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1999 The band play in the Marie Curie march
of 10000 pipers in Edinburgh.
A career highlight for many of the band members was the march down Edinburgh’s'
famous Princess Street.
Each side was packed with spectators and the atmosphere was incredible. As
the parade disgorged it's participants into the Grassmarket, an impromptu
ceilidh started as pipers and drummers formed a massed band hundreds strong.
As each player tired they nipped into the nearest pub for light refreshment
and were soon out playing again. What the passing tourists made of it who
knows.
30th Dec 1999. The band joins hundreds of other pipers and drummers as
they march down the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.
This evening parade had thousands of people lining the royal mile to watch
and despite being bitterly cold was thoroughly enjoyed by all the band
members...even those who had dry ice squirted up their kilt courtesy of one
of the TV stations covering the event!
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- Band Formed in
1973
- First PM - James
Whitelaw
- John MacPherson
brother of the well known solo piper Donald MacPherson becomes PM.
- For a couple of
years the well known Gaelic singer comedian and piper Norman MacLean
plays with the band.
- Peter Ligget
becomes PM.
- Ian Tennent
becomes PM.
- 2001 Band Play
Schots weekend in Alden Biesen, Belgium
- Nov 2002 The Pipe
Band sign a five year sponsorship deal with local businessman Hugh
Paterson.
- Aug 2005. Some of
the band take part in the Pipefest march in Edinburgh
- Sept 2005. The
band visit the beautiful isle of Tiree. To read more on the trip click
Here
- Feb 2006. Some of
the band are in the massed bands playing on the pitch at Murrayfield
for the France and England
games.
- 2006. The band
play the 6/8 Auld Adam in tribute to Adam Law at his funeral
- Sept 2006. The
band make a second visit to the Isle of tiree. To read more on the
trip click Here
- Feb 2007 PM Ian
Tennant steps down as PM and Chris Mackenzie takes on the role.
- Aug 2007 –
The band play at a Wedding in the Great hall in Stirling Castle.
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