Month: November 2022

History of the Worlds Pipe Band Championships – Part 3

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Only 21 Pipe Majors have won the Grade 1 World Championships title since the competition has been run under the auspices of the RSPBA.  In that time only 14 different bands have won the title as some of them have been led by different Pipe Majors at different times.  These statistics illustrate clearly the extent of the challenge of winning the title, and perhaps also the leadership qualities required.  In…

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History of the Worlds Part 2 – the Scottish Pipe Band Association and the ‘Royal’ Title

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The SPBA was formed in 1930 and ‘Royal’ status was subsequently conferred on the Association by HM The Queen in 1980.  The objectives of the Association from the outset, which still remain the same, were: The first competition to be run by the SPBA was at Forthbank Park, Stirling on 18 June 1932.  Fifteen Grade 2 bands competed: Scottish Motor Traction Co; Denny and Dunipace Ex-Service; Glasgow Caledonia; Lochgelly Public; Mar;…

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