Alberta Caledonia Pipe Band
| Alberta Caledonia Pipe Band | |
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| Established | 1982 |
| Location | Edmonton/Calgary, Alberta |
| Grade | 1 |
| Pipe major | Andrew Smith |
| Drum sergeant | Andrew Miller |
| Tartan | Ancient Caledonia |
| Notable honours | World Pipe Band Championships 2001: 7th Place |
The Alberta Caledonia Pipe Band is a competitive grade 1 pipe band based out of Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
History
The group was originally established in Edmonton in 1982, as the grade 1 Edmonton Caledonia Pipe Band. However, the band's name was later tailored in the mid 90's, after receiving a large influx of players from Calgary. The band has recorded 2 CD's, "They Took Their Leave" in 1998 and "Another Round" in 2005.[1]
In 2013 the band saw some key members of the pipe section leave to pursue their pipe band careers elsewhere and at that time the band decided to fold as it was not able to field a competition band at the grade 1 level.
The Edmonton group of players came back together in 2015 to start the new Grade 2 local band named North Stratton Pipe Band. The Calgary players came together after the fold of the band and joined the Grade 2 Rocky Mountain Pipe Band.
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