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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.
The Glengarry is worn by male members of staff at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the King's Official residence in Scotland. The Glengarry is also commonly worn by civilians, notably civilian pipe bands, but can be considered an appropriate hat worn by any man with Highland casual dress or day wear. In this context, it most often has a red toorie.
The Glengarry Highland Games consist of a series of traditional Scottish competitions held annually in Maxville, Ontario, Canada, usually held the first weekend in August. The games span two days and with an attendance of over 20,000, are the largest Highland Games outside of Scotland .
Pipe band at Inverness Castle Pipe band during the 2004 Scottish Week in Tallinn, Estonia. Pipe band uniforms vary from band to band. However, the typical uniform consists of a glengarry (cap), shirt, tie, waistcoat (vest), jacket, kilt, hose and ghillie brogues.
On 7 July 2013, members of the band performed Mull of Kintyre on stage with Paul McCartney as part of his Out There concert tour. The band performed to a sold out hometown crowd at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Canada. [8] The band won the North American Pipe Band Championship in grade 2 at the Glengarry Highland Games in 2013 and 2014.
The Glengarry Bhoys, founded in 1998, is a Celtic fusion band blending traditional Scottish and Irish music with modern Celtic and contemporary sounds. Initially called the Graham Wright Band, they changed their name to reflect their heritage and the place where they hail from: Glengarry County , Ontario , Canada.
As it celebrated a major milestone in the RCN, participation was high with naval bands. Among the foreign and non-RCN bands that performed were the Band of the Royal Marines, the Vancouver Police Pipe Band, and the Pipe Band of The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. [20] Three out of the 17 bands in the 1967 Canadian Armed Forces Tattoo came from ...
Greaseball Boogie Band (1972–1980) Great Big Sea (1993–2013) Great Lake Swimmers (2003–) Great Speckled Bird (1969–1976) Great Uncles of the Revolution (2001–) Greater Victoria Police Pipe Band (1972–1998) Greek Buck (1998–) Green Go (2006–) Gregory Hoskins and the Stickpeople (1985–1996) Grievous Angels (1986–) Grim Tower ...