Introduction
The City of Adelaide Pipe Band was formed in 1991 for the express purpose
of creating a premier pipe band to represent our state in regional,
interstate and overseas contests, as well as to provide a high quality
band for public performances. The band wears the Blue Ramsay
tartan and items of uniform featuring the coat of arms of the City
of Adelaide.
Patron
The Patron of the band is the Lord Mayor of the City of Adelaide,
Michael Harbison. The band thanks the Lord Mayor and the Adelaide
City Council for their generous
support.
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Michael
HARBISON
Lord
Mayor of the City
of Adelaide. |
Notable Performances
As the State's premier pipe
band, the band has had the opportunity to perform in a number of
notable events, including:
In 2006, the band performed at the world's largest celtic festival,
the Festival Interceltique
de Lorient in Brittany, France. The band proved to be popular
with the crowds of spectators that numbered around 700,000 over
10 days.

The band performing in the Nuit Magique at the Festival
Interceltique de Lorient.
Contest History
In its relatively short history, the band has enjoyed
much success on the contest field. Highlights include winning fourteen
South Australian Championships, four Victorian Championships and one
Australian Championship title. The band has regularly competed at the
Ringwood, Geelong, Ballarat and Daylesford contests throughout the
years. The trip over the border into Victoria has proved to be successful
on many occasions. After winning the Grade 1 contest at the Australian
Pipe Band Championships in 1998, in 1999 the band competed in the
New Zealand and South Pacific
Championships (Dunedin, NZ), obtaining 4th place overall.
State
and National Championship Titles
|
1992
|
South Australian Pipe Band Championships
(Greenock) |
Grade 2 |
1993 |
Victorian Pipe Band Championships (Ringwood) |
Grade 2 |
|
South Australian Pipe Band Championships
(Naracoorte) |
Grade 2 |
1994 |
South Australian Pipe Band Championships
(Greenock) |
Grade 2 |
1995 |
South Australian Pipe Band Championships
(Naracoorte) |
Grade 2 |
1996 |
South Australian Pipe Band Championships
(Mount Barker) |
Grade 2 |
1997 |
South Australian Pipe Band Championships
(Mount Barker) |
Grade 2 |
1998 |
South Australian Pipe Band Championships
(Mount Barker) |
Grade 2 |
|
Victorian Pipe Band Championships (Geelong) |
Grade 2 |
|
Victorian Pipe Band Championships (Geelong) |
Grade 1 |
|
Australian Pipe Band Championships (Newcastle) |
Grade 1 |
1999 |
South Australian Pipe Band Championships
(Naracoorte) |
Grade 1 |
2000 |
South Australian Pipe Band Championships
(Mount Barker) |
Grade 1 |
2001 |
South Australian Pipe Band Championships
(Mount Barker) |
Grade 1 |
|
Victorian Pipe Band Championships (Geelong) |
Grade 1 |
2002 |
South Australian Pipe Band Championships
(Mount Barker) |
Grade 1 |
2003 |
South Australian Pipe Band Championships
(Mount Barker) |
Grade 1 |
2005 |
South Australian Pipe Band Championships
(Mount Barker) |
Grade 1 |
2006 |
South Australian Pipe Band Championships
(Mount Barker) |
Grade 1 |
2007 |
South Australian Pipe Band Championships
(Mount Barker) |
Grade 2 |
2008 |
South Australian Pipe Band Championships
(Mount Barker) |
Grade 2 |
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