The Toronto Police Pipe Band’s new recording, “Live at the el Mocambo”, is now available for downloading from iTunes. Over the coming days other major international download sites including puretracks.com, napster.com, etc will also host the record.
Here’s an interesting “panorama” shot of the grades one and two band playing together at Fergus Highland Games, Saturday, August 14, 2010.
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An interesting view of an army pipe band in Rome, 1944. This is the regimental band of the Seaforth Highlanders of the Canadian 1st Division marching through Rome. While the landmarks haven’t changed the sounds of pipe bands sure have.
The Toronto Police Pipe Band grade 3 won the day at Saturday’s (July 10) Oshawa International Festival. The band was placed first ahead of the 400 Squadron band of Downsview, Ontario and Rob Roy of Kingston, Ontario. Pipe Major Brian Urkosky and the band are showing fine form and gain solid momentum heading into the season’s final events. Onwards and upwards!
The band’s recording of their May 15, 2010 show at the el Mocambo club in Toronto is ready for sale now and officially released July 14, 2010.
New music, old music, good music; there’s something on Live at the el Mocambo for everyone. The crowd’s a big part of the production; have a listen, it’ll be like you were there on the night!
The band launched their own youtube channel today. First video up is the grade one band’s show at Georgetown games. Subscribe and you’ll get the latest news and videos from the bands shows and travels.
The kind of drone reeds a piper plays is always a topic for discussion – between pipers. Some like the traditional cane reeds, some like the more reliable synthetic inventions.
Here’s a humourous take on one piper’s passion for cane reeds – courtesy of Bryan “Huddy” Huddleston, an excellent piper in the grade one band.
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A selection of photos courtesy of the el Mocambo:
Here's a little look-in to our show last night at the el Mocambo in Toronto. A lot of fun, to put it mildly. You can expect to see the record within the next month or so.
As ambassadors of both the Toronto Police Service and the City of Toronto, the
band is dedicated to playing good music well and to help bring the ancient
sounds of the pipes and drums to citizens of Toronto – and the world.
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