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.

European Pipe Band Associations

North America Pipe Band Associations

European Pipe Bands

Belgium

Pipe BandLocation
Antwerp & District Pipe BandAntwerp

France

Pipe BandLocation/Group
Bagad Cap CavalBigouden
Bagad Lann BihoueFrench Navy

Northern Ireland

Pipe BandGradeLocation
Aughintober Pipe Band2Castlecaulfield
Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band1Lisburn

Republic of Ireland

Pipe BandGradeLocation
St. Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band1Dublin

Scotland

Pipe band on Castlehill, Edinburgh

For a list of British Army regimental pipe bands see Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming

Pipe BandGradeLocation
Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band1West Lothian
Denny and Dunipace Pipe Band3ADenny, Falkirk
Grampian Police Pipe Band2Aberdeen
Greater Glasgow Police Scotland Pipe Band3AGlasgow
Inveraray & District Pipe Band1Inveraray
Police Scotland and Federation Pipe Band 1 Glasgow
Police Scotland Fife Pipe Band1Kirkcaldy
Scottish Power Pipe Band1Glasgow
Shotts and Dykehead Pipe Band1North Lanarkshire
Stonehouse Pipe BandSouth Lanarkshire
Torphichen and Bathgate Pipe Band2West Lothian
Vale of Atholl Pipe Band3A & 4AAtholl

Notable former bands

Pipe BandLocation/Group
Clan Gregor Society Pipe BandFalkirk
Clan MacRae Society Pipe BandGlasgow
Dysart and Dundonald Pipe BandFife
Invergordon Distillery Pipe BandInvergordon
Lothian and Borders Police Pipe BandEdinburgh
Muirhead and Sons Pipe BandGrangemouth
Red Hackle Pipe BandGlasgow
Spirit of Scotland Pipe Band Glasgow

Americas

Canada

Pipe Band Grade(s)ProvinceLocation
78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band 1OntarioToronto
78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel) Pipe Band 1Nova ScotiaHalifax
Calgary Police Service Pipe Band 3AlbertaCalgary
Greater Victoria Police Pipe Band 4British ColumbiaVictoria
Hamilton Police Pipe Band 4OntarioHamilton
Ottawa Police Service Pipe Band 2OntarioOttawa
Peel Regional Police Pipe Band 2, 4, 5OntarioMississauga
Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band 2, 3, 4, 5British ColumbiaBurnaby
Simon Fraser University Pipe Band 1British ColumbiaBurnaby
Toronto Police Pipe Band 2OntarioToronto
Vancouver Police Pipe Band British ColumbiaVancouver
Windsor Police Pipe Band OntarioWindsor

United States

Pipe Band Grade(s)StateLocation/Group
Cincinnati Caledonian Pipes and Drums 5OHCincinnati
City of Dunedin Pipe Band 1, 3, 4, 5FLDunedin
Holyoke Caledonian Pipe Band MAHolyoke, Massachusetts
Los Angeles Scottish Pipe Band 2CALaguna Niguel
Manchester Pipe Band 3, 5CTManchester, Connecticut
New York Maritime Pipe & Drum Corps NYFort Schuyler, NY
NYPD Pipes and Drums NYNew York City
Prince Charles Pipe Band 2CASan Rafael
Stuart Highlanders 5MABoston
Worcester Kiltie Pipe Band 2MAWorcester

South America

Pipe BandLocation
Scottish Pipe Band Association of South AmericaMontevideo

Notable former bands

Pipe BandState/ProvinceLocation/Group
Alberta Caledonia Pipe Band AB Edmonton
City of Washington Pipe BandDCWashington, DC
Oran Mor Pipe BandNYAlbany
Triumph Street Pipe BandBCVancouver

Australasia

Australia

Australian pipe bands are generally registered with Pipe Bands Australia.

Pipe BandStateLocation/Group
City of Adelaide Pipe BandSouth AustraliaAdelaide
City of Blacktown Pipe BandNew South WalesSydney
Coastal Scottish Pipe BandWestern AustraliaPerth
Pipes & Drums of the Royal Caledonian SocietySouth AustraliaAdelaide
RVR Pipes and Drums AssociationVictoriaHawthorn
St Marys Pipe BandNew South WalesSt Marys
The Pipeband ClubNew South WalesSydney
Victoria Police Pipe BandVictoriaMelbourne
Western Australia Police Pipe BandWestern AustraliaPerth

New Zealand

New Zealand pipe bands are generally registered with Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands' Association.

Pipe BandIsleLocation/Group
City of Dunedin Pipe BandSouth IsleDunedin
Hamilton Caledonian Pipe BandNorth IsleHamilton
New Zealand Police Pipe BandNorth IslePorirua
Canterbury Caledonian Society Pipe BandSouth IsleChristchurch
Manawatu Scottish Pipe BandNorth IslePalmerston North

References

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