List of pipe bands

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.

Regional Pipe Band Associations

*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. Official website at http://www.bcpipers.org/
*Eastern United States Pipe Band Association (EUSPBA), the Eastern US equivalent of the RSPBA. Official website at http://euspba.org/
*Midwest Pipe Band Association (MWPBA), pipe band association encompassing the Midwest region. Official site at http://mwpba.org
*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. Official website at http://www.rspba.org/
*Southern United States Pipe Band Association (SUSPBA), an association primarily of pipe bands from Florida. Official site at http://www.suspba.org/
*Western United States Pipe Band Association (WUSPBA), the pipe band association of the West Coast. Official site at http://www.wuspba.org/

Europe

England

*Epping Forest Pipe Band, (Chingford, London, England) - [http://www.efpb.org Official Website]

Germany

See website of the [http://www.bagev.de/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=67 Bagpipe Association of Germany] for a list of all German pipe bands

Northern Ireland

*Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band (Lisburn, Northern Ireland) — [http://www.fmmpb.com/ Official website]
* Aughintober Pipe Band, Castlecaulfield, Northern Ireland — [http://www.aughintoberpipeband.com/ Official website]
* Cleland Memorial Pipe Band, Bangor, Northern Ireland
* Ravara Pipe Band, Ballygowan, Northern Ireland
* Drumlough Pipe Band, Hillsborough, Northern Ireland

Republic of Ireland

* St. Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band (Dublin, Ireland) — [http://www.slotpb.com/ Official website]

candinavia

See website of the [http://www.pbas.nu Pipe Band Association of Scandinavia (PBAS)] for a list of all Scandinavian pipe bands

cotland (UK)

*Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band (West Lothian, Scotland) — [http://www.boghallandbathgate.com/index.html Official website]
*Clan Gregor Society Pipe Band (Falkirk, Scotland) — [http://www.clangregorpb.co.uk/ Official website]
*Denny and Dunipace Pipe Band (Denny, Falkirk, Scotland) - [http://www.dennypipeband.com Official website]
*Dysart and Dundonald Pipe Band (Fife, Scotland) — [http://www.dysartonline.net/index.html Official website]
*Kirkcaldy and District Pipe Band (Fife, Scotland)
*House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead Pipe Band (North Lanarkshire, Scotland) — [http://www.sdcpb.com/news.htm Official website]
*Robert Wiseman Dairies Vale of Atholl Pipe Band (Atholl, Scotland) — [http://www.thevale.org/ Official website]
*Scottish Power Pipe Band (Glasgow, Scotland) — [http://www.scottishpowerpipeband.com/default.htm Official Website]
*Stonehouse Pipe Band (South Lanarkshire, Scotland)
*Strathclyde Police Pipe Band (Glasgow, Scotland) — [http://www.strathpol-pipeband.com/ Official website]

United Kingdom

*United Kingdom National Universities Pipe Band - [http://uk.nupb.org Official Website UK.NUPB.org] (Currently Experiencing Website Technical Difficulties)

International Pipe Bands

* [http://www.karimabadpipeband.co.nr/ PipeBand | Ismaili Karimabad Band] (Official Website of Ismaili Karimabad Band)
*National Universities Pipe Band International - [http://nupb.org Official Website NUPB.org] (Currently experiencing technical difficulties with website)

