Derwent Scottish Pipe Band
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Derwent Scottish Pipe Band | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Genres | Pipe Band |
| Instruments | Great Highland Bagpipes, Snare Drum, Tenor Drum, Bass Drum |
| Years active | 1952–present |
| Website | www |
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Derwent Scottish Pipe Band is an Australian pipe band based in Hobart, Tasmania. The band was formed in 1952.[1]
History
The band was established at a meeting at the Carlton Club in Hobart on 31 January 1952.[2] Its first public parade was at the Glenorchy Primary School Fair on 8 March 1952.[3]
By August 1953, The Piping Times identified Derwent Scottish as one of five pipe bands then active in Tasmania.[4]
In April 1954, Derwent Scottish participated in a pipe-band festival at York Park in Launceston. A contemporary report in The Mercury described it as the youngest participating band and stated that it had been formed in 1952.[5]
An assessment published in The Piping Times in 1986 reported that the band was performing with a small pipe corps and recommended a sustained recruitment and teaching programme.[6]
Donald MacLean
In 1963, the band sponsored Scottish piper Donald MacLean and his family to move to Tasmania, where MacLean worked in Hobart and provided piping tuition.[7] MacLean subsequently served as tutor to the Queenstown Highland Pipe Band.[8]
Competition results
Australian Pipe Band Championships:[9]
Derwent Scottish placed second in Grade 2 at the 1966 Australian Pipe Band Championships in Adelaide.[10]
| Year | Location | Grade | Result |
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| 1965 | Melbourne, Victoria | Grade 2 |
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| 1966 | Adelaide, South Australia | Grade 2 |
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| 1967 | Sydney, New South Wales | Grade 2 |
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| 1968 | Adelaide, South Australia | Grade 2 |
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| 1974 | Melbourne, Victoria | Grade 3 |
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References
- ↑ "Hobart Forms New Pipe Band". The Mercury. 2 February 1952. p. 6. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedformation2 - ↑ "Glenorchy Premier – Newly Formed Derwent Scottish Pipe Band". The Mercury. 10 March 1952. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ "Letter from Tasmania" (PDF). The Piping Times. College of Piping. August 1953. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "North's First Pipe Band Festival". The Mercury. 19 April 1954. p. 2.
- ↑ "Derwent Scottish" (PDF). The Piping Times. College of Piping. June 1986. p. 41. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ Wallace, Robert (24 May 2024). "Editor's Notebook: Worlds Tickets/ 'Wee' Donald MacLean/ Atholl Gathering". Piping Press. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ Dahl, Ian (10 July 2024). "History: More on 'Wee' Donald MacLean Down Under". Piping Press. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "Results - Australian Championships". Retrieved 2026-05-15.
- ↑ "Results – Australian Championships". Pipe Bands Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
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