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BURNS NIGHT TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY 27 JANUARY

The band’s annual Burns Night is to take place on the evening of Saturday 27 January, with the Scout Hall again the venue. Among the distinguished speakers are Ian Sutherland, who will be giving the Immortal Memory; David Leckie, who will give the toast to the haggis; and Garry Menzies, who will perform Holy Willie’s Prayer. Joe Forte will offer the toast to the band, while the assembled company will deliver the epic Tam O’Shanter and music will be provided by Stuart Davie and Jim Wilson.

Tickets (£12, concessions £10) are available from committee members or from Joe Forte Sports in Haddington High Street.

BAND’S 2017 AWARD WINNERS

Haddington Pipe Band’s 2017 award winners with the Provost of East Lothian, John McMillan, at our AGM. Left to right: Alexander Hogg, winner of the Gail Wilkinson Award for the most improved young piper, Provost John McMillan, David Paterson, winner of the Band Member of the Year, and Catriona Dee, winner of the Niall Fairgrieve Award for the most improved young drummer.

BAND LAUNCHES ITS 2018 CALENDAR 

Haddington Pipe Band is to launch its 2018 calendar this Saturday (21 October) morning, with the theme of this year’s photographs – all taken by local photographer Nick Callaghan – being ‘Celebrating Haddington and Our Local Area’.

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Succesful boot camp held

Another very successful band Boot Camp was held over the weekend of 29/30 July, with pipers and drummers working on new tunes, new scores and some tunes from the current repertoire.

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