)
- St Andrew's Pipe Band (Brisbane)
- The Pipeband Club (Sydney)
- Victoria Police Pipe Band (Melbourne)
- Western Australia Police Pipe Band (Perth)
New Zealand
- City of Dunedin Pipe Band (Dunedin, New Zealand)
- Hamilton Caledonian Pipe Band (Hamilton)
- New Zealand Police Pipe Band (Porirua)
External links
References
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