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The band’s first major championship of the season was a short, but successful trip to Bathgate where the finished in 3rd place in the grade, behind Colmcille and Portlethen & District. Well done to all the bands who made the … Continue reading →

The new season is now underway with the band getting off to a great start by winning the L&B Branch indoor contest at Livingston a few weeks ago, after being placed first by both the piping judges and the drumming judge. The … Continue reading →

Although the winter months are generally quiet for the band, with engagements few and far between, it seems to be a popular time for family history research. With the popularity of TV shows such as “Who do you think you … Continue reading →

The band members were sad to hear of the recent death of Erwan Ropars, the former ‘penn soner’ of the Bagad Kemper. Erwan was a hugely talented piper and led his band to 10 Breton Championships during his 25 years in … Continue reading →

The band held it’s annual ceilidh/dinner dance at the Craiglee Inn, Reddinmuirhead on Saturday 15th of November. A great night was had by all and the band played a final performance of it’s 2014 medley, prior to the ceilidh band … Continue reading →

After gaining 6th place at the Scottish Championships in July the band competed at this years World Championships, held in Glasgow Green on 16th August. In mixed conditions they put in a good performance in the medley heat, making it through to the 3B … Continue reading →

The band travelled to Forres for the European Championships on 28th June where they finished in 6th place. The drum corps also had a successful day finishing third, which was their third consecutive top three finish at the major championships … Continue reading →

The band enjoyed a very successful day at Ardrossan Highland games on 8th June, winning the grade 3 contest and taking second place in grade 2. The drummers also won the drumming prize in both grades to round off an excellent afternoon. … Continue reading →

The band got off to a reasonably good start at the first major championship of the season, which was held at Bathgate on 31st May. Despite not quite producing the run they had hoped for, they still managed to make … Continue reading →

The band started the new season well with solid performances at both Gourock and Dunbar. Playing in the combined 3A & 3B the band gained 3rd place at Gourock and 5th at Dunbar, finishing ahead of a few of the … Continue reading →