pipe band A pipe band is a musical ensemble consisting of 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 bagpipe, a ...

is a musical ensemble consisting of pipers and

drummers A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drums. Most contemporary western bands that play rock, pop, jazz, or R&B music include a drummer for purposes including timekeeping and embellishing the musical timbre. The drummer's ...

. There are many such bands in the world, which play for ceremonial purposes, recreation,

competition Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indiv ...

or all three. This list encompasses only notable pipe bands with their own Wikipedia page.

North America Pipe Band Associations

* British Columbia Pipers Association (BCPA), Pipe Band Association for British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. Home of the 2008 World Champion

Simon Fraser University Pipe Band The Simon Fraser University Pipe Band is a grade one pipe band affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. It is led by pipe major Alan Bevan and leading drummer J. Reid Maxwell. History The Simon Fraser Uni ...

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Eastern United States Pipe Band Association The Eastern United States Pipe Band Association (EUSPBA) is an association of pipe bands in the Eastern United States. Its function is to sanction band and solo piping, drumming, and drum major competitions in the East Coast. It is also respons ...

(EUSPBA), the Eastern US equivalent of the RSPBA. *

Midwest Pipe Band Association The Midwest Pipe Band Association is an association of pipe bands in the Midwestern United States. Within its area of jurisdiction, the association includes over forty pipe bands, offers band, solo piping and drumming, and drum major competition ...

(MWPBA), pipe band association encompassing the Midwest region. *

Western United States Pipe Band Association {{short description, Association in the United States The Western United States Pipe Band Association is an association of pipe bands from the Western United States. It sanctions band and solo piping competitions and has a membership of over fifty ...

(WUSPBA), the pipe band association of the West Coast.

European Pipe Band Associations

Belgium

France

Northern Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Scotland

For a list of British Army regimental pipe bands see

Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming The Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming is a British Army training establishment that provides instruction on Scottish pipe band music to military pipers and drummers. History Founded in 1910 as the Army School of Piping (later ...

Notable former bands

Americas

Canada

United States

Australasia

Australia

Australian pipe bands are generally registered wit
Pipe Bands Australia

New Zealand

New Zealand pipe bands are generally registered wit
Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands' Association

References

External links

RSPBA homepage

IPBA homepage

World Map of Pipe Bands
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Pipe bands A pipe band is a musical ensemble consisting of 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 bagpipe, a ...