City of Melbourne Pipes and Drums
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The City of Melbourne Pipes and Drums is an award winning Grade 5 bagpipe band located in Melbourne
, Florida
. It was founded in 1992 as Oceanside Pipes and Drums. The band is registered with the Southern United States Pipe Band Association
(SUSPBA), and was the SUSPBA 2004 grade five Supreme Champion. The pipe major is David Spurlock.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. It was founded in 1992 as Oceanside Pipes and Drums. The band is registered with the Southern United States Pipe Band Association
Southern United States Pipe Band Association
The Southern United States Pipe Band Association is an association of pipe bands from Florida. It includes 17 pipe bands and offers officially sanctioned band, solo piping and drumming, and drum major competitions at Highland Games from January to November....
(SUSPBA), and was the SUSPBA 2004 grade five Supreme Champion. The pipe major is David Spurlock.