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RSPBA Competition Luton 2019
THE BAND DELIVERS AT THE RSPBA COMPETITION IN LUTON Representatives of the City of Bristol Pipes and Drums travelled to Luton on 7th April 2019 to take part in the RSPBA London and South of England Branch competition for quartets and mini-bands. Travelling with an early start didn’t hold them back, and Band A came…
In Memory of Bill Gass
Bill playing on the morning of his marriage to Andrea Blyth in July 2017. Today the 25th. of March 2019 was the bittersweet occasion of Bill Gass’s Funeral. His coffin was piped to the Crematorium by Julian Smart playing the tune The Kilworth Hills a 3/4 march. Jules also played The Wandering Piper at the Committal. Members of the Swansea Pipe…
Band at BIRU Christmas 2018
Members of the City of Bristol Pipes and Drums provided a small band as part of the Christmas entertainment program at BIRU the Brain Injury ReHabilitation Unit at Frenchay. Six pipers and two drummers provided the perfect volume for the indoor venue. Staff and patients alike enjoyed the program. Dress was informal! Pipers: Ian Wyllie,…
A New Website for The City of Bristol Pipes and Drums
A few months ago the old website, which had begun to creak with old age, finally succumbed as it no longer met the security demands of the Host Server. It had served us well as an effective public face and attracted many contacts from across the world. A holding page and contact page have been…