The Spirit of Scotland Pipe Band is a
pipe band formed from top-class solo players.
History
The idea of forming the band came about in 2007 at the
Glenfiddich Piping Championships, one of the world's premier solo piping events.
The name comes from the
Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards.
[
It was formed over the winter of 2007-2008 under the leadership of Roddy MacLeod, and assigned immediately by the RSPBA to Grade 1.]Jim Kilpatrick
Jim Kilpatrick MBE (born 11 August 1956) is a Scottish pipe band drummer, and leading drummer of the Spirit of Scotland Pipe Band. He has won numerous drumming titles as both a solo drummer and in pipe band competitions, enjoying his greatest c ...
, who left Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band the previous season. A significant number of drummers from Shotts joined along with Kilpatrick.[ The availability of Kilpatrick, who has led the winning drum corps at the World Championships fifteen times, resulted in Macleod reforming the band to compete at all the major competitions in 2016.]
Players
As of March 2016, the band had 41 pipers and 21 drummers available to play.[
Notable pipers include:
* Roddy MacLeod (2008 and 2016)
* Angus MacColl (2008 and 2016)
* ]Willie McCallum
Willie McCallum is Scottish Highland bagpipe player.
Life
He was born in Campbeltown, Kintyre. He was mainly taught by his uncles Ronald and Hugh A. McCallum, but also by Ronald McCallum, , Piper to The Duke of Argyll. The family is directly rel ...
(2008 and 2016)
* Gordon Walker
Drummers:
* Jim Kilpatrick
Jim Kilpatrick MBE (born 11 August 1956) is a Scottish pipe band drummer, and leading drummer of the Spirit of Scotland Pipe Band. He has won numerous drumming titles as both a solo drummer and in pipe band competitions, enjoying his greatest c ...
(2016)
* Barry Wilson (2016)
* Brenton Earl (2016)
References
External links
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Grade 1 pipe bands
Scottish pipe bands