Military

Section: Military

the thistle pipe band
stockholm, capital, Sweden

the thistle pipe band

The Thistle Pipe Band is a Swedish Pipes & Drums unit, with its HQ and stores at the Royal Military Academy of Karlberg in Stockholm.

March 21, 2022
scots guards association pipes and drums
manchester, lancashire, England

scots guards association pipes and drums

The seeds were sown for the formation of the band by the late Stan Morris who as Branch Secretary and founder member, was a guest at the Welsh Guards Association, North of England Branch, Annual Dinner in 1958 where he met John Bowen and discovered that they had both played pipes in their youth.

August 2, 2022
seaforth highlanders pipes & drums
leicestershire, leicestershire, England

seaforth highlanders pipes & drums

The Seaforth Highlanders Pipes & Drums and the Seaforth Highland Dancers are based in Leicester. Leicestershire, in the East Midlands region of the UK.

August 2, 2022
somme battlefield pipe band
péronne, capital, France

somme battlefield pipe band

The Somme Battlefield Pipe Band was raised in 1989, under French associations law dated 1901. The objective is to promote the music and history of the Scottish soldiers and their Regiments during their time in Northern France and the Somme Area in 1914/1918, but also during the second World War, where many of them paid the ultimate price.

August 5, 2022
Branch 58 Royal Canadian Legion Pipes and Drums
hamilton, ontario, Canada

Branch 58 Royal Canadian Legion Pipes and Drums

The Pipes and Drums of Branch 58 Royal Canadian Legion was founded in 1927, the same year the Branch received its charter and one year after the founding of the Legion nationally. Thus, with over 96 years of continuous operation, it is one of the oldest, if not “the oldest,” Legion pipe bands in Canada. The founding pipe major was John (Jock) MacFarlane.

July 23, 2024