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The City of Dunedin Pipe Band is a competitive
pipe band A pipe band is a musical ensemble consisting of Bagpipes, pipers and drummers. The term pipes and drums, used by military pipe bands is also common. The most common form of pipe band consists of a section of pipers playing the Great Highland b ...
, based in
Dunedin Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Th ...
, New Zealand. The band is led by Pipe Major Murray Tannock and Drum Sergeant Sam Coutts. The band wears the Gordon Tartan. The band regularly performs at all home games for the
Otago Highlanders The Highlanders (formerly the Otago Highlanders) is a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Dunedin that compete in Super Rugby. The team was formed in 1996 to represent the lower South Island in the newly formed Super 12 compet ...
Super Rugby franchise at
Forsyth Barr Stadium The Forsyth Barr Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand. At various stages of development it was also known as Dunedin Stadium or Awatea Street Stadium, or its non-commercial official name during the 2011 Rugby World Cup an ...
and graduation parades for the
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and
Otago Polytechnic Otago Polytechnic was a public New Zealand tertiary education institute, centred in Dunedin with additional campuses in Cromwell and Auckland. Otago Polytechnic provided career-focused education and training, offering a range of New Zealand accr ...
.


History of the band

The City of Dunedin Pipe Band was formed in 1898, and is the second oldest band in the southern hemisphere drawing its membership from right around the greater Dunedin area, as well as throughout Otago. Former Pipe-Majors include Brian Switalla (World Champion with Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band) and Geoff Hallberg (current member of the Canterbury Caledonian Society Pipe Band, the 2012&2013 NZ Champion Grade one band). The band also has had several high-profile members who have succeeded on the international solo stage, including Greg Wilson (a member of the City of Dunedin Boy's Band), Richard Hawke and Airdrie Stewart. The Band has won the Grade 2 New Zealand Championships 3 times in the last since 2000; in 2003, 2007 and again in 2008. The Band was promoted for its success to Grade 1. It was regraded to Grade 2 in 2010. In 2012, the Grade 4 and Juvenile bands went to Australia and competed in the Australian Pipe Band Championships, finishing 5th in Grade 4 overall. The Juvenile band went on in 2013 to win the South Island Juvenile Championships at the Otago Southland Centre Pipe Band Championships. The band currently maintains a Grade 4 registration.


Results

2003 – 1st Overall Grade 2 (NZ) 2004 – 6th MSR, 5th Medley, 5th Overall Grade 2 (NZ) 2005 – 4th MSR, 5th Medley, 5th Overall Grade 2 (NZ) 2006 – 5th MSR, 2nd= Medley, 3rd Overall Grade 2 (NZ) 2007 – 1st MSR, 2nd Medley, 1st Overall Grade 2 (NZ) 2008 – 1st MSR, 1st Medley, 1st Overall Grade 2 (NZ)


References

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