Posts Tagged ‘ian k macdonald’

TPPB G1 Band Announces May 21 Show at Toronto’s el Mocambo Club

Friday, March 11th, 2011

The grade one Toronto Police Pipe Band will again be hosting a show at  Toronto’s iconic el Mocambo club, 464 Spadina Avenue, Toronto. The Saturday, May 21, show is slated to begin at 8:00 pm.   

Elvis Costello’s “Live at the El Mocambo” and the Rolling Stones’ “Love You Live” records are two of the most famous albums to be recorded off the floor of the “el Mo”.  The Toronto Police Pipe Band recorded a live show at the venue last May.  The recording went on to receive the pipes | drums award for 2010 “Album of the Year”.

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Band’s “Live at the el Mocambo” Named Recording of the Year

Saturday, January 1st, 2011

The grade one band’s “Live at the el Mocambo: Raw and Off the Floor” project was yesterday named Recording of the Year by pipes|drums, the world’s most read piping and pipe band-related website.  

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Toronto Police Pipe Band’s Brand New Website!

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

Welcome to the Toronto Police Pipe Band’s brand new website!  We’ve packed the
site with a lot of information including contact information, a calendar of
events
, photos, band history, member information and as much multi-media stuff
as we can find!  The Toronto Police Pipe Band team has over a millennium of
piping and drumming experience – that’s a jaw-dropping 1000 years of practicing
musicianship!  Almost unbelievable!
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