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PIPE BANDS

AUSTRALIA

South Australian

Branch

The Piping Shrike MARCH 2016

If undeliverable, return to:

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Pipe Bands Australia Inc

SA Branch

Opinions expressed in this publication ar not necessarily endorsed by Pipe Bands

Australia Inc SA Branch. Views and copyright in signed articles are those of the author.

Office Bearers

Chairman

Andrew Fuller

Vice Chairmen

David Robertson

Jeff Seymour

Secretary

Melanie Inglis

Registrar

Melanie Inglis

Treasurer

Vice Principals

Piping

Drumming

Des Phillips

Dress and Drill

Kym Atwell

Rules and Administration

CONTENTS

From the Chairman 3

Around the Bands 6

- City of Onkaparinga

- City of Elizabeth

- City of Whyalla

- P&D Royal Caledonian Society SA

What Makes a Good Pipe Band

Base Drummer 11

Drums For Sale 14

Branch Calendar 16

NEXT ISSUE CLOSES: Friday 20/5/16

Submitted articles should be written in plain text, in10 point Calibri.

Articles to the Editor: Christine Gordon

7 Palomino Place Hackham SA 5163

Ph 08 83265792

Email: [email protected]

Subscriptions to:

Christine Gordon

7 Palomino Place Hackham SA 5163

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FROM THE CHAIRMAN

ANDY FULLER

Welcome to another edition of the Piping Shrike.

At our most recent Branch Councillor Meeting, we enjoyed a better-than-average turn-

out, which is always welcome. At this meeting, there was some passionate discussion

about the 'state of the union' in SA. It is fair to say that some feel there is a problem

here, and that others either see that there is not, or do not have a view on it (i.e. it is

what it is).

My personal view is that we, like every other pipe band movement around the globe,

can always do better across the board (numbers, standards, being a collective

'movement' etc.). But that is neither newsworthy, nor informing. What is informing is

the input from members and the sharing of successes, failures and the lessons learnt.

Branch meetings (and indeed the general relationship between the Branch and Mem-

bers) should be about having productive discussions about the challenges, not neces-

sarily just to state what we all know via a largely historical context. In this challenge lies

opportunity. The Branch Executive attends these meetings to discuss the 'business as

usual' issues (rules, regulations, proposals, financials, membership, events etc) and to

receive thoughts from the members via their councillors on these issues and also issues

that concern the bands/members.

As it stands, we have a relatively stable membership that mildly ebbs and flows

throughout the course of a year (as it always has). We are a fairly typical pyramid struc-

ture where gradings are concerned, in relative terms, as reflected elsewhere. Albeit

there is a noticeable shortfall in Grade 3 (and has been for close to two decades).

At our recent meeting, the age-old question 'what are the benefits to membership?'

was again aired. This question seems to always be a moot point. It shouldn't be. Even a

casual glance will reveal that there are many things on offer and that we are regularly

calling for more engagement from members to develop more opportunities into the

future.

It comes back to what is in the remit of the Branch, and what the ambitions of bands

are (not what their expectations of the Branch are) and what members are capable and

willing to do for themselves. The challenge is to identify what, if anything, the Branch

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can offer to members outside of what is already on offer. Also, it is not for the Branch

to highlight to bands what they should and should not be doing. Moreover, the College

is dedicated to assisting on the music front more so than the admin component ('The

Branch'). We seek to assist where we align with certain needs that members might

have, and to promote the pipe band movement in general.

To list some of the things that the members have access to, here are (but not limited

to) some chief examples:

Certificates (via the College) - a graduated programme (Preliminary to Advanced)

with an internationally recognised syllabus that aligns to best practice in the UK.

This is available to pipers and drummers at any level. They require demonstrated

learning in both theory and practical. This programme is on offer to all and sun-

dry and there are no restrictions other than one's abilities. Exams have already

been run this year and there are plans for more in the year ahead. There is even

a Teaching Diploma on offer (amongst many other things).

http://pipebands.asn.au/CollegeDocs.asp

In SA, we have the National Principals for Piping and Drumming on-hand.

We also have a VP for Drumming, who works tirelessly to promote drum-

ming through ventures such as The Drummer's Club. The National Princi-

pal for Piping would see at least a handful of members each week, through-

out the year.

