11.10.2011 - Keith Bowes Jnr Joins as Pipe Sergeant

The band are delighted to announce the appointment of Keith Bowes Jnr as Pipe Sergeant of Lomond and Clyde.



Keith joins the band from Scottish Power Pipe Band where he has not only been a member since 2006 - having spent 2 seasons with David Urquhart Travel in 04 and 05 and also Johnstone Pipe Band before this - but was an integral part of the band which seen many successes in the 2011 season including their third place prize at the 2011 World Pipe Band Championships.

The whole band welcomes Keith on board and looks forward to building up to the 2012 season.

If anyone is interested in joining the band please email lomondandclyde@hotmail.com for further information.

2 Major Piping Live Concerts Featuring Lomond and Clyde

Piping Live, the Glasgow Piping Festival which is held in the week running up to the World Pipe Band Championships has many events including within it and this year Lomon and Clyde will feature in two of the evening concerts.

Firstly on the Monday Night we will be taking part in the annual Wallace Bagpipes Piping On The Clyde. Full information at within the link.

Then on the Thursday we will be playing in the band's largest concert in it's history. This will be at the Clyde Auditorium (aka The Armadillo) in front of thousands of pipe band aficionados at the Pipes of Peace concert. Featuring also at this will be the current world champions, St Laurance O'Tool from Eire and the former world champions Simon Fraser University. There will also be a solo spot from Bob Worral and also Celtic Spirit will be playing.

This is shaping up to be one of the biggest and best events of the entire week so be sure to get your tickets early so as to not be disappointed. Full details in the link.

13.06.2011 - Drum Major Brian Wilson - MBE

It is with great delight and pride to announce that Lomond and Clyde Drum Major Brian Wilson has been awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). Brian has been a member of Lomond and Clyde for the last 6 years and has been involved with the band in some capacity since 2001.

His MBE is in recognition for voluntary services to music in Northern Ireland.




Everyone at Lomond and Clyde Pipe Band wishes to extend their congratulations to Brian on the well-deserved recognition he has received for his many years in promoting the art of drum majoring not only in the United Kingdom but all around the world.

23.03.2011- Grade 1 Invitational MP3s online!

The high quality MP3 recordings from the recent Grade 1 Invitational – won by Scottish Power – are now live for download.The
pack contains 19 tracks (the 9 medley qualifiers, 5 medley final and
also 5 MSR final runs) all in and is available for only £5.99 which is
32 pence per track. Over half the rate for an MP3 file from the Worlds
according to Amazon!

The tracks can be downloaded direct from http://pipebanddownloads.co.uk where also last years grade 1 invitational is available for download (22 tracks all in) now for only £3.99.

We would like to thank http://www.prosoundservices.com/ who recorded the event.

21.03.2011 - Scottish Power Pipe Band win Grade 1 Invitational



Scottish Power Pipe Band under the leadership of Pipe Major Chris Armstrong (pictured above receiving the trophy from Lomond and Clyde Pipe Band Sponsor's Fulton Forklifts) and Lead Drummer Barry Wilson won the second annual Grade 1 Invitational, placing first from the judges in both the MSR and Medley finals.

The results from there final were;

1 - Scottish Power
2 - Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia
3 - Inveraray and District
4 - Fife Constabulary
5 - House of Edgar Shotts and Dykehead

The inclusion of a fifth band in the final arose due the top three bands of heat one having the same points for ensemble when the two judges places were combined. The decision was taking once Lomond and Clyde Pipe Band had liaised with the RSPBA to discuss the best course of action.

Full summaries for both the heats and final can be found on the Grade 1 invitational page

Stay tuned to this site and the band facebook page for pictures from the event and news on the event recording going live for download in the upcoming days.

Once again Lomond and Clyde Pipe Band would like to extend their gratitude to the bands, judges, sponsors, audience and everyone else who helped make the event the success it was.

16.03.2011- On the day ticket information

Special on-the-day deal for the competition this Saturday!

