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Band History

Kelty Gala : 1958

During its long history the band has always been keen to travel to competitions near and far and has won the Grade 3 World Championships twice.

The band in 1993 with a selection of trophies  

Through the town twinning scheme the band has travelled to France on various occasions.  They played at the Celtic music festivals in Lorient, Brittany four times.

Lorient Harbour

Marching out at Lorient

In 1994 they attended and played for the Celtic Congress held in Cornwall, while individual members have played at events worldwide, including Tokyo and Bangkok.

    During a normal season, the band would, and still does take part in most of the local competitions and some or all of the 5 "Major" championships, wherever they may be held. 

Young members of the drum corps celebrate a prize at Bathgate

The Kinross and District Pipe Band has a tradition of playing free of charge if  asked by local charities and tutoring children of the immediate area for free.

Alex Murphy joined  the band as a teenager right from the start.  In 1978 Alex took over as Pipe Major, and has been mentoring the Band ever since.