Aughintober Pipe Band
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Aughintober Pipe Band is a Great Highland Bagpipe
Great Highland Bagpipe
The Great Highland Bagpipe is a type of bagpipe native to Scotland. It has achieved widespread recognition through its usage in the British military and in pipe bands throughout the world. It is closely related to the Great Irish Warpipes....

 Band and comes from Castlecaulfield
Castlecaulfield
Castlecaulfield is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies about three kilometres west of Dungannon and is part of the Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council area. The village is mostly within the townland of Drumreany, although part of it extends into Lismonaghan....

, which is a small village in County Tyrone
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...

, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

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Current Band Members

Pipe Corps
  • Glenn Ferry (Pipe Major)
  • Ryan Ferry (Pipe Sergent)
  • Ashley Hassin
  • William Laffin
  • Jason Ferry
  • Timothy Ferry
  • Gail Graham
  • John Malcomson
  • Gary Watterson


Bass Section
  • Kyle Murray (Bass Drummer)
  • Victoria McClure (Head Tenor)
  • Rachel Ferry
  • Wayne Burrows


Drum Corps
  • David Brown (Drum Sergeant)
  • Michael Brown
  • Stephen Brown
  • Roy Ferry
  • Andrew Maxwell
  • Andy Young
  • Ben Graham

Achievements in RSPBA Competition

2011, Grade 2
  • Northern Ireland Champion of Champion Drum Corps
  • North West Drum Corps Champions
  • Ulster Drum Corps Champions
  • Achieved first top 5 placing in Grade 2 Major Competition (5th, European Championships)
  • All Ireland Marching & Deportment Champions
  • Co. Antrim Drum Corps Champions
  • Co. Antrim Bass Section Champions
  • Co. Antrim Marching & Deportment Champions
  • Co. Fermanagh Champions [Open Grade]
  • Co. Fermanagh Piping Champions [Open Grade]
  • Co. Fermanagh Drumming Champions [Open Grade]
  • Co. Fermanagh Bass Section Champions [Open Grade]
  • Co. Fermanagh Drumming Champions
  • Co. Fermanagh Marching & Deportment Champions


2010, Grade 2
  • World Pipe Band Championship Finalists
  • Ulster Drum Corps Champions
  • Ulster Bass Section Champions
  • Heart O'Down Marching & Deportment Champions
  • Co. Fermanagh Bass Champions [Open Grade]
  • Co. Fermanagh Bass Champions


2009, Grade 3A
  • Ulster Champions
  • Ulster Pipe Corps Champions
  • Ulster Bass Section Champions
  • North Down Champions
  • North Down Pipe Corps Champions
  • North Down Bass Section Champions
  • All Ireland Bass Section Champions
  • All Ireland Drum Corps Champions
  • British Drum Corps Champions*
  • Portadown Bass Section Champions
  • Portadown Drum Corps Champions
  • Co. Antrim Bass Section Champions
  • Co. Antrim Drum Corps Champions
  • Scottish Champions*
  • Scottish Drum Corps Champions*
  • County Tyrone Champions
  • County Tyrone Pipe Corps Champions
  • County Tyrone Drum Corps Champions
  • Banbridge Indoor Champions
  • Banbridge Indoor Drum Corps Champions


2008, Grade 3A
  • Northern Ireland Champion of Champions
  • Ulster Champions
  • Ulster Pipe Corps Champions
  • Ballyclare Marching & Deportment Champions
  • All Ireland Champions
  • All Ireland Pipe Corps Champions
  • All Ireland Bass Section Champions
  • All Ireland Marching & Deportment Champions
  • County Down Drumming Champions
  • County Down Bass Section Champions
  • County Down Marching & Deportment Champions
  • Mid-Ulster Pipe Corps Champions
  • County Antrim Champions
  • County Antrim Pipe Corps Champions
  • County Antrim Marching & Deportment Champions
  • County Fermanagh Pipe Corps Champions


2007, Grade 3A
  • Ulster Pipe Corps Champions
  • County Down Marching & Deportment Champions
  • County Fermanagh Marching & Deportment Champions


2006, Grade 3B
  • World Pipe Band Champions*
  • World Drum Corps Champions*
  • County Down Champions


2005, Grade 4A
  • Northern Ireland Champion of Champions
  • World Pipe Corps Champions*
  • County Down Champions
  • Mid Ulster Drum Corps Champions
  • County Antrim Champions
  • County Antrim Drum Corps Champions
  • County Fermanagh Champions
  • Malahide Champions


2004, Grade 4A
  • County Fermanagh Champions


2001, Grade 4B
  • World Pipe Band Champions*
  • World Drum Corps Champions*
  • British Champions*
  • British Drum Corps Champions*


* = major championship
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