ScottishPower_Pipe_Band

ScottishPower Pipe Band

ScottishPower Pipe Band

Scottish pipe band


The ScottishPower Pipe Band is a Grade 1 pipe band sponsored by the energy company ScottishPower.

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History

Formed in 1969 as the British Caledonian Airways Pipe Band, the band won the World Pipe Band Championships (Grade 2) in 1977. By then known as the British Caledonian Airways (Gatwick) Pipe Band, the group was upgraded to Grade 1 the following year. After a change in sponsorship, the band became known as Power of Scotland in 1989 and, finally, ScottishPower in the early 1990s.[1]

1995 they switched from their distinctive Ancient Caledonia kilt to the newly developed ScottishPower tartan.

The ScottishPower Pipe Band is currently led by P/M Chris Armstrong and Leading Drummer Jake Jørgensen.[2][3]

Pipe Majors

Leading drummers

  • Davie Bruce (1975–1978)
  • Bob Turner (1978–1982)
  • Alex Duthart (1982–1986)
  • Eric Ward (1986–1991)
  • John Scullion (1991–2002)
  • Barry Wilson (2002–2014)
  • Jake Jørgensen (2014- )

Discography

as The Pipes & Drums of British Caledonian Airways

  • Alba (1987) – with The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

as ScottishPower Pipe Band

  • Tartan Weave (1995)
  • Cathcart (2004)
  • Live (2015)
  • Revolution (2017) – SoundCloud release[4]

References

  1. Mike Paterson (12 July 1999). "Angus MacDonald". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. "Jake Jørgensen named new Leading Drummer of Scottish Power". collegeofpiping.org. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  3. "ScottishPower offers free concert tracks". Pipesdrums.com. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

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