Pipers

Triad Highland Games regrets there will be no competition in either solo, quartet, drumming, or band until a later date. Due to the lack of sponsorship for these events they have been cancelled. If there is anyone who wishes to acquire sponsorship for 2008 and beyond please let us know.

We realize this is a great addition to our Games and appreciate your interest and encouragement but due to the costs of hosting this event, it will have to temporarily cancelled until further notice.

Triad Highland Games, Inc.

The Scores below are in .pdf format. They can be accessed with Adobe Reader. If you don't have Adobe Reader, it is downloadable for free. Click on the Adobe Reader logo to download.

2002/2003 Solo and Quartet Scores

2004 EUSPBA Competition Scores

2005 Competition Scores

2006 Competition Scores

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Triad Highland Games		Deep River Pipe and Drums
Jamestown Pipe and Drums Band		North Carolina State University Pipe and Drums
City of Oaks Pipe Band		Loch Norman Pipe Band

History of Piping

Triad Highland Games

Triad Highland Games



Led by Drum Major Bruce Sprinkle, the combined pipe bands performed beautifully on the field at the Triad Highland Games. To see the Massed Bands brought a thrill to everyone's heart.

deep river

Deep River Pipe Band

Chris Donaldson, Pipe Major

Founded in 1998, Deep River Pipe Band had the sole purpose of gathering individuals together who enjoyed playing the Great Highland Bagpipe and Scottish drums. The band was titled after the river of the same name, to represent it's geographical location, flowing through the Triad of North Carolina. In September 1998, the band made it's first public performance, "A Day in the Park", at City Lake Park in High Point, North Carolina. At that time, the group included 3 pipers and 3 drummers.

In 2000, Deep River Pipes and Drums officially became a non-profit organization with the mission of educating, fostering, and promoting Scottish bagpipe music and related Celtic arts within the community. To that end, the band has performed at various functions, both civic and private, including the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic Golf Tournament, The Triad Highland Games, the Winston-Salem Symphony Holiday Concert, and many more.

Under the direction of Pipe Major Chris Donaldson, the Deep river Pipes & Drums proudly serves as the host Band for the 2001 Triad Highland Games donning their newly tailored band kilts in the Scottish Millennium Tartan.

Contact: Chris Donaldson

Grandfather Mountain

Jamestown Pipe and Drums Band

Kyle Auman, Pipe Major

The Jamestown Pipe and Drum Band, formerly known as the Grandfather Mountain Highlanders Pipe Band of the Triad (GMHPB) was formed here in the Triad of North Carolina. The band was part of a feeder program for the Grandfather Mountain Grade III Band. The JPDB wears the McRae tartan, with Kyle Auman, from Jamestown, NC, as the Pipe Major. The band is comprised of both experienced and young players. In JPDB's short history, they have been quite successful on the competition field. The band has placed in every competition it has entered. In October of 2000, the band took second lace in the Southeastern Pipe Band Championships, held at the Stone Mountain Highland Games in Georgia. Most recently, the band took second place at the Loch Norman Highland Games this past April 2001.

The Jamestown Pipe and Drum Band is proud to represent ALL of the Scots of the Triad of North Carolina.

Contact:

Kyle Auman

NC State

North Carolina State University Pipes & Drums

John Sprague, Pipe Major

The NCSU Pipes and Drums is a non-profit Scottish bagpipe band associated with the North Carolina State University Music Department. Through local performances and appearances at Highland Games throughout the Southeast, this award winning band promotes NCSU and it's Music Department. Organized in 1968, the band has evolved from an all-student band , to one made up of dedicated students, alumni, staff, and community pipers and drummers.

The three areas of concentrations for the band are instruction, competition, and performance. Most bandsmen have learned to pipe or drum through formal beginner classes offered each semester. There are currently two competing bands, one in Grade IV and Grade V. Both bands are in demand throughout the year to perform at a variety of parades, festivals, and special events such as the opening of the new Museum of Natural Science in Raleigh, NC, the opening of the BRI Center for the Performing Arts, and the inauguration of Governor Mike Easley. The band proudly wears the North Carolina tartan.

For more information, please contact:Dr. John Spragu

City of Oaks

City of Oaks Pipe Band

Bruce Wright, Pipe Majorr

IThe City of Oaks Pipe Band is a community based band located in Raleigh, North Carolina area. The band performs all across North Carolina and the Southeast, including appearances at the Walnut Creek Ampitheater, the Greensboro Coliseum, in concert with

addition, the band was honored to perform for the final leg of the 1999 Special Olympic Torch Run as it was delivered to the North Carolina State Capitol. CNN broadcast that performance around the world.

The band can also be seen at various Scottish Highland Games all across the Southeast, competing at the top of the EUSPBA Grade V level. Band members wear the MacLeod of Harris tartan: several Boy Scout members wear the MacLaren tartan in honor of that Clan's long connection to scouting. The band is currently under the direction of Pipe Major Geoff Brown.

For information contact: Steve Quillin 919-477-1008

Loch Norman

Loch Norman Pipe Band

Ed Krintz, Pipe Major

In 1996 Pipe Major Ed Krintz and TImmy Hord initiated a pipe band for the Charlotte/Mecklenburg area to fill the void left by the disbanding of the Charlotte Caledonian Pipe Band in 1990. With permission from the Catawba Valley Scottish Society and agreement by the band's founding members, the new band was christened as the Loch Norman Pipe Band (LNPB). The LNPB serves as the host band for the Loch Norman Highland Games which is organized and administered by the Catawba Valley Scottish Society. The LNPB has an excellent record as a competition band. The band won it's first competition in Grade V at the 1997 Loch Norman Games. By the end of 1998, the band moved up to Grade IV. The band finished in the top ten for the 1999 season and placed 3rd in the 2000 season. In May of 2001 the band won the East Coast Championship at the Colonial Highland Games at Fair Hill, Maryland.

In addition to competitions at Highland Games, the band has been involved in many private and public performances. Some of these include weddings, parades, church services, festivals, and openings. The diligent practice and devotion of the band's members make this unique organization and asset to the community. With the exception of a grant from the Town of Huntersville, the LNPB has been funded solely by donations from performances.

For additional information contact band manager Jane

Contact: Jane Wywrot Gulden