The grade one Toronto Police Pipe Band will be presenting a May 15, 2010 concert at Toronto’s iconic El Mocambo, 464 Spadina Avenue, Toronto. The Saturday night concert is slated to begin at 8:00 pm at what is one of Toronto’s most famous club concert venues. The historic “El Mo”, as its known in Toronto, first opened as a music venue in 1850 while serving a dual purpose as a haven for escaped slaves from the U.S.
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 will be recording their current material for release as a “live” record. Audience capacity at the El Mocambo is limited. Tickets are $20.
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:
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. (more…)
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. (more…)
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. (more…)
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. (more…)
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.
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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