Figure 1.--Some of the most easily recognizeable band uniforms are Irish and Scottish pipe bands. These boys are in an Irish pipe band--note the green cockade. The photograph was taken in 1935 as can be seen by the Eton collars.
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Figure 1.--Some of the most easily recognizeable band uniforms are Irish and Scottish pipe bands. These boys are in an Irish pipe band--note the green cockade. The photograph was taken in 1935 as can be seen by the Eton collars. |
Pipe bands are most commonly assocaited with Scotland and the vast majority of pipebands one sees are Scottish pipe bands. Of course pipe bands can be found in many other countries around the world, such as the United States and Canada. These are, however, still Scottish pipe bands stringly assocaited with Scotland. The members commonly have Scottish ancestry, but this is not always the case. There are also Irish pipe bands, but they are less common than the Scottish ones. The Irish pipe bands are more likely to use the Irish bag pipes. They are also likely to wear green cockades in their caps. Ogten they will wear green or safron solid-colored kilts, but this is not always the case. The Irish pipe bands like the Scottish have sprung up all over the world where Irish immigrants serrled--especially the United States.
We have only limited information on Australin pipe bands at this time. Irish and Scottish immigrants figured prominently in the settlment of Australia. A substatial number of Australians are thus of Irish or Scottish heritage. This is reflected in a number of ways. There are a numbr of pipe bands in Australia. Some are organized by schools. Many Austrlian schools have pipe bands. One of the most promonent is Scotch College in Adelide. Other pipe bands are organized as independent associations.
Canada is another country where significant numbers of Scotts emigrated. There is even a province named New Scotland--Nova Scotia. There are of course Scotts in other Canadian provinces. Thus we see a number of Canadian pipe bands. The pipe bands are almost all Scottish as far as we can tell. There was also Irish emigration to Canada, although not on the sam,e scale as the Irish migration to America. I'm not sure just who is sponsoring the pipe bands in Canada. I believe that at least some are sponsored by schools, but have few dertails at this time. There are probably some ethnic organizations sponsoring pipe bands as well. Hopefully some of our Canadian readers will know more.
There are also Irish pipe bands, but they are less common than the Scottish ones. The Irish pipe bands are more likely to use the Irish bag pipes. The Irish pipes are oilen pipes, but its always the bagpipe for pipe bands, Other than that you have the snare drum and the base drum. Irish pipebands are also likely to wear green cockades in their caps. Often they will wear green or safron solid-colored kilkts, but this is not always the case. The Irish pipe bands like the Scottish have sprung up all over the world where Irish immigrants serrled--especially the United States. An Irish reader writes, "Years ago safron and dark green were the 2 biggest kilt colours, I suppose easy to dye, I know the liam mellows pipe band wore safron and green jackets, And so did our pipe band so original But they have changed to tartan, The Western Command Army pipe band and their unit also wear olive green and safron kilts as formal uniform When ever there is something happening in galway you see them on tv. Certain units of the FCA also wear them, The FCA called as a joke ( Free Clothes Asscoiation) Are the reserve army You can join them and go oin camps and get paid for it during the summer, I never had the time but friends of mine did service with them and used to laugh at me at university for wearing the skirt for dancing, The smile was on the other side after their first camp."
Many Irish and Scottish immigrants came to both Australia and New Zealand. Many New zealand schools have pipe bands. There is a partivculary strong Scottish influence on South Island in cities like Christ Church and Dunedin.
Pipe bands are most commonly assocaited with Scotland and the vast majority of pipebands one sees are Scottish pipe bands. Of course pipe bands can be found in many other countries around the world, such as the United States and Canada. These are, however, still Scottish pipe bands stringly assocaited with Scotland. The members commonly have Scottish ancestry, but this is not always the case.
There may be more pipe bands in America than any other country in the world, primarily because of the large number of Irish and Scottish immigrants. Many pipe bands ar associated with police forces, in part because so many Irish became policemen in many large American cities.
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