Two annual mini band/solo contests - typically held through the winter

months, these contests are to keep bands active through the quieter

months and to also provide soloists with an opportunity as well (which is

and always has been in our remit).

Insurance - the Branch has a tailored policy (that suits musical ensembles)

which is available to all registered bands.

'Business as usual' - things like general admin, conveying information about

proposed rule changes, strategies and general business, upcoming events

around the country, ballots, national conference updates etc.

The Branch is again in talks with the Royal Show regarding performances

this year for all member bands to partake in.

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We have and will continue to work with the Mt Barker Caledonian Society to run

a full band contest each year. This contest is going through a phase of reinven-

tion, as you'd note with the change of venue and date. It is a 'work in progress',

so it is important that this event be supported by as many bands and band folk

as possible. Nothing determines it's success (or otherwise) more than the num-

ber of bands attending.

The RU Brown Piobaireachd Society SA Inc. (an Associate Member of the Branch)

runs several tutorials, recitals and contests each year.

http://www.rubrown.org.au/events/events-calendar/95?view=calendar

Without seeking to add to this list (which can be done), these are the sorts of things

that remain ongoing and that are available to all members.

As always, we encourage members to take up these offerings, to engage with us, and to

help drive and promote the pipe band movement in SA.

Please enjoy this edition of The Piping Shrike.

The Mount Barker Caledonian Society Pipes and Drums are looking for a

bass drummer to join its ranks, especially in its competition drum corps.

While experience is desirable, we’re willing to take expressions of interest

from anyone who would like to learn.

Please contact Des on 0407 710 490 for further details.

VISIT THE PIPE BANDS AUSTRALIA Inc SA BRANCH WEBSITE

www.sa.pipebands.asn.au

AND

THE PIPE BANDS AUSTRALIA WEBSITE

www.pipebands.asn.au

Rules and Regulations can be downloaded from this site

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CITY OF ONKAPARINGA PIPE BAND:

CELEBRATING 40 YEARS!

Keith Blyth

Last November saw the fortieth Anniversary of our great Pipe Band! Given the time of year (filled with pageants and egage-ments most weends), we decided to hold off on our celebrations until later in 2016.

On Saturday 19th March our Band will be holding an Anniversary Concert, celebrating our origins and development as a community Pipe Band. Due to publication timelines, you will be reading this after our concert so the next issue of Piping Shrike will provide more detail of what happened.

In the meantime, it is important we focus on the fact our Band has existed for forty years and has become an integral part of the Onkaparinga Community. Our Band officially started with two people, James Armstrong and Alec Cathcart, who wanted to “provide entertainment for people of Scottish descent in the south of Adelaide.”

And the south of Adelaide certainly got that!

Four decades on and our Band continues to entertain southern Adelaide and many other regions. In some areas our participation has become part of a local tradition. The last weekend in October is a good example. In the past three years we have journeyed to the Riverland and supported its efforts to raise funds to fight can-cer – through the Walk for Life Relay. Originally, we commenced the event with a march around the Berri town oval and participa-tion in the evening service.

Now we are part of a Riverland institution!

Yes, we have the march – now through the town of Berri and then around the oval. This is followed by a mini concert at the Alba Café – on the river’s edge and perfect for the sound of pipes and drums! Then it is off to the local nursing home and another mini concert – followed by a few personal, individual requests (in rooms) where resident’s disabilities restrict them from attending our mini concert. Another mini concert at the Berri Hotel (in the dining room) after a quick dinner heralds the start of evening pro-ceedings. The evening service held at the Berri Town Oval is both meaningful and moving and our Band is proud to play its role.

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A quick breakfast and one more march around the oval to finish the event fol-lows the next day.

Of course, not all events turn into institu-tions like Berri. Playing “100 Pipers and Bonny Dundee” on the ferry at Swan Reach just didn’t seem to catch on – per-haps we should have picked a better time than midnight on a Saturday night!

Fact is, forty years on and we still provide entertainment and a great introduction to the sounds and culture around our great bagpipes and drums. Thanks to two people who were determined to “give it a go” – and players, their families and supporters, we have a band today that is part of the great community we call On-kaparinga.

And above all, we have fun!

City of Elizabeth Pipe Band

Jeff Seymour

The Band resumed practices on January

12 after a break over the Christmas and

New Year period. We have generally had

good attendances at practices and we

are very happy with the performance

standard being achieved by the band.

