The Pipes and Drums of Canada will perform on Dumfries High Street and the Plainstanes on Saturday 25 August 2018 at 12.30pm.
Around 60 musicians, supported by 40 members of their parade team, will set off along the High Street from the Loreburn Centre to the Plainstanes at the Midsteeple.
The Pipes and Drums of Canada was founded in 1974, under the direction of Senior Pipe Major Ross Baxter of the Collingwood Legion Pipe Band, who envisaged a band travelling the world representing Canada, Ontario, and the Royal Canadian Legion.
The Pipes and Drums of Canada has performed in Dumfries town centre on 4 previous occasions, most recently in 2015, always drawing a large crowd.
Highlights in the band’s history include the Orange Bowl Festival in Miami [1974]; the Tournament of the Roses Parade in Pasadena [1978]; touring Scotland, the Edinburgh Festival Cavalcade, and Braemar Highland Games [1979]; Disneyland [1981], touring Hawaii [1983], touring Scotland and performing at Scone Palace [1984], touring the Caribbean islands [1986]; commemorating Canada’s 120th birthday at Buckingham Palace before HM the Queen Mother [1987]; performing at Braemar Highland Games and being presented to HM the Queen, performing at the Edinburgh Tattoo [1990]; New Year Parade in Miami [1991]; Braemar Highland Games, Blairgowrie Highland Games at Blair Athol Castle [2004]; 6th tour of Scotland, including Dumfries and Edinburgh Tattoo [2007]; and joining with pipe bands from Germany, Holland and Belgium to perform before HRH Prince Charles [2009].
Council Leader Elaine Murray said: “I’ll be delighted to welcome The Pipes and Drums of Canada back to Dumfries. Previous visits have been a highlight in terms of music and colourful spectacle. It’ll be a pleasure for the town to host our Canadian visitors and I urge as many people as possible to come and welcome them back.”