Americas

Canada

*48th Highlanders of Canada Pipes and Drums (Toronto, ON) - [http://regimentalpipers.com/48pd/ Official website]
*78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel) Pipe Band (Halifax, NS) — [http://www.regimental.com/inside.asp?cmPageID=231 Official website]
*78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band (Toronto, ON) — [http://www.78thfrasers.net/ Official website]
*Alberta Caledonia Pipe Band (Edmonton, AB) — [http://web.mac.com/albertacaledonia/iWeb/AlCAL/Welcome.html Official website]
*Chilliwack and District Pipe Band (Chilliwack, BC) — [http://www.cdpipeband.com/ Official website]
*Fredericton Society of St. Andrew Pipe Band (Fredericton, NB) - [http://www.fssapb.org/ Official website]
*Glengarry Pipe Band (Maxville, ON) - [http://www.glengarrypipeband.ca/ Official website]
*Hamilton Police Pipe Band (Hamilton, ON) — [http://www.hamiltonpolicepipeband.com Official website]
*The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) (Georgetown, ON) - [http://www.lornescotspipesanddrums.org/ Official website]
*Maple Ridge Pipe Band (Maple Ridge, BC) — [http://www.mapleridgepipeband.com/ Official website]
*Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band (Burnaby, BC) — [http://www.rmmpipeband.com/ Official website]
*Seaforth Highlanders of Canada (Vancouver, ON)
*Simon Fraser University Pipe Band (Burnaby, BC) — [http://www.sfupipeband.com/ Official website]
*Toronto Police Pipe Band (Toronto, ON) — [http://www.torontopolicepipeband.com/ Official website]
*Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's Own) , (Toronto, ON) - [http://tsrpd.com/ Official website]
*Triumph Street Pipe Band (Vancouver, BC) - [http://www.triumphstreetpipeband.com/ Official website]
*Windsor Police Pipe Band (Windsor, ON) — [http://www.windsorpolicepipeband.com/ Official website]

United States

*Alexandria Pipes and Drums (Alexandria, VA) — [http://www.capd-online.com/ Official website]
*Chicago Stockyard Kilty Band (Chicago, IL) — [http://www.sykb.com/ Official website]
*Cincinnati Caledonian Pipes and Drums (Cincinnati, OH) — [http://www.ccpandd.com/ Official website]
*City of Melbourne Pipes and Drums (Melbourne, FL) — [http://www.melbournepipeband.com/ Official website]
*City of Rockford Pipe Band (Rockford, IL) - [http://www.cityofrockfordpipeband.com/ Official website]
*City of Washington Pipe Band (Washington, DC) — [http://www.serve.com/cowpb/index.htm Official website]
*Los Angeles Scottish Pipe Band (Orange County, CA) — [http://www.lascots.org/ Official website]
*Louisville Fire & Rescue Pipes and Drums (Louisville, KY) — [http://www.lfrbagpipes.org/ Official website]
*Louisville Pipe Band (Louisville, KY) — [http://louisvillepipeband.org/ Official website]
*Mag Seven Pipe Band (New Jersey) - [http://www.magseven.com/ Official Website]
*Midlothian Scottish Pipe Band (Midlothian, IL) — [http://midlothianpipeband.com/ Official website]
*Monmouth County Police Pipes & Drums (Monmouth County, NJ) - [http://mcpolicepipes.com/ Official website]
* NYPD Emerald Society Pipes & Drums (New York City, NY) - [http://nypdpipesanddrums.com/ Official website]
*New York Maritime Pipe & Drum Corps (Fort Schuyler, NY) - [http://www.sunymaritime.edu/ Regimental/College website]
*Northwest Junior Pipe Band (Seattle, WA) - [http://www.nwjpb.org/ Official website]
*Omaha Pipes & Drums Pipe Band (Omaha, NE) — [http://www.Omahapipesanddrums.com/ Official website]
*Oran Mor Pipe Band (Albany, NY) — [http://www.oranmor.org/ Official website]
*Prince Charles Pipe Band (San Francisco, CA) — [http://www.pcpb.org Official website]
*Rhode Island Highlanders Pipe Band (Rhode Island) - [http://www.rihighlanders.org/ Official Website]
*Scotia-Glenville Pipe Band (Scotia, NY) - [http://www.sgpipeband.com/ Official website]
*Shannon Rovers (Chicago, IL) — [http://www.shannonrovers.com/ Official website]
*Steel Thistle Pipes and Drums (Pittsburgh, PA) — [http://steelthistle.patrickreganthebagpiper.com/ Official website]
*Strathdon Caledonia Pipe Band (Omaha, NE) - [http://www.strathdonpipeband.com/ Official website]
*St. Thomas' Episcopal School Pipe Band (Houston, TX) — [http://www.stes.org/ Official website]
*Washington Scottish Pipe Band (Seattle, WA) — [http://www.wascots.com/ Official website]

