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thumb|Scottish pipe band marching in Edinburgh
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. {{Dynamic list}}
==European Pipe Band Associations==
* Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (RSPBA), the primary pipe band association, host of the major championships
==North America Pipe Band Associations== *Alberta Society of Pipers & Drummers (ASPD), Alberta, Canada *Atlantic Canada Pipe Band Association (ACPBA), Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island *British Columbia Pipers' Association (BCPA), British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon *Eastern United States Pipe Band Association (EUSPBA), eastern and southern United States *Midwest Pipe Band Association (MWPBA), midwestern United States *Pipers & Pipe Band Society of Ontario (PPBSO), Ontario, Canada *Prairie Pipe Band Association of Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada *Saskatchewan Pipe Band Association, Saskatchewan, Canada *Western United States Pipe Band Association (WUSPBA), west and southwestern United States
== European Pipe Bands ==
===Belgium=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Pipe Band !! Location |- | Antwerp & District Pipe Band || Antwerp |}
=== England === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Pipe Band !Location |- |Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band Bolton |Bolton |- |Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band London |Kingsbury |}
=== France === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Pipe Band !! Location/Group |- | Bagad Cap Caval || Bigouden |- | Bagad Lann Bihoue || French Navy |}
===Northern Ireland=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Pipe Band !! Grade !! Location |- | Aughintober Pipe Band || 2 || Castlecaulfield |- | Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-08-14 |title=Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band reclaim world title |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-37076425 |access-date=2024-02-05 |work=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref>|| 1 || Lisburn |- |}
===Republic of Ireland=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Pipe Band !! Grade !! Location |- | St. Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band || 1 || Dublin |- |[https://www.youghalpipeband.com/ Youghal Pipe Band] |4 |Youghal |}
===Scotland=== [[File:Pipe band, Castlehill Edinburgh.JPG|thumb|280px|Pipe band on Castlehill, Edinburgh]]
For a list of British Army regimental pipe bands see Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Pipe Band !! Grade !! Location |- | Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rainey |first=Mark |date=2023-08-20 |title=Field Marshal Montgomery narrowly misses out on pipe band world title in Glasgow |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/field-marshal-montgomery-narrowly-miss-143244503.html |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-GB}}</ref>|| 1 || West Lothian |- | Denny and Dunipace Pipe Band || 3A || Denny, Falkirk |- | Grampian Police Pipe Band || 2 || Aberdeen |- | Inveraray & District Pipe Band || 1 || Inveraray |- | Johnstone Pipe Band || 3A || Johnstone |- | Police Scotland Fife Pipe Band || 1 || Kirkcaldy |- | Scottish Power Pipe Band || 1 || Glasgow |- | Shotts and Dykehead Pipe Band || 1 || North Lanarkshire |- | Stonehouse Pipe Band || || South Lanarkshire |- | Torphichen and Bathgate Pipe Band || 2 || West Lothian |- | Vale of Atholl Pipe Band || 3B || Atholl |}
====Notable former bands==== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Pipe Band !! Location/Group |- | Clan Gregor Society Pipe Band || Falkirk |- | Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band || Glasgow |- | Dysart and Dundonald Pipe Band || Fife |- | Glasgow Police Pipe Band || Glasgow |- | Invergordon Distillery Pipe Band || Invergordon |- | Johnstone Pipe Band (Grade 1) || Johnstone |- |- | Lothian and Borders Police Pipe Band || Edinburgh |- | Muirhead and Sons Pipe Band || Grangemouth |- | Red Hackle Pipe Band || Glasgow |- |Spirit of Scotland Pipe Band |Glasgow |}
==Americas==
