Pipe Section – Airdrie Scots Pipes and Drums

Pics from the Beef and Barley parade 2024

Less than 2 Weeks and they’re gone

Ticket sales ends in less than 2 weeks to our Robbie Burns 2024 Dinner and Performance.

This year we have a new selection of music, as well as a few favorites.

There will be the traditional Roast Beef buffet dinner.

We have Highland Dancers performing.

We have the Fraser Highland Shoppe setting up like they normally do.

We will once again be having a silent auction. Items are being listed on our site as we receive them.

We hope you will join us for an evening of Pipe Music, fellowship, and an excellent dinner.

In Person practices are resuming

With the easing of restrictions announced earlier this week, we are resuming in person practices.

We have room for a few more players before we hit the 10 limit.

We will be 3M spacing (minimum) during playing. The floor of the warehouse we practice in has 10×10 ft squares so the measurements are easy 🙂

We wear masks when not blowing the pipes (drummers get to wear theirs all evening).

We maintain the spacing even in sectionals and full band on practice instruments.

We are also looking to add some Brass and Reed players to augment the band. Think Royal Regiments on Parade style.

Our regular Practice Schedule has changed!

We have adjusted our practice schedule to as follows:

Drum Section Thursdays from 6:15pm – 7.
Full band from 7pm – 8
Pipe Section from 8pm-9.

New members always welcome!

We have a new tune list for parades in 2018

We sat down and selected a new set of marches for the upcoming parade season. We will keep last year’s tunes in our back pocket, but you can expect to hear new music out of us this year!

Recording from tonight’s practice

We are hard at work preparing for our 2018 Burns Night in January. Here is a recording of a tune we are working on!

AGS to host Open House and member BBQ

The Airdrie Gaelic Society (AGS) will be hosting an open house with the Airdrie Scots Pipes and Drums (ASPD) on June 25th. You will have the opportunity to try your hand at playing the Bass drum, tenor drums or snare drum. You can also try playing a practice chanter.

The ASPD is open to anyone interested in Piping or Drumming. We can help you set up lessons if you don’t know how to play or want to improve; Those that know how to play are welcome to join the band. Membership in the ASPD requires membership in the AGS.

After the Open House, the AGS will be hosting a BBQ for members. We ask our members to RSVP so that we know how many people to prepare for. Members please add yourself to our Facebook event, or email treasurer@airdriescots.ca

Airdrie Scots Pipes and Drums pipe section recorded a few tunes today

Because we have mental filters on what we see and hear, you never truly know how you sounded until you’ve listened to the recording of your performance. I used to be surprised at how different what I played on my bagpipes versus what I thought I played was. So that the pipe band as a whole can improve, The Airdrie Scots Pipes and Drums went into a basement recording studio today. This is the first time it’s been used in its current configuration, so we were testing out mic placement etc as much as recording ourselves.

Below is five tunes we are working on. 3 of which you will see during the parades we are scheduled for this summer. The other 2 you will have to attend one of our events to hear live!

Unfortunately our drummers were unable to attend today so the recordings are only of the Pipe Section.

Steam Train to Mallaig