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Time to Put on Your Sonsie Face

Web Guy — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:46:55 +0000

We’re only a few days away from a red letter day on the calendars of lovers of great poetry – especially great Scots poetry.

Robert Burns Day is marked every January 25th, the day of great man’s birth in 1759. The day is often marked by a “Burns Supper”, a usually formal gathering marked by much ritual (and whisky).

Bagpipes are a big part of the Burns Supper sequence of events with the haggis “piped in” with the tune “A Man’s a Man for a’ That” (the name of one of Robert [never "Robbie" or "Rabbie"!] Burns’ great works).

Following the “Address to the Haggis” the haggis and haggis porters are piped out of the dining area to the tune “Neil Gow’s Farewell to Whisky“.

No need to attend a Burns Supper to mark the occasion. Read a Burns poem and reflect. That’ll do.

Seasons Greetings

james — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 17:24:59 +0000

An annual tradition, the Toronto Police Pipe Band has participated in the Toronto Santa Claus Parade for several decades. Sunday, November 21st started out chilly, but the weather held and even warmed up a little. This year, following Police Chief William Blair and the Chief’s Ceremonial Unit, the band played several crowd favourites including “We Wish you a Merry Christmas” and “Good King Wenceslas”.

Happy Holidays!

What Makes a Great Drummer (aka “Play Your Way to Hollywood”)

Mike — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:44:06 +0000

I’ve been reading lots of stuff on percussion lately. I’ve been looking to educate myself further on what makes percussion what it is, why it is, and how a deeper understanding can help create great melodies. I came across this youtube mini-documentary and thought you might enjoy. The message here is about drumming, yes, but also about music and musicians: “great chops” [wrists, fingers] may be great to have, but we still have to entertain and move listeners – the audience:

Michael Grey

A Pipe Band in Rome, 1944

Web Guy — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:37:11 +0000

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.

Band Launches YouTube Channel

Web Guy — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:55:17 +0000

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.

A Souvenir from Last Night’s el Mocambo Show

Web Guy — Sun, 16 May 2010 20:00:28 +0000

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.



Remembrance Day: Passchendaele
Web Guy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:23:37 +0000




Scenes from the Medley “Idiomatica”
Web Guy — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:16:47 +0000
You might enjoy this video featuring a soundtrack of a recent band performance:




A Fantastic Trip to France
Web Guy — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:55:55 +0000
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.  


A view of the band’s medley performance is provided here:

Through the nine day visit to Brittany the band met countless new friends, experienced marvelous new music and, at times, performed for upwards of 650,000 people.  
Here’s a French Television clip of the band performing an impromptu performance with a visiting Brazilian military pipe band before the Grand Parade that marked the first full official day of the festival.



Still Game: Happy Canada Day!
Web Major — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:28:10 +0000
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!).
Have a great day!