Bagpipe News

The Northwest US and British Columbia (BCPA region) saw talented bands with four of the highest placings for North American bands at the World Pipe Band Championships, with Simon Fraser winning Grade 1, White Spot Pipe Band placing 6th in Juvenile, Keith Highlanders 1st in the 4B Qualifier and 3rd in Grade 4B, and Northwest Junior Pipe Band 3rd in the Novice Qualifer and 5th in the Championships.  The bands also fared very well at other events around Scotland, with Northwest Junior winning Perth and Crieff in Grade 4.

Northwest Junior Pipe Band - Top Youth band from North America at Worlds

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Northwest Junior Pipe Band from Shoreline, WA (near Seattle) is the only novice-juvenile or juvenile pipe band from the United States making the trip to Scotland in 2008.  33 bands in both grades are competing this year, but just NWJPB from the US, competing novice-juvenile.

The band is the first youth band from Washington State to ever compete in the World Pipe Band Championships, and only the 2nd youth band from the state to travel to Scotland.  The last band was the Seattle Scottish Boys Pipe Band in 1969.  They went to the Scottish Championships and won, beating the Juvenile World Champions.

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