The band’s recruitment and growth pol-

icy revolves around 2 main areas: the

teaching of learners by the band tutors;

and, the recruitment of experienced

players no longer playing with other

bands. We have 7 learners currently- 5

pipers and 2 snare drummers and we

would expect that at least half of the-

sewill join the band this year. We also

welcome enquiries from experienced

players (pipers and drummers) who are

no longer playing with other bands. This

mix gives the band membership a good

diversity.

We have started working on a number of

new tunes to add to the repertoire this

year with more to come during the year.

The members of the drum corp. have

also been reviewing the scores to some

tunes, so everyone is busy learning!

Jason Moore and Rob McGregor have

answered the call to be Band Counsellors

on the Pipe Bands SA Council. Their first

scheduled Council meeting was in

February.

The band has recently purchased a full

set of snare, tenor and bass drums from

a band in Victoria. As a result, we are

putting all our current drums up for sale.

They include 2 Andante Tenors and an

Andante Bass drum and harness pur-

chased new in July 2011, and 7 Pearle

snare drums. They are all in good order

and are priced to sell. All enquiries are

welcome – phone Jeff on 08 8849 2389.

SEE THE ADVERT FOR THE

SALE DRUMS ON PAGE 14

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City of Whyalla Pipe Band P.O. Box 131 Whyalla SA 5600

Hello Everyone. Hope you all had a good Xmas and New Year,

I am Dave Smith (Piper) and Secretary of the Pipe Band here in Whyalla SA and I am writing to let you all know that the City of Whyalla Pipe Band is Still going but can't do competition's anymore as we don't have th member numbers.

We only have 5 pipers, one bass and one tenor in Whyalla. We also have one Side drummer from port Augusta and One piper From Port Augusta who come over once a fortnight to play with us. We Do Have three learning the drums, one Side and two Tenor players, but coming on slowly

However we are putting on another con-cert this year on the 9th July 2016 to be held at the Central Football Club, staring from 7:30pm.

For Tickets you can contact me on:

0447 085 583. o r you can Email me: [email protected].

Yours Truly

Dave Smith

THE PIPES & DRUMS OF THE ROYAL CALEDO-

NIAN SOCIETY OF S.A.

THE TATTOO EXPERIENCE MELBOURNE 20016

PART ONE

IAN RICHARDSON

Our sojourn in Melbourne for the

Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo was

intense but short. Beginning on the

Sunday of arrival we had little time to

prepare for rehearsals beginning early

the following morning. An alarm at

5.30am for a bus pick up at 6.15am

began the day (along with a coffee).

First stop was Mooney Valley Race

Course for breakfast prior to rehearsal

scheduled to begin at 9.00am. Forming

a large circle the massed bands went

through the march-on routine a cou-

ple of times as tuning proceeded. The

word had been given to play orches-

tral B Flat chanters which we had pur-

chased especially for the occasion with

the thought of how many other bands

would have complied. Fortunately

every band followed instructions and

the tuning process proceeded very

well. We were very fortunate having

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Craig Masson and Craig Ritchie with us to

assist with tuning.

The first day was concentrated on the

march-on repertoire including the posi-

tioning of each band and the associated

drill. Apart from the heat, which was a

feature of the week, the first day went

well with breaks for lunch and dinner.

We returned to the accommodation at a

respectable hour. Accommodation was a

bit basic at a back-packers establishment

near the Victoria market but most peo-

ple adapted to the crowd and heat fairly

quickly – air-conditioning didn’t feature.

Our second day began as the first and

rehearsal included finale drill as well as

march-on. Even at this stage we could

see the whole entertainment coming

together. What was not expected was a

trip to Etihad for a run through at the

venue which had us back on the buses at

11pm – there was little partying that

night!

The Wednesday was not quite so long

unless you were a drummer. They had

rehearsals at Mooney Valley until about

10pm for a particular segment for which

they were featured.

The Thursday focus was a full dress re-

hearsal at night preceded with three run-

throughs at Mooney Valley during the

day. The organisers were pleased with

the efforts of everyone and were confi-

dent the 5 shows would provide a good

spectacle. We were advised that 150,000

tickets had been sold so nearly all ses-

sions were fully booked and such a con-

centrated crowd developed fabulous

atmosphere.

