Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band
Events
The Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band was formed in 1925 and is based in Palmerston North, New Zealand, and has a proud history of community involvement and competition success. Manawatu have been New Zealand’s most successful competing Band for the best part of a decade having won the New Zealand Championships seven times since 2001, whilst also performing with distinction in Scotland achieving two recent top-ten results at the World Pipe Band Championships.
The Band has recently recorded its second album entitled Twelve Thousand Miles, which is the distance between New Zealand and Scotland. It also represents the Band’s current spread of membership across the globe, spanning two hemispheres, three continents and six countries. Twelve Thousand Miles features original compositions and arrangements inspired by New Zealand’s rich Scottish heritage along with tunes drawn from across the Celtic Diaspora. New musical avenues are also explored, including original compositions from Classical and African-folk genres. As a matter of principle, Manawatu Scottish has sought to progress the piping and pipe band genre whilst remaining true to its roots.