Coastal scottish pipe band
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The Coastal Scottish Pipe Band, also known simply as 'Coastals', is a grade 3 pipe band
based in Perth
, Western Australia
. The band was formed in 1898, and alongside the City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band is one oldest pipe bands in Australia. Their many recent successes include winning the New Zealand Pipe Band Championships (Grade 4) held this year in Dunedin.
in 1928. An event which was, among other festivities, organised to coincide with the Centenary of the foundation of the Swan River Colony
.
The economic depression of the coming year was to have quite a large impact on the band and the coming years were to ultimately be ones of rebuilding. In the years following World War II
, Coastals regained its full strength and by the 1950s and 60s the band was actively performing at many notable social turnouts such as the first visit to WA in 1954 by the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh. It was also around this time that Bon Scott
of AC/DC
fame was a snare drummer with the band.
The band was renamed the City of South Perth Pipe Band in 1975 and it was around this time that the band adopted the Ancient MacLaine of Lochbuie clan tartan which continues to be part of the current uniform. It was also in the coming years that the band produced the first known recording of Pipe Band music in Western Australia.
In 2001 the City of South Perth council reviewed their sponsorship of the band, and on the 28th August of the same year the band officially readopted their former name "Coastal Scottish Pipe Band WA". Since this time the band has had success at both state and international levels of competition - most recently winning first place in Grade 4 at the 2007 New Zealand Pipe Band championships where they placed first in the following elements: MSR, Musical Selection, Drumming, and Street March (Music) thereby winning the overall Grade 4 trophies. The band also dominated at the Western Australian Pipe Band Championships which were held on 25 March 2007, winning Grade 3 & 4 champion bands, best drum corps, as well as the dress & drill trophies.
Throughout the years Coastals has had a fairly exciting history, one which will no doubt continue to develop. The current goals are regrading to Grade 3 level, winning the Australian Pipe Band Championships, the World Pipe Band Championships
, and perhaps attaining Grade 2 status. In November 2011 the band was placed second in the Western Australia Police Pipe Band Championships. Currently the band performs regularly throughout both country and metro Western Australia.
As of early October 2008, the APBA WA branch upgraded Coastals to Grade 3.
Pipe band
A pipe band is a musical ensemble consisting of pipers and drummers. The term used by military pipe bands, pipes and drums, is also common....
based in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. The band was formed in 1898, and alongside the City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band is one oldest pipe bands in Australia. Their many recent successes include winning the New Zealand Pipe Band Championships (Grade 4) held this year in Dunedin.
History
The Coastal Scottish Pipe Band was formed in 1898 by a group of expatriote Scottish men working at the old Fremantle Railway workshops. As one of the only other pipe bands in Western Australia at this time the band called themselves 'The Gay Gordons' and adopted the Gordon tartan in their uniform. From this point they continued to grow competing in their first competition at the WACA GroundWACA Ground
The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association....
in 1928. An event which was, among other festivities, organised to coincide with the Centenary of the foundation of the Swan River Colony
Swan River Colony
The Swan River Colony was a British settlement established in 1829 on the Swan River, in Western Australia. The name was a pars pro toto for Western Australia. In 1832, the colony was officially renamed Western Australia, when the colony's founding Lieutenant-Governor, Captain James Stirling,...
.
The economic depression of the coming year was to have quite a large impact on the band and the coming years were to ultimately be ones of rebuilding. In the years following World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Coastals regained its full strength and by the 1950s and 60s the band was actively performing at many notable social turnouts such as the first visit to WA in 1954 by the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh. It was also around this time that Bon Scott
Bon Scott
Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott was a Scottish-born Australian rock musician, best known for being the lead singer and lyricist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980...
of AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
fame was a snare drummer with the band.
The band was renamed the City of South Perth Pipe Band in 1975 and it was around this time that the band adopted the Ancient MacLaine of Lochbuie clan tartan which continues to be part of the current uniform. It was also in the coming years that the band produced the first known recording of Pipe Band music in Western Australia.
In 2001 the City of South Perth council reviewed their sponsorship of the band, and on the 28th August of the same year the band officially readopted their former name "Coastal Scottish Pipe Band WA". Since this time the band has had success at both state and international levels of competition - most recently winning first place in Grade 4 at the 2007 New Zealand Pipe Band championships where they placed first in the following elements: MSR, Musical Selection, Drumming, and Street March (Music) thereby winning the overall Grade 4 trophies. The band also dominated at the Western Australian Pipe Band Championships which were held on 25 March 2007, winning Grade 3 & 4 champion bands, best drum corps, as well as the dress & drill trophies.
Throughout the years Coastals has had a fairly exciting history, one which will no doubt continue to develop. The current goals are regrading to Grade 3 level, winning the Australian Pipe Band Championships, the World Pipe Band Championships
World Pipe Band Championships
The World Pipe Band Championships is a pipe band competition currently held in Glasgow, Scotland every August. The event has been operating regularly since 1930, when the Scottish Pipe Band Association was formed...
, and perhaps attaining Grade 2 status. In November 2011 the band was placed second in the Western Australia Police Pipe Band Championships. Currently the band performs regularly throughout both country and metro Western Australia.
As of early October 2008, the APBA WA branch upgraded Coastals to Grade 3.