Friday was a bit more relaxed with buses

at 11.00am and a modest amount of

time to explore the immediate environs

of Melbourne. Saturday and Sunday con-

sisted of a 1.00pm show and one at

7.00pm. The cast party on the Saturday

evening was well received with some

having the stamina to go through to the

early hours of the morning. No drama at

our end but some other bands had some

casualties from the night.

All of a sudden it was over; boxes packed

and ready to return to Adelaide the next

day. The only thing people would miss

was the heat of a closed stadium – dry

cleaning uniforms will be the first action

on return.

Congratulations to Jason Graefling and

Jesse Howie on surviving their first Tat-

too experience – with luck there will be

plenty more for them.

There will be little rest as the music for

Windsor is coming through along with

some of us going to New Zealand in

March.

PART TWO

HEATHER PENNELL

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Happy New Year to our fellow pipe band

fraternity

A few weeks ago 20 members of our

band were privileged enough to partici-

pate in yet another Royal Edinburgh Mili-

tary Tattoo. This time at a new venue for

the foray outside of Scotland and a third

visit to Australia, Etihad Stadium in Mel-

bourne, with a much larger cast not only

from Scotland and Australia but our close

neighbours, New Zealand and Fiji (who

are in our thoughts with the recent dev-

astation of the cyclone). The well in-

structed and disciplined Kings Guard of

Norway were also a participant, and for

those not aware these are young 17 to

19 year olds who are undertaking their

national service for the 12 months and

are extremely keen to join this section

for the chance to travel the world and

represent their country with great pride.

Our uniform boxes were sent by freight a

few days before our departure and we

were met at the airport by our Australian

Defence Force Liaison Officer who soon

learnt about our expertise in asking/

obtaining items that we knew would

make our life easier. I hope she didn’t

feel too overawed by this aspect of her

involvement but she did a great job that

was greatly appreciated by all of us, es-

pecially Jeanette and Kym.

The Discovery Hostel of Melbourne, not

far from the Queen Victoria Markets,

hosted us and we shared half of the floor

with the City of Melbourne Highland Pipe

Band, Manly Warringah Pipe Band, New

Zealand Kapa Haka, and on the floor

above us the Kings Guard.

Rehearsals were at the Moonee Valley

racecourse which meant being collected

at 6.30 am to start the day there with

breakfast. Of course there was a lot of

waiting around and the left hand not

knowing what the right hand was doing

but it gave us the time to catch up with

other pipe band members who we have

met over the last 15 years of involve-

ment in the REMT, make new friends

with those that you are lining up next too

and convincing the Scots bands that the

grass was real when we finally rehearsed

on Etihad. It was also good to see that all

the overseas bands realised that shorts,

shirt and comfortable shoes were ideal

for rehearsals and did take notice that

they were to wear a hat and continually

apply sunscreen (otherwise a charge

would ensue from the army or in our

case a bet was put down with suitable

remuneration for us if our partners next

to us,1 Scots, got sunburnt).

The REMT team from Scotland did a fan-

tastic job at feeding, moving, instructing

a large cast of 1200 pipe band members

and other performers throughout the

show. Their planning and logistics pro-

duced a memorable show with the Pro-

ducer, Brigadier Allfrey, telling us that it

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was the best show ever. Fantastic re-

ports from family and friends have fol-

lowed us although saying there wasn’t

enough pipes and drums and the roar

heard from the crowds when I Am Aus-

tralian was a combined effort from the

pipe bands and Military bands.

We must thank the City of Melbourne

Highland Pipe Band for hosting an after

show “debrief” with their band rooms

just around the corner from our digs and

the REMT hierarchy for putting on a cast

party with a DJ and free drinks.

Another highlight of our involvement

was a visit from Bob Semple, an original

Rat of Tobruk, whom we first met in

2001 as a piper with the Rats of Tobruk

Pipe Band and Hawthorn Pipe Band. In

later years retired to the front of the

band as Drum Major. Major Steven Small

of the Army School of Bagpipes has an

association with Bob as well. Major

Small’s tutor, Tim Ainslie, joined the

Black Watch under the guidance of Pipe

Major Robert “Rob” Roy whose nick-

name was Roy of Tobruk, famously

known for continually playing his pipes

after being shot 3 times.

