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2018 World Champions Field Marshal Montgomery. Led by Pipe Major Richard Parkes MBE who equalled the record of 12 Worlds victories with Strathclyde Police Pipe Major Ian McLellan BEM
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Good morning everyone and welcome to the World Pipe Band Championships. This is the 33rd year in Glasgow and today we have 13 countries represented by 214 Pipe Bands. We can’t do anything about the weather but we do wish all competitors the very best for the big one
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Grade 1 finalists in playing order from Heat 1:
Johnstone
St Laurence O'Toole
Simon Fraser University
Police Scotland Fife
Inveraray and District
Peoples Ford - Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia
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Grade 1 finalists in playing order from Heat 2:
78th Fraser Highlanders
Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia
Vale of Atholl
Field Marshal Montgomery
Scottish Power
Dowco Triumph Street
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European Championships 2023
It is with great pleasure that The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association can announce the venue for the European Pipe Band Championships 2023. We are thrilled to inform you that we will be heading to Aberdeen on 24 June 2023.
Good morning and welcome to a wet and cold Paisley for the British Pipe Band Championships. Good luck to all bands and drum majors competing in our first championships of the 2019 season
Chairman John Hughes just confirmed there is NO MARCHPAST with the weather. Pipe Majors and Leading Drummers to the hospitality for the prizegiving at 17:30
World Champion - Adult Drum Major Emma Barr - Field Marshal Montgomery
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an amazing first season in the Adult Grade for Emma. UK, World and Champion of Champions winner
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The World Pipe Band Championships 2023 - Saturday Livestream
The BBC livestream for the World Pipe Band Championship 2023 for the Saturday performances is:
Well done Emma. 2 years in the adult grade -> 2 Champion of Champions titles plus the 4 Juvenile titles 2014-2017 plus the Junior title in 2013. That’s 7 Champion of Champions titles in a row 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 AMAZING achievement👍
On behalf of The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association, we send our most sincere and heartfelt sympathy to the family of Her Majesty The Queen. A Queen who reigned for over 70 wonderful years. A woman of dignity, faith and loyalty to her people. We thank you, Your Majesty.
RSPBA News Item: The music board met on Saturday 21st September and ratified the first of the 2020 season regradings which seen almost 30 bands upgraded including 3 new bands into Grade 1 via
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