Fife Constabulary Pipe Band
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The Fife Constabulary
Pipe Band is a grade one pipe band
from Fife
in Scotland
. Established in September 2007, the band were placed in the senior grade
by the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association
in February the following year. Their first competition, at the Dunbar
Highland Games
in May 2008, saw them awarded first prize. In August of the same year they made their first appearance at the World Pipe Band Championships
and gained entry into the grade one final, having achieved second place among fourteen bands in the morning qualifying round.
In September 2008 the drum corps was replaced by that of the Clan Gregor Society Pipe Band
, resulting in the disbandment of the Clan Gregor band.
Fife Constabulary
Fife Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for the Scottish council area of Fife.The area policed by Fife Constabulary has a resident population of just over 350,000, almost a third of whom live in one of the three principal towns of Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes...
Pipe Band is a grade one pipe band
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....
from Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. Established in September 2007, the band were placed in the senior grade
by the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association
Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association
The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association was founded in 1930 as a governing body to oversee pipe band competition and to promote and encourage the development of pipe band culture throughout the world....
in February the following year. Their first competition, at the Dunbar
Dunbar
Dunbar is a town in East Lothian on the southeast coast of Scotland, approximately 28 miles east of Edinburgh and 28 miles from the English Border at Berwick-upon-Tweed....
Highland Games
Highland games
Highland games are events held throughout the &Highland games are events held throughout the &Highland games are events held throughout the &(-è_çà in Scotland and other countries as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture and heritage, especially that of the Scottish Highlands. Certain...
in May 2008, saw them awarded first prize. In August of the same year they made their first appearance at 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 gained entry into the grade one final, having achieved second place among fourteen bands in the morning qualifying round.
In September 2008 the drum corps was replaced by that of the Clan Gregor Society Pipe Band
Clan Gregor Society Pipe Band
The Clan Gregor Society Pipe Band, founded in 2001, was a Grade One pipe band based in Airth, Scotland. The band was established by members of the Scottish branch of the Clan Gregor, a Scottish clan which has membership throughout the world...
, resulting in the disbandment of the Clan Gregor band.