No rest for the wicked though, as a few

members will be travelling to New Zea-

land in a few weeks for their National

Championships to play with the City of

Sails Pipe Band. We are also in practice

mode for our trip to the UK in May to

help the Queen celebrate her 90th Birth-

day at Windsor Castle.

WHAT MAKES A GOOD PIPE BAND BASS DRUMMER?

DES PHILLIPS

VP Drumming PBA SA First and foremost, I am not a bass drum-mer, and this article is an opinion piece only. I have from time to time played the instrument in a pipe band, and have ex-perienced the subtleties needed for the drum to have a musical quality. I’ve also seen and heard many fine bass drum-mers, who have the ability to make their band a cohesive unit, and add to the mu-sical content of the performance. So what are the requirements of a good bass drummer ? The bass drummer in the modern pipe band is clearly a crucial member of the “team”, and as such must acquire certain attributes to be considered a “good bass drummer”. The value of a good bass drummer is sometimes underestimated by the other musicians in the band, and those who choose the drum as any easy entry into the band for reasons best known to them, mostly through mis-placed ignorance. Without doubt, the best bass drummers are usually people who have played other instruments in their life especially within a pipe band. They understand the music, and hence what is required of them to add to the musical performance. That’s not to say that a non-musician is incapable of be-coming a good bass drummer, but it goes a long way towards that goal. Being

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a drummer, pipe band or otherwise, is also a great advantage as I’ve found that other musicians don’t necessarily have the drumming skills to play bass as well as it can be played. Over the years of playing, listening and adjudicating pipe band drumming, I’ve witnessed and heard two basic types of bass drummers. Bass drummer Type A – seen mostly in lower grade bands, plays only on the beat, plays loudly, plays without any dy-namics or subtlety, and really only keeps time. If you’re lucky, they might incorpo-rate some rests along the way. Some pipers like this type of bass drummer as it gives them the loud metronome they need to stay on track, but of course this should not be the case in a modern pipe band. Pipers must learn to “feel” the more subtle bass beat, and use that as their time keeper. I must say however, that Type A BD is of great advantage and a necessity when marching troops in a military environment or Anzac Day march, or is the principal bass drummer for a massed band such as in a Military Tattoo. In the latter examples, the style is for specific reasons. This style is how-ever not really desirable within a musical pipe band performing at competitions or during any musical performance (other than a massed band). Given the military origins of pipe bands, I’m sure Type A was a common entity in the past, along with the flourishing bass drummer of older times. Having said that, I must ad-mit to having seen and heard some very good flourishing bass drummers in the past who were able to flourish and play

whilst keeping good time and rhythm. The sound of their drum however is an-other matter. Bass Drummer Type B. These guys are not necessarily only present in high grade bands, but are wide spread amongst more progressive pipe bands. A Type B BD also plays with metronomic accuracy, but in addition, adds dynamics, rhythmic accents, musical phrasing and subtlety, syncopation, swing, feel, and above all else, a sense of musicality. The latter is difficult to define, but when you hear such musicality, it’s easy to under-stand what it means as it adds to the performance in a way that makes the entire band sound better. The style is not loud, ponderous, monotonous or over powering and fits in with the music and the drumming scores in the most appro-priate way. Caution should of course be used to not overdo the bass drum parts or written scores, as it is not a snare drum nor a tenor drum for that matter, and the score should never be over writ-ten with too many notes. Rests are also an important part of subtle bass drum-ming performance (sometimes less is better), but even basic playing with rhythmic accents according to time sig-nature, is better than Type A drumming, provided it’s not too loud of course. To add to this description of bass drum-mer types, it is important to understand that the sound of the pipe band bass drum has changed dramatically over the years. It was once just a big drum pro-ducing a loud bass note, and keeping time. Sounds produced by lighter smaller flourishing sticks of yesteryear were also

