NCC has confirmed the time for our appearance at Saturday’s Diversity event – 11.30am. Meet in the vicinity of the Sound Shell/Veronic Sun Bay area at 11am and we’ll get tuned up for our performance. Preceding that at 8.30 we’re playing for the HB International Marathon – this will be down on the grass by walkway by the Sound Shell. Time to make lots of noise for the runners as they go by. Between events we can stroll somewhere and have morning tea. Don’t forget the May Piping & Drumming Live event at Napier RSA is on Sunday 26th starting at 4pm (band members meet at 3.30pm).
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Recent Parades
Over the past month we’ve done a number of parades including the EIT Graduations, Hastings Highland Games at Easter, Anzac Day and on Friday 3 May we played for the Napier Girls High School 135 anniversary march up Emerson St to the Sound Shell.
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PB Extravaganza March 16
On Saturday 16 March the four HB pipe Bands presented their music on Napier’s Sound Shell. For HB Caledonian and Lindisfarne this was a rehearsal for their National Pipe Band events in two weeks time in Dunedin. For us it was a chance to parade and play and enjoy pipe banding. Thanks to Ray and Petra for the photos.
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March 16 and 24 events
On Saturday 16 March we will be taking part in the Pipe Band Extravaganza on Napier’s Sound Shell. Starting at 1.15 the programme is as follows
1:20pm Napier Pipe Band #1
1:30pm Hawke’s Bay Caledonian PB – Set
1:45pm Lindisfarne College PB – Set
1:50pm Napier Pipe Band #2
2:00pm Hawke’s Bay Caledonian PB – Medley
2:10pm Lindisfarne College PB – Medley
2:20pm Napier Pipe Band #3
2:30pm Napier Boys High School PB – Set
2:40pm Lindisfarne College PB – Juvenile Event
2:50pm Napier Boys High School PB – Juvenile Event
3:00pm Massed Bands (Green Hills&Battle is O’er and other tunes)
On Sunday 24 we will be staging our first Piping & Drumming Live event at the Napier RSA (start time 4pm). The tunes we will play include (but this may change)
Part 1
On the Road to Passchendaele (3/4)
Swing of the Kilt
The Bathgate Highland Gathering, Heather Grant of Strathrye, The Battle of the Somme (9/8)
The Dawning of the Day; La Boum (4/4)
The Leaving of Liverpool, Kelly The Boy From Killanne, No Awa Tae Bide Awa, Minstrel Boy, Will Ye No Come Back (4/4)
Jigs: Paddy’s Leather Breeches, The Banjo Breakdown (6/8)
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Love Song for Deborah Anne
A Song for April
Part 2
Nurse Edith Cavell (with the learners)
Hundred Pipers, Bonnie Dundee (6/8)
Teribus, Chorriechollies
Mhari’s Wedding, Heyken’s Serenade
Amazing Grace
Drum Salute
Art Deco Weekend Photos
Its been a busy weekend with the band performing at several functions including the vintage car parade and a concert at St Paul’s church.
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Art Deco Concert 2019
Art Deco celebrations are happening this week and to support this community event, your Band is once again parading and performing in various events. These include welcoming guests to the ball on Thursday evening, leading diners to the Depression Dinner, entertaining shoppers at the fete on Tennyson Street, plus the usual highlight of parading in the Automobilia parade.
As if that’s not enough (phew!), we are also holding a concert on Saturday afternoon which we warmly invite you to. Commencing at 2.30pm, the Band will be performing their Highland Cathedral concert, playing all your favourites such as Amazing Grace, the Green Hills of Tyrol, Scotland the Brave and of course – Highland Cathedral.
Entry to this concert is just $5 on presentation of your current membership card. Bring along a friend for just $10. Ticket sales at the door of St Pauls Church, Tennyson Street, Napier. We look forward to entertaining you.
Park Island Jan2019
On Sunday 20 January we played as a combined band with the Hawke’s Bay Caledonian PB at the soccer match at Park Island. A great parade as we were joined by some members of the Lindisfarne College PB as well.
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2018 Christmas Parades
In the past month we’ve been busy with Christmas parades
Napier
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CHB Christmas Parade in Waipukurau
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Napier RSA 25 November
On Sunday 25 November the Band will present the final Piping & Drumming Live event for 2018. These concerts at the Napier RSA have been very popular with our members and supporters. Commencing at 4pm the hour long concert features a variety of music and afterwards there is the opportunity to relax and talk with band members and friends. RSA meals are available from 5.30.
Armistice Day 2018
The Band played at the Clive service on Armistice Day. Pipers all around the world registered to take part in the “Sleep in Peace, now the Battle’s Over” event by playing Pipe Major Robb’s classic tune When the Battle’s O’er. We were pleased to be part of the rolling sound of this historic tune travelling across the globe through the various time zones. Our thanks to members of the Hawke’s Bay Caledonian PB who joined us.
