Top Seeds At the World Pipe Band Championships

Pipe Bands

After a 51 week wait, its Piping Live, as 8,000 pipers and drummers march into Glasgow to enjoy the biggest pipe band festival and the World Pipe Band Championship. Who is going to win the World’s this year?

Field Marshall Montgomery – under Richard Parkes’ direction, the clear favourites, having won the title for the last four years. Current form – beaten by St Lawrence O’Toole at the Scottish Championships held at Dumbarton on 25th July, so no clean sweep for FM this year.

St Lawrence O’Toole – led by PM Alen Tully, who took over from his father, Terry Tully. If St Lawrence O’Toole win the World’s – this will be the first time in recent times, that a father and son have both led a Grade 1 band to victory. Terry Tully picked up the trophy in 2010. They have been getting better through the season.

Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia – PM Ryan Canning and DM Jim Kilpatrick have put together some solid results – and have not been out the top three in the first four major championships. If FM protege – Ryan Canning wins, this will be the first time Richard Parkes will have been beaten by a former band member.

Inveraray & District – Stuart Liddell re-formed the band in 2004 and under his direction the band shot up the grades. The only pipe major of a top-flight grade 1 band who his equally at home on the solo circuit – winning many of the top prizes including the Glenfiddich in 2014. The band started the season well, runners-up to FM, but have slipped at the recent majors.

ScottishPower – led by Chris Armstrong were out the prize list at the first major championship but came back with two fourths at the European and Scottish Championships.

Greater Glasgow Police Scotland –  Duncan Nicholson was appointed Pipe Major in 2010 and has been getting steady results with the band, alongside DM Eric Ward. Band didn’t feature in the European Championship prize list, but in the top six at the other three majors.

Simon Fraser University – now led by PM Alan Bevan, the band last won the World’s in 2009 and didn’t compete at this year’s North American Pipe Band Championships. Still likely to be in the prize list again, with 29 talented pipers on their roster and a drum corp led by Reid Maxwell.

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LIFESTREAM Friday and Saturday

World Pipe Band Champions
  • 2014 Field Marshal Montgomery
  • 2013 Field Marshal Montgomery
  • 2012 Field Marshal Montgomery
  • 2011 Field Marshal Montgomery
  • 2010 St. Laurence O’Toole
  • 2009 Simon Fraser University
  • 2008 Simon Fraser University
  • 2007 Field Marshal Montgomery
  • 2006 Field Marshal Montgomery
  • 2005 House of Edgar – Shotts & Dykehead
  • 2004 Field Marshal Montgomery
  • 2003 House of Edgar – Shotts & Dykehead
  • 2002 Field Marshal Montgomery
  • 2001 Simon Fraser University
  • 2000 Shotts & Dykehead
  • 1999 Simon Fraser University
  • 1998 Victoria Police
  • 1997 Shotts & Dykehead
  • 1996 Simon Fraser University
  • 1995 Simon Fraser University
  • 1994 Shotts & Dykehead
  • 1993 Field Marshal Montgomery
  • 1992 Field Marshal Montgomery
  • 1991 Strathclyde Police
  • 1990 Strathclyde Police
  • 1989 Strathclyde Police
  • 1988 Strathclyde Police
  • 1987 78th Fraser Highlanders
  • 1986 Strathclyde Police
  • 1985 Strathclyde Police
  • 1984 Strathclyde Police
  • 1983 Strathclyde Police
  • 1982 Strathclyde Police
  • 1981 Strathclyde Police
  • 1980 Shotts & Dykehead
  • 1979 Strathclyde Police
  • 1978 Dysart and Dundonald
  • 1977 Dysart and Dundonald
  • 1976 Strathclyde Police
  • 1975 Edinburgh Police Pipe Band
  • 1974 Shotts & Dykehead
  • 1973 Shotts & Dykehead
  • 1972 Edinburgh Police Pipe Band
  • 1971 Edinburgh Police Pipe Band
  • 1970 Shotts & Dykehead
  • 1969 Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band
  • 1968 Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band
  • 1967 Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band
  • 1966 Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band
  • 1965 Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band
  • 1964 Edinburgh Police Pipe Band
  • 1963 Edinburgh Police Pipe Band
  • 1962 277 Btn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
  • 1961 Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band
  • 1960 Shotts & Dykehead
  • 1959 Shotts & Dykehead
  • 1958 Shotts & Dykehead
  • 1957 Shotts & Dykehead
  • 1956 Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band
  • 1955 Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band
  • 1954 Edinburgh Police Pipe Band
  • 1953 Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band
  • 1952 Shotts & Dykehead
  • 1951 City of Glasgow Police Pipe Band
  • 1950 Edinburgh Police Pipe Band
  • 1949 City of Glasgow Police Pipe Band
  • 1948 Shotts & Dykehead
  • 1947 Bowhill Colliery Pipe Band
  • 1946 City of Glasgow Police Pipe Band
  • 1945 – 1940 (No Championships were held during World War II)
  • 1939 City of Glasgow Police Pipe Band
  • 1938 City of Glasgow Police Pipe Band
  • 1937 City of Glasgow Police Pipe Band
  • 1936 City of Glasgow Police Pipe Band
  • 1935 MacLean Pipe Band
  • 1934 Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band
  • 1933 Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band
  • 1932 Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band
  • 1931 Glasgow Corporation Transport
  • 1930 Millhall Pipe Band
  • 1929 Glasgow Corporation Transport
  • 1928 MacLean Pipe Band
  • 1927 MacLean Pipe Band
  • 1926 Millhall Pipe Band
  • 1925 Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band
  • 1924 Millhall Pipe Band
  • 1923 Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band
  • 1922 Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band
  • 1921 Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band
  • 1920 City of Glasgow Police Pipe Band
  • 1919 Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band
  • 1918 – 1914 (No Championships were held during World War I)
  • 1913 7th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
  • 1912 5th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
  • 1911 5th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
  • 1910 5th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
  • 1909 Stonehouse Pipe Band
  • 1908 5th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
  • 1907 3rd Volunteer Battalion H.L.I.
  • 1906 1st Volunteer Battalion H.L.I.

 

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