Lothian & Borders Police Pipe Band
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The Lothian and Borders Police Pipe Band is a grade one pipe band
based in Edinburgh
, Scotland
.
The earliest known perfomance by the band was held on the 2nd June 1883 when the "Edinburgh City Police Pipers" played a number of sets at Waverly Market.
The police band was deemed too expensive for the force to run due to the large number of musicians and became a town band instead. Around 1900, the Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band was formed, lead by Pipe Major
Norman Graham.
When Graham died in 1910, Pipe Sergeant Hugh Calder took over the leadership of the band. It was under Calder that the band was to win its first major competition. In 1919 the band won the Argyle shield at the Cowal Games, equivalent to the World Pipe Band Championships
as they are known today.
is Ian Duncan; lead drummer is Jake Jorgensen. The band thrives on youth with many young members. In 2011, the band is scheduled to play at the 5 major championships including the World's on Glasgow Green.
Pipe band
A pipe band is a musical ensemble consisting of pipers and drummers. The term used by military pipe bands, pipes and drums, is also common....
based in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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History
The band can trace its origins back to 1882, after the Lord Provost's Committee suggested in February of the same year that a police band be formed. The band was not a pipe band at this time, but did however contain pipers.The earliest known perfomance by the band was held on the 2nd June 1883 when the "Edinburgh City Police Pipers" played a number of sets at Waverly Market.
The police band was deemed too expensive for the force to run due to the large number of musicians and became a town band instead. Around 1900, the Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band was formed, lead by Pipe Major
Pipe Major
The Pipe Major is the director of bagpipe music in a Scottish or Irish pipe band. Like Drum Major, the position of Pipe Major is derived from British Army traditions. During the early twentieth century, the term Sergeant Piper was used for the role in place of "Pipe Major".Civillian and military...
Norman Graham.
When Graham died in 1910, Pipe Sergeant Hugh Calder took over the leadership of the band. It was under Calder that the band was to win its first major competition. In 1919 the band won the Argyle shield at the Cowal Games, equivalent to the World Pipe Band Championships
World Pipe Band Championships
The World Pipe Band Championships is a pipe band competition currently held in Glasgow, Scotland every August. The event has been operating regularly since 1930, when the Scottish Pipe Band Association was formed...
as they are known today.
Recent activities
The band's Pipe MajorPipe Major
The Pipe Major is the director of bagpipe music in a Scottish or Irish pipe band. Like Drum Major, the position of Pipe Major is derived from British Army traditions. During the early twentieth century, the term Sergeant Piper was used for the role in place of "Pipe Major".Civillian and military...
is Ian Duncan; lead drummer is Jake Jorgensen. The band thrives on youth with many young members. In 2011, the band is scheduled to play at the 5 major championships including the World's on Glasgow Green.