Boghall and Bathgate Pipe Band
EventsWebsite: www.boghallandbathgate.comOne aspect of the Boghall & Bathgate organisation of which we are extremely proud is the band’s continued involvement in teaching piping and drumming to the youngsters of the local area and beyond. The organisation is world renowned for its highly successful Juvenile bands and the amount of time and effort invested by the experienced players in tutoring the kids in both piping and drumming.
The focus on teaching stemmed from a large influx of youngsters into the band in 1976 who were really too young to compete with the senior band at the time.
It was therefore decided to set up a junior band for these kids to compete in the Novice Juvenile grade.
The drummers are coached by Tom Brown, whose teaching methods have produced World Championship drum corps as well as solo champions.
After learning their skills and gaining much needed “Pipe Band” experience they have the opportunity to move onto the Juvenile Band, the next step in the Boghall “academy” of Piping and Drumming.
Throughout the years these junior bands have been as successful as the adult band, winning 5 World Championships between them and 11 World Drum Corps titles.
It is also interesting to note that the Grade 1 band‘s current Pipe Major Ross Walker and Leading Drummer Gordon Brown are products of this Pipe Band “academy“ having earned their spurs in the Juvenile band in the late 70‘s.