Aughintober Pipe Band is a

pipe band A pipe band is a musical ensemble consisting of pipers and drummers. The term pipes and drums, used by military pipe bands is also common. The most common form of pipe band consists of a section of pipers playing the Great Highland bagpipe, ...

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Castlecaulfield Castlecaulfield ( Irish: ''Baile Uí Dhonnaíle'', meaning 'town or territory of O'Donnelly' Patrick McKay, ''A Dictionary of Ulster Place-Names'', p. 37. The Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, 1999.) is ...

County Tyrone County Tyrone (; ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland. Its county town is Omagh. Adjoined to the south-west shore of Lough Neagh, the cou ...

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History

The band was originally a flute ensemble, but changed to a pipe band in 1949. In 1997, the band registered with the

Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association The Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association (RSPBA) is an association aiming to oversee pipe band competition, and to promote and encourage the development of pipe band culture worldwide. It was founded in 1930. Overview The RSPBA sets the rules ...

to enter competitions. After the 2009 season, the band was upgraded from Grade 3A to Grade 2, having been upgraded from 3B to 3A in 2006. The pipe major of the band is Gary Waterson, and the leading drummer Stephen Young.

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://web.archive.org/web/20081121190749/http://www.aughintoberpipeband.com/ Musical groups from County Tyrone Grade 2 pipe bands Musical groups established in 1949 1949 establishments in Northern Ireland