St. Marys Band Club Pipe Band

The St Marys District Band Club Pipes and Drums is a pipe band, based in the Suburb of St Marys, New South Wales.[1] The band has been competing in the Australian Pipe Band Championships since it was formed in 1964 and has obtained successful results. From 2005, the band competed in the World Pipe Band Championships.

St Marys District Band Club Pipes and Drums
Established1964
LocationSt Marys, New South Wales, Australia
Grade3
Pipe majorHugh Strain (Chuckie)
Drum sergeantGeoff Crane
TartanRoyal Stuart
Notable honours1st place Australian Pipe Band Championships, Grade 2, 2006; 3rd place World Pipe Band Championships, Grade 2, 2007, 5th place New Zealand Pipe Band Championships, Grade 1, 2008; 14th place World Pipe Band Championships, Grade 1, 2008; 1st place Australian Pipe Band Championships, Grade 1, 2008.

In 2005 the band achieved 11th place (Grade 2) at the World Championships in Glasgow. In both 2006 and 2007 they came 3rd in the Grade 2 competition at the "Worlds" and were subsequently promoted to Grade 1 by the Australian Pipe Band Association.[2][3]

In 2008, the band qualified for the Grade 1 final at the World Championships, in which they finished 14th.[4] They also won the Grade 1 title in the Australian Championships in 2008.[5]

References
  1. "St Marys Pipe Band - Australia". Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2007.
  2. RSPBA – The Heart of the Pipe Band World
  3. pipes|drums
  4. "RSPBA - the Heart of the Pipe Band World". Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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