World Pipe Band Championships Glasgow 2012.

**cessna152towser** · 12th August 12, 02:30 AM

Ullapool and District Pipe Band by cessna152towser, on Flickr

Peel Regional Police Pipe Band by cessna152towser, on Flickr
A Grade 1 Pipe Band from Ontario Canada.
Tartan is Red MacPherson.

Fife Constabulary Pipe Band by cessna152towser, on Flickr
A Grade 1 band which wears the Fife Constabulary (Carnegie of Fife) tartan.

Buchan Pipe Band by cessna152towser, on Flickr

Manchester Phoenix Pipe Band by cessna152towser, on Flickr
The band wears the Irish Diaspora tartan

Boness Pipe Band by cessna152towser, on Flickr
Tartan is Scotland 2000.

Wallacestone & District Pipe Band by cessna152towser, on Flickr
One of the oldest civilian pipe bands, Wallacestone from a village near Falkirk celebrate their 125th year. Tartan is Hunting Sinclair.

Kilrea Pipe Band by cessna152towser, on Flickr
From Northern Ireland
One more instalment to follow.

**cessna152towser** · 12th August 12, 02:45 AM

Watching the Band by cessna152towser, on Flickr
A highlight for Gabrielle and Martina was the Odenwald Pipes and Drums. The band wears the MacLeod of Harris tartan. Odenwald in Germany is twinned with Falkirk in central Scotland.

Final Tuning Up by cessna152towser, on Flickr
Odenwald Pipes and Drums reached the Grade 4b finals where they finished sixth. Here they have a final tune up prior to their performance in the Grade 4b finals.

Ready to March In by cessna152towser, on Flickr

Odenwald Pipes and Drums by cessna152towser, on Flickr

Stunning Backdrop by cessna152towser, on Flickr
A superb setting for the Grade 4b finals, with the Templeton Business Centre in the background. Originally designed as a carpet factory by architect William Leiper and completed in 1889, the building has an Italian Venetian inspiration and is known locally as The Doge's Palace.

Chatting to a Bandsman by cessna152towser, on Flickr
Gabrielle chats with one of Odenwald's pipers after their performance.

The People's Palace by cessna152towser, on Flickr
All too soon it was time to go home and we conclude with The People's Palace in the background of this view. The People's Palace is a winter garden and museum, completed in 1898. A craft fair is held in the winter garden in conjunction with the pipe band championships.

**David Thorpe** · 12th August 12, 05:45 AM

Great pictures! I appreciate the captions with the tartan names along with the band names.

**Standard** · 12th August 12, 05:57 AM

Great photos. Looks like the weather was wonderful for the day! Thanks for posting the photos for those of us unable to attend.

**OC Richard** · 12th August 12, 05:58 AM

Wow great photos and thanks so much for posting them! Love your Spirit of Scotland kilt!

I couldn't make it this year... I went in 2004 and 2007 but it's so expensive unless a band is paying for half of it...

What's great about so many of your photos is that they show that the traditional full-yardage handsewn kilts are alive and well in the Pipe Band scene. Just look at all those lovely pleats!

Since our band didn't go this year, we had a Worlds Viewing Party at the local British & Dominion Club, to watch the BBC live streaming of the Grade One Qualifier and Finals, rigged up on a big-screen TV and tall speakers.

Due to the time difference the live streaming began at 1am our time, finishing around 9:30am, making it an all-nighter for us here.

We were cheering on our local lads The LA Scots who made it through the qualifying round (3rd place) but didn't do as well in the Finals.

**Bluescelt** · 12th August 12, 11:47 AM

Clan Donnachaidh Northeast's clan piper Ally Crowley-Duncan competed at the Worlds yesterday with her band Scotia-Glenville of New York in the juvenile novice grade and placed first!