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Greyfriars Pipes and Drums
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- Profile created: April 2009
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- 'We'll dance the FiveHundredAndTwelvesome Reel to the tune o' "The Devil Among The Lawyers"
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- Greyfriars Pipes and Drums are based in Barlanark in the east end of Glasgow. The band was formed in 2005 by the members of the 94th Glasgow(1st Shettleston) and 284th Glasgow Boys' Brigade Companies. The band was formed primarily as a youth band offering tuition to all member of the local community. The band is now expanding to include an adult section as we prepare to compete on the RSPBA circuit.
The band practices at Barlanark Greyfriars Church as follows;
Tues 7.00pm till 9.00pm Drummers (all levels including beginners)
7.00pm till 9.30pm Pipers / band
Thurs 6.30pm till 7.45pm Pipers (beginners)
7.30pm till 9.30 Pipers
The band accepts members at all levels from complete beginner to playing. Applications for membership welcome.
The band and individual players are also available for hire to play at various events, e.g. community gala days, burns nights, etc.
Leave a message if you require further infomation on joining or hiring the band
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Ian B
Hi Ian B
We are at
Barlanark Greyfriars Parish Church, 365 Hallhill Rd, Barlanark, Glasgow, G33 4RY.
We meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7. Our main drum tutor attends on a tuesday if your still a drummer. Hope to see you sometime soon0 Comments 21 weeks
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Lothian and Borders Mini Band Contest
The draw is now out for the Lothian and Borders Mini Band Contest on 24 April. Greyfriars has been drawn to play second in the Grade 4 Contest.
You can see the full draw at
http://www.rspba.org/html/calendar.php
and clicking the draw link.
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Happy New Year!
2010 is now fast approaching. As the new year approaches it is a good time to look back at an important year for the band, and prepare for the work ahead as we continue to move forward.
There have been many highlights during 2009, including playing at the Romanian Othordox Church celebrations, attended by the head of the Romainian Orthox Church and the Romanian Ambassador, playing various local events, and our own Ceilidh, where our learners showed how they are progressing by playing.
We made some major steps this year. Those who are eligible played in the Boys' Brigade competitions. They had a respectable 3rd place in Glasgow Battalions Pipeband contest, and followed that at the Scottish Contest with a first place in the Novice Mini Band contest. Various members picked up awards at Glasgow Battalions Solo contests for both drumming and piping.
The biggest step the band took was entering RSPBA contests for the first time. We entered our first contest at Lesmahagow Highland Games. We then played at the World Championships at Glasgow Green. This was a steep learning curve for the band with most of the band never having competed before. This experience will help us in the coming season.
I look forward to the new challenges we will have in 2010. The new competition set is coming along and I am sure we will build on the achievements of 2009. I look forward to the new compeition season, and entering more contest.
Congratulations, and thanks to the members of the band, and everybody who has supported the band in the last year. Special thanks to the two Jims, Robert and Paula for there help tutoring and improving the sound of the band. Without your help we would still be talking about competing for the first time. Thank you to you all.
Can I wish you all a Happy New Year when it comes. See You all in the new year.0 Comments 35 weeks
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Hi Ian B
We are at
Barlanark Greyfriars Parish Church, 365 Hallhill Rd, Barlanark, Glasgow, G33 4RY.
We meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7. Our main drum tutor attends on a tuesday if your still a drummer. Hope to see you sometime soon,
Mark
ryt wuu2 can i join send m mail were u from
Happy New Year! All the best for 2010. Lets make it a good one.
Merry Christmas to everybody. Hope you had a great time!
The Worlds photos are now up, squealybaggers and all.
I have the CD with all the Worlds photos on them if anyone wants a copy. I've tried uploading them on here, but for some reason the site won't cooperate and I've only got some of the drummers' pictures on, no pipers. Maybe the people who run bebo recognise real musicians when they see them???
just wanted to say well done to all
band members in raising the £930
Just wanted to say well done to everyone for competing at Lesmahagow, you have all helped me achieve one of my ambitions, when I started on the journey to learn the pipes I never thought I would actually play in a competition.
Congratulations to all the members on their first RSPBA contest. Looking forward to building on this step in the future.