Australia/New Zealand

*Australia Highlanders Pipe Band (Nunawading, Victoria) — [http://www.nunapb.com/ Official website]
*City of Adelaide Pipe Band (Adelaide, South Australia) — [http://www.adelaidepipeband.com/ Official website]
*City of Blacktown Pipe Band (Sydney, New South Wales) — [http://www.blacktownpipeband.com/ Official website]
*City of Dunedin Pipe Band (NZ) (Dunedin, New Zealand) — [http://www.dunedinpipeband.org.nz/ Official website]
*Coastal Scottish Pipe Band (Western Australia) — [http://www.coastalscottish.com/ Official website]
* Haileybury College Pipes & Drums (Keysborough, Victoria) — [http://www.haileybury.vic.edu.au/ Official website]
*Hamilton Caledonian Pipe Band, (Hamilton, New Zealand)
*New Zealand Police Pipe Band (Royal New Zealand Police College, Porirua, New Zealand) — [http://www.police.govt.nz/about/pipeband.html/ Official website]
*Perth Highland Pipe Band (Perth, Western Australia) — [http://www.perthhighland.com/ Official website]
*Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne Pipe Band (Burwood, Victoria) - [http://www.plc.vic.edu.au/ Official website]
*Presbyterian Ladies' College, Perth Pipe Band (Peppermint Grove, Western Australia) - [http://www.plc.wa.edu.au/ Official website]
*Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney Pipe Band (Croydon, New South Wales) - [http://www.plc.nsw.edu.au/ Official website]
*Royal Victoria Regiment 5/6RVR Pipes and Drums (Hawthorn, Victoria) - [http://intergon.net/rvrpd Official website]
*St Marys Pipe Band (St Marys, New South Wales) — [http://www.stmaryspipeband.com.au/index.html Official website]
*Scotch College, Adelaide Pipe Band (Adelaide, South Australia) - [http://www.scotch.sa.edu.au/ Official website]
*Scotch College, Melbourne Pipe Band (Hawthorn, Victoria) - [http://www.scotch.vic.edu.au/ Official website]
*Scotch College, Perth Pipe Band (Swanbourne, Western Australia) - [http://scotch.wa.edu.au/newsite/public_html/index.php Official website]
*South Australian Pipes and Drums Pipe Band (Adelaide, Australia) - [http://www.sapd.org.au Official Website]
*The Scots College Pipes & Drums Band (Bellevue Hill, New South Wales) - [http://www.tsc.nsw.edu.au/index.cfm?id=3240 Official website]
*The Scots PGC College Pipe Band (Warwick, Queensland) - [http://www.scotspgc.qld.edu.au/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=45 Official website]
*The Scots School, Bathurst Pipe Band (Bathurst, New South Wales) - [http://www.scots.nsw.edu.au/ Official website]
*Victoria Police Pipe Band (Melbourne, Victoria) — [http://www.police.vic.gov.au/content.asp?Document_ID=673 Official website]
*Western Australia Police Pipe Band (Perth, Western Australia) — [http://www.wapol.com.au/ Official website]

External links

* [http://www.pipesdrums.com/ pipes|drums online magazine]
* [http://www.rspba.org/html/results.php The RSPBA "Results Selector"]
* [http://www.pipeband.com/ Pipeband.Com Directory]
* [http://www.bobdunsire.com/bagpipeweb/ Bob Dunsire's Bagpipe Web Directory]
* [http://www.militarytattoo.org/ www.militarytattoo.org] - Information Website