===Canada=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Pipe Band !Grade(s)!! Province !! Location |- | 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band |1|| Ontario|| Toronto |- | 78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel) Pipe Band |1|| Nova Scotia|| Halifax |- |96th Highlanders Pipes and Drums<ref>{{Cite web |title=96th Highlanders Pipes & Drums – Saskatoon's premier youth pipe band! |url=https://96th.ca/ |access-date=2026-05-18 |language=en-US}}</ref> |5 |Saskatchewan |Saskatoon |- | Calgary Police Service Pipe Band |3|| Alberta|| Calgary |- |City of Regina Pipe Band<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pipe Bands |url=https://www.saskpipebands.org/index.php/archives/pipe-bands |access-date=2026-05-18 |website=www.saskpipebands.org}}</ref> |2 |Saskatchewan |Regina |- |Conservatory of Performing Arts Pipe Band<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pipe Bands |url=https://www.saskpipebands.org/index.php/archives/pipe-bands |access-date=2026-05-18 |website=www.saskpipebands.org}}</ref> |5 |Saskatchewan |Regina |- | Greater Victoria Police Pipe Band |4|| British Columbia|| Victoria |- | Hamilton Police Pipe Band |4|| Ontario|| Hamilton |- | [https://northshorehighlanders.ca North Shore Highlanders Pipe Band] |5|| Ontario|| Port Dover |- | Ottawa Police Service Pipe Band |2|| Ontario|| Ottawa |- | Peel Regional Police Pipe Band |2, 4, 5|| Ontario|| Mississauga |- | Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band |4, 5|| British Columbia|| Burnaby |- |Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band Canada | |Ontario |Toronto |- | [https://www.rcmp-pipeband.ca/ RCMP "C" Division Pipes and Drum] |||| Quebec|| Montreal |- | Simon Fraser University Pipe Band |1|| British Columbia|| Burnaby |- | Toronto Police Pipe Band |2|| Ontario|| Toronto |- | Vancouver Police Pipe Band | || British Columbia|| Vancouver |- | Windsor Police Pipe Band | || Ontario|| Windsor |- | |}
===United States=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Pipe Band !Grade(s)!! State || Location/Group |- |Cascadia Pipe Band |2, 4 |WA |Seattle |- | Cincinnati Caledonian Pipes and Drums |4|| OH || Cincinnati |- | City of Dunedin Pipe Band |2, 3, 4, 5|| FL|| Dunedin |- | Holyoke Caledonian Pipe Band | || MA || Holyoke, Massachusetts |- | Los Angeles Scottish Pipe Band |2|| CA || Laguna Niguel |- | Manchester Pipe Band |3, 5|| CT || Manchester, Connecticut |- | New York Maritime Pipe & Drum Corps | || NY || Fort Schuyler, NY |- | NYPD Pipes and Drums | || NY || New York City |- | Prince Charles Pipe Band |2|| CA || San Rafael |- |Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band U.S.A | |NJ |Secaucus |- | Stuart Highlanders |5|| MA || Boston |- | Worcester Kiltie Pipe Band |2|| MA || Worcester |}
=== South America ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Pipe Band !! Location |- | Scottish Pipe Band Association of South America || Montevideo |}
===Notable former bands=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Pipe Band !! State/Province || Location/Group |- |Alberta Caledonia Pipe Band |AB |Edmonton |- | City of Washington Pipe Band || DC || Washington, DC |- | Oran Mor Pipe Band || NY || Albany |- | Triumph Street Pipe Band || BC || Vancouver |- |}
==Oceania==
===Australia===
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Pipe Band !! State !! Location/Group |- | City of Adelaide Pipe Band || South Australia || Adelaide |- | Coastal Scottish Pipe Band || Western Australia || Perth |- | Pipes & Drums of the Royal Caledonian Society || South Australia || Adelaide |- | RVR Pipes and Drums Association || Victoria || Hawthorn |- | St Marys Pipe Band || New South Wales || St Marys |- | The Pipeband Club || New South Wales || Sydney |- | Victoria Police Pipe Band || Victoria || Melbourne |- | Western Australia Police Pipe Band || Western Australia || Perth |}
===New Zealand===
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Pipe Band !! Isle !! Location/Group |- | City of Dunedin Pipe Band || South Isle || Dunedin |- | Hamilton Caledonian Pipe Band || North Isle || Hamilton |- | New Zealand Police Pipe Band || North Isle || Porirua |- | Canterbury Caledonian Society Pipe Band || South Isle || Christchurch |- | Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band || North Isle || Palmerston North |}
== Africa ==
=== Kenya === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Pipe Band !Location |- |Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band Nairobi |Nairobi |}
== Asia ==
=== India === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Pipe Band !Location |- |Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band India |Maninagar |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{portal|Music}} * [http://www.rspba.org/index.php RSPBA homepage] * [http://www.ipba.ie IPBA homepage] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20141006073805/http://www.pipe-band.com/ World Map of Pipe Bands] * [https://northshorehighlanders.ca/ultimate-pipe-band-directory/ Global Directory of Pipe, Drum & Marching Bands]
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