Grampian Police Scotland Pipe Band is a Grade 2 pipe band from the North East of Scotland and is associated with

Grampian Police Grampian Police was, between 1975 and 2013 (replaced by Police Scotland), the territorial police force of the northeast region of Scotland, covering, from 1996, the council areas of Aberdeenshire, the Aberdeen City, and Moray (the former Gramp ...

. The band is open to both civilians and members of the police force.

History

The band was formed as Aberdeen City Police Pipe Band in 1907, wearing the Hunting Gordon tartan. In 1965 a new uniform was introduced with the Black Stewart tartan. The merger of police forces in the north of

Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

to create Grampian police resulted in the present name of the band being adopted. The band was promoted to Grade 1 for the start of the 1995 season, until it moved back to Grade 2 in 2005. For the 2012 season, the band returned to Grade 1, having changed both its pipe major and drum sergeant.After changes, Grampian Police set sights on Grade 1 success , pipes, drums
/ref> It placed 16th overall in the 2012 World Pipe Band Championships. After a 6 year hiatus, in October 2024, the band reformed under the leadership of Pipe Major Julie Brinklow and Leading Drummer Lucy Maclean.

Events

The band plays at highland games and RSPBA competitions as well as police and community events. In 1990, the band played for

the Queen Mother Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI. She was also ...

to celebrate her 90th birthday.

Discography

* ''The Bluebells of Scotland, Flower of Scotland'' (1995) * ''The Pipes & Drums of Scotland'' (2005) * ''Police Pipe Bands of Scotland'' (2010) * ''Best of Scottish Pipes and Drums'' (2010) * ''Marches Ecossaises'' (2011)

References

{{reflist Pipe band associations Scottish pipe bands Grampian Police bands