Buy 4 tickets at the door and get a 5th free!

Tickets will be available outside the venue hall from 10.45am onwards (doors open half 11).
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Please be aware there will only be a limited number of these tickets available, and when they are gone they are gone!

3rd March 2011 - Strathclyde Police Withdraw from competition

It is with regret that Lomond & Clyde Pipe Band has been faced with the disappointment of having one of our competitors withdraw from our Grade One Invitational competition. 


Strathclyde Police Pipe Band has now officially informed us that they cannot commit to attending our competition on the 19th March. The band have cited work commitments and an engagement that they must commit to on the same day of the competition as their two main reasons for withdrawing.

Although there has been ongoing dialogue between Strathclyde Police and ourselves since December; Lomond & Clyde Pipe band were not in a position to finalise or communicate the outcome of this matter until these ongoing discussions had been concluded.

Lomond & Clyde Pipe Band would like to wish Strathclyde Police Pipe Band every success in the forthcoming competing season.

Lomond and Clyde are delighted to announce that our M/C for the day will be Mr John Wilson (Ex Strathclyde Police Pipe Band and world renowned piper and respected adjudicator).

Tickets are available for the event from ticket-scotland.com or through lomondandclyde.co.uk

27th January 2011 - Grade 1 Invitational Draw Online

The draw for the upcoming grade 1 competition took place this week at the Radisson in Glasgow. The video for this can be currently found on both our home page and also the Grade 1 Invitational page itself.

The draw is as follows;

Heat 1

1 - Scottish Power
2 - Torphichen and Bathgate
3 - Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia
4 - Dysart and Dundonald
5 - Inveraray & District

Heat 2

1- Cullybackey
2 - Fife Constabulary
3 - The Vale of Atholl
4 - Strathclyde Police
5 - House of Edgar Shotts and Dykehead


8th Nov 2010 - 10th Anniversary Dinner Dance

In honour of the band celebrating their 10th anniversary a dinner and dance was held this past Saturday at the Hillhead Sports Club. The event was open invite to current and former members and also friends and families associated with the band over the last ten years.

Speech of the night went to current treasurer David Murdoch who chronicled the history of Lomond and Clyde from day 1 up until the end of the 2010 season highlighting not only the achievements of the band over this time but also the social aspect that comes with being in the band.

The following two pictures are of the current members who were in attendance and then also a group picture of everyone in attendance who at some time over the previous 10 years has at one time or another been a member,





A big thanks must go out to Scott and Kirsty Smart who put the night together.



21 Oct 2010

After the success of the Grade 1 Invitational in March of this year to celebrate our 10th anniversary it has been decided the event should be held once again.

For all information on this event please head over to the dedicated page

10 Oct 2010 - Quartet Performs for Ex-members Retirement

The band were delighted to accept an invitation to provide a quartet to
perform at the retirement evening in honour of Bill Ferguson, in the
college of piping 9th October.

Bill, a former member of Lomond and Clyde, was a great ambassador for the band
who still remains highly regarded within the Lomond and Clyde family. 

The evening started with a performance from Milngavie Novice juvenile pipe
band, giving a very enjoyable set under the direction of Pipe Major Peter
Maxwell.

Next to go on stage was the Grade 3 band of Milngavie - of which Bill has just
retired - and in a fitting gesture Bill was asked on stage to perform in the
last set the band played.
 
Jim "Stix" Moore gave a very fitting tribute of Bill’s 60 years in pipe bands
and a presentation was made. Alister Grame from Milngavie pipe band compared
the evening, with great humour and many fitting stories.

The evening’s performances came to a conclusion with the quartet from Lomond
and Clyde giving a very enjoyable performance in Bills honour.
 
It was noted on the night that Bill his daughter Sheila and son Alistair all
played in Lomond and Clyde in seasons 2000 and 2001.

The band ended the major competitions for the 2010 season with an excellent result at the Cowal Championships.