From the Pipe Major
Here we go, entering our fifteenth year. The band starts this season with twenty-five musicians: fifteen pipers, four snare drummers, four tenor drummers and two bass drummers.
City council awarded us a $5,000 grant to finish off our uniforms. That covers replacement items, upgraded sporrans and new winter jackets, which should get their first outing at the Remembrance Day service in Lake Country on 11 November. Two of our newer pipers will be in uniform for the first time at the Winter Carnival Parade.
We are eleven women and twelve men, fourteen of us mature adults and mostly seniors, nine younger members, and our youngest is fifteen. Anyone with an interest in the music is welcome, and instruction is given by members of the band.
Don MacLeod, Pipe Major
Looking for engagements. Most of our work is in the Okanagan, and we would like to play further afield. If your group or event would like the band, get in touch.
What we do
Play for the community
Remembrance Day services, parades, festivals, farmers' markets and seniors' residences across the Okanagan.
Where we play →Support local causes
The Parkinson's Walk, the Walk for Memories, Upper Room Mission, the Heart & Stroke Big Bike and Kindale Society events.
Our charity work →Teach
Instruction is given by members of the band. Piping lessons run through the Pipe Major.
Learn to play →Take bookings
Full band, small ensemble or a lone piper for weddings, memorials, parades and civic occasions.
Book the band →
Where to find us
| When | Engagement | Where |
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| 11 Nov | Remembrance Day servicesSchools, seniors' residences and communities across the Okanagan | Okanagan-wide |
| January | Robbie Burns NightOur premiere event of the season | Vernon, BC |
| February | Winter Carnival ParadeFull band on the street | Vernon |
| Spring | Creative ChaosCommunity arts and craft festival | Vernon |
| May | Heart & Stroke Big BikePiping the riders out | Vernon |
| 1 Jul | Canada Day celebrationsCommunity parade and performance | Lumby |
| Summer | Sunshine FestivalDowntown street festival | Vernon |
| Summer | Oyama Fun DaysCommunity day | Oyama |
| Sept | Kokanee Salmon FestivalAnnual festival appearance | Kelowna |
| Autumn | Farmer's Appreciation DayVernon Farmers' Market | Vernon |
See the full calendar →