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thin and not of great tonal quality com-pared to today. Today’s pipe band bass drum is a finely tuned instrument, and tonal quality and harmonious tuning are vital attributes of the drum adding to the musicality of the instrument and hence the performance. This tonal quality can only be achieved and heard, when the drumming style is subtle with controlled dynamic volume, combined with the necessary technical skills of playing the drum. Over many years, I’ve found that not everyone can be a good bass drummer. Some people have no sense of rhythm or timing, and I think this is a very difficult attribute to learn. I think we’ve all ex-perienced people who lack a natural sense of rhythm and timing and although they can successfully play along with others on pipes, snare or even tenor drum, they are not at all comfortable being the time keeper that a bass drum-mer has to be, amongst all the other re-quirements, and hence don’t make the grade as a “good bass drummer”. The bass drummer has to be the band’s met-ronome and work together with the pipe major and leading drummer as “conductors” of the band. The bass drum together with the tenor section are often described as the “engine room” of the band, but more specifically, the bass is the musical pulse of the band. Good bass drummers are a rare breed of musician within today’s pipe band frater-nity. I understand that someone has to do the job, but the importance of the bass drummer should never be underes-timated and all bands should seek out

the best person available for the job, difficult as that sometimes seems. Al-though playing the bass drum doesn’t have the technical difficulties of the pipes or snare drum, nor the intricate flourishing aspects of the modern tenor drummer, but the musical aspects I’ve tried to highlight are important consid-erations and require much attention and training. To summarise, a “good bass drummer” in a modern pipe band environment, has the following attributes. Metronomic timing, technical skills to achieve good tone, tuning ability and knowledge, musi-cal knowledge including the ability to read and write a drum score, under-standing of the music being played (both melody and type), a sense of rhythm and a sense of when to remain silent, when to play a louder note, when to phrase with the music, when syncopation can add to the music and above all else, the desire to play the instrument at its best and be that very important member of a modern musical pipe band. Whilst most competition bass drummers play only what’s written for them by the drum score composer, a “good bass drummer” fitting the description above is capable of composition “on the fly” in some situa-tions, and still produce a good perform-ance.

Oh yes, they also need a large car and the physical strength needed to support the instrument J

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CITY OF ELIZABETH PIPE BAND:

Drums now available for sale:

BASS AND TENOR DRUMS – purchased new in mid-2011:

1 / 28” x18” Andante Bass drum – red shell and grey frame. The drum is fit-

ted with Powermax heads and comes complete with an Andante harness.

$680.00.

1 / 16” x 16” Andante Tenor drum – red shell and grey frame. The drum is

fitted with a Powermax head. $300.00

1 / 16’ x 14” Andante Tenor Drum – red shell and grey frame. The drum is

fitted with Powermax head. $300.00

SNARE DRUMS – all Pearl brand:

4 x Red shell/chrome snare drums. The shells are made of birch wood and the drums are fitted with Andante Coretec heads (near new). $1200.00 the lot.

1 x white shell/chrome snare drum. The shell is made of birch wood and the drum is fitted with Andante Coretec head (near new). $300.00

2 x Mahogany shell/chrome snare drums. The shells are made of birch

wood and the drums are fitted with Andante Coretec heads. One top head

is damaged. $450.00 the pair.

INFORMATION:

Photos of the drums are on the City of Elizabeth Pipe Band website. Look in 2016

photos.

The red shell drums have all been professionally spray-painted with “Candy Apple

Red” colour paint. The shells of the white and mahogany drums could be spray-

painted by the purchaser to match, if required.

Enquiries to – Jeff Seymour - President - 08 8849 2389

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PIPE BANDS SA

CALENDAR 2016

April 1 Fri 7:00 pm Earnest Dowler Memorial Contest Walkerville Uniting Church

April 4 Mon 7:00 pm Branch Council Meeting Rob Roy Hotel

April 30 Sat 2:30 pm RU Brown Gold Medal Clasp Black Friars School

April 30 Sat 8:30 pm RU Brown Recital Black Friars School

May 1 Sun 10:00am RU Brown Gold Medal contest Black Friars School

May 20 Fri Magazine Articles Due

May 29 Sun Mini Band & Solo Competitions Adelaide High TBC

June 3 Fri 7:45pm RU Brown Society Meeting Walkerville Uniting Church

June 6 Mon 7:00pm Branch Council Meeting Rob Roy Hotel

July 24 Sun Mini Bands & Solo Competitions Adelaide High TBC

Aug 19 Fri Magazine Articles Due

Sep 5 Mon 7:00pm Branch Council Meeting Rob Roy Hotel

Oct 16 Sun Mt Barker Gathering Keith Stephenson Park

Nov 18 Fri Magazine Articles Due

Dates and Times are subject to change without notice.

Contact the Branch Secretary to confirm Branch event details.

Contact organisers of other events advertised on the calendar