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The Pipes and Drums of Canada will perform and parade on the streets of Dumfries on Friday 30 August.
At 11am, around 22 Pipers, 6 Drummers, 7 Colour Guard, 41 Family and Supporters of their parade team will set off along the High Street from the Loreburn Centre, heading for the Plainstaines. They will be led by Pipe Major Chris MacDougald and welcomed by Provost of Dumfries Councillor Maureen Johnstone. There will be a short display with the parade leaving the Plainstanes around 11.45am and disbursing along the High Street near Burns Statue.
The Pipes and Drums of Canada was founded in 1974 under the direction of Senior Pipe Major Ross Baxter, of the Collingwood Legion Pipe Band. He envisaged a band travelling the world representing Canada, Ontario and the Royal Canadian Legion. Collingwood remains the core of the band but, over the years, pipers and drummers from other provinces of Canada have joined it.
The band has performed around the world, making its first tour of Scotland in 1979. It has featured in events such as the Braemar Gathering, Edinburgh Festival Cavalcade, and the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. This will be the band’s fifth visit to Dumfries, the last being five years ago, with previous visits attracting large crowds.
The 2024 itinerary has included Berwick on Tweed, Stirling, Scone Palace, Dunfermline, Pitlochry, Balmoral (to perform for King Charles), Blairgowrie, Oban and ending in Dumfries.
Provost of Dumfries Maureen Johnstone said: “I will be delighted to welcome The Pipes and Drums of Canada back to Dumfries. Previous visits have certainly been a highlight in terms of music and colourful spectacle. It will be a pleasure for the town of Dumfries to host our Canadian visitors and I urge as many people as possible to come and welcome them back once more with the spirit of Guid Nychburris sounding a clear welcome.”
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