Remembrance Day: Passchendaele

November 11th, 2009 by Web Guy

Scenes from the Medley “Idiomatica”

September 15th, 2009 by Web Guy

You might enjoy this video featuring a soundtrack of a recent band performance:

A View of the Lorient Concert Stage

September 10th, 2009 by Web Guy

We thought we’d pass along a photo from our trip to Brittany.  This of the band in mid-performance on stage at the Espace Marine, Festival Interceltique Lorient, August 5, 2009:

Photo: Janet Pollock

Photo: Janet Pollock

A Fantastic Trip to France

August 12th, 2009 by Web Guy

The band capped off their much-anticipated self-funded trip to Festival Interceltique Lorient (FIL) Saturday, August 8, with a victory in the Lorient pipe band championships.  
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Still Game: Happy Canada Day!

July 1st, 2009 by Web Major

In honour of Canada Day we provide you a snippet from one of our favourite TV shows, the BBC Scotland production, “Still Game“.  The clip here comes from a classic episode set in Toronto (that’s our Canada Day connection!). Read the rest of this entry »

Grade 3 Band Dusts it Up in Lindsay, Ontario

June 29th, 2009 by Web Major

Toronto Police Pipe Band’s Grade 3 team cranked it up in Lindsay, Ontario, and showed off great form.  The grade 3 band supported the newest addition to the Pipers’ & Pipe Band Society of Ontario’s Highland Games circuit:   the Lindsay Games.  The June 27th event saw the band perform their medley, an all new creation designed for the 2009 competition season. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto Police Grade 1 Band in Concert June 23!

June 19th, 2009 by Web Guy

Here’s your chance to catch the grade 1 band in concert, Tuesday, June 23 in Aurora, Ontario.

The band has planned a self-funded trip to the Lorient Interceltic Festival in Brittany, France (July 31st – August 8th) and have scheduled a local  sneak preview of their Lorient concert.  Read the rest of this entry »

Success at Georgetown Games

June 19th, 2009 by Web Guy

Both the grade 1 and grade 3 bands attended the 2009 Georgetown Highland Games and kicked off their 2009 competition season in a big way.  Read the rest of this entry »

TPPB Grade 3 Band Runners Up in Kingston, Ontario

May 27th, 2009 by Web Major

On Saturday, May 23, 2009, the Grade 3 Toronto Police Pipe Band traveled to Kingston Ontario to participate in the Fifth Annual “Ontario Power Generation” Celtfest. Scott Bell and members of Kingston’s own Rob Roy Pipe Band organized the event, which was held in the Rideau Acres Campground.
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Americans on the Road

May 12th, 2009 by AlexRobertson and TomFoote and

Tom Foote and I, having spent many an hour on the road together pursuing the pastime of drumming, have developed a certain breed of comedy only available to, and perhaps only understood by, those who have shared similar experiences in the quest of a common goal. This humor emanates from a need for entertainment, and utter road-crazy, both of which I’ll attempt to convey here via illustration and written word.
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"Toronto's Police Force (sic) is noted for its ability to keep down crime, direct the traffic of a large city, protect life and property and for the development of a fine pipe band."
-- (Toronto Police Report, 1932)