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Anzac Day 2022

Band members have participated in four ANZAC Day commemorations this year.

On Tuesday 12 April, piper Chelsea Fisher played the lament at the schools Anzac commemoration at the Taradale cenotaph, an event organised by senior pupils from local high schools.

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On Anzac Day Nick Scannell and Waynne Valler played at the Taradale RSA’s Dawn Service at Lone Pine. Then the band lead the parade through Taradale for the 9am service. We were grateful to have the support of our colleagues from the HB Caledonian PB.
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At Waipawa th4e band lead the march from the town’s theatre to the Cenotaph at the clock tower.
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Anzac Day 2020

On Anzac Day, in the midst of the lockdown, Band members played their pipes for the ‘Stand at Dawn’ initiative and at 11am as part of a national performance by pipers and drummers. ANzac Day has been a custome for the Band for many years and we were pleased that we could continue a custom the Band has been doing for many years.

Watch the video: click here (part 1) and Click here (part 2) to view the video of what we all did.

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Taradale Song

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Being a Songwriter and knowing that there has never been a song written for the town of Taradale, Tracy Rudzevecuis has been creative and written the ‘Taradale Song’.

It is based around the Taradale Town Clock in memory of our fallen  local soldiers that went to war and never returned hence, says Tracy, giving them “a voice” from beyond the grave.  Ideally she wants it to be played at an ANZAC Day parade (and eventually pulling in and giving local talented high school students a chance to play a different version every year at an ANZAC service).  The next challenge is to do a recording and get the right artists involved.

This is Tracy’s ‘gift to our people and the township of Taradale’.

The Band is pleased to be part of Tracy’s dream.

The pipe band music

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Anzac Day 2016

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Once again the band was out and about on Anzac Day. Pipers and drummers participated in the dawn services in Napier and Taradale and then the band lead the parade through Taradale to the clock tower where two pipers played the lament. Hugh, Richard and Geoff then went into Napier to be part of the morning service there while the rest of the band went down to Waipawa where we lead the service men and women to the clock tower on the main road. Then it was back to Taradale to play for the people enjoying the fellowship at the RSA.

 

Tuning at Waipawa
Tuning at Waipawa

Waiting for the parade to start
Waiting for the parade to start

Stepping off from the Waipawa Town Hall
Stepping off from the Waipawa Town Hall

At Waipawa
At Waipawa

The Waipawa cennotaph
The Waipawa cennotaph

Leading the veterans
Leading the veterans

On parade at Waipawa
On parade at Waipawa

Veterans on parade
Veterans on parade

Taking a break between parades
Taking a break between parades