Pipe Bands Victoria - PBV

UPDATED: Thanks to all those who have helped fill in the blanks around which bands of the past and present were represented and embodied in last Sunday's Melbourne Tartan Festival parade and World Record Australian Ladies' Pipe Band event.

If there's still more to be added, please continue to comment. As we can see, over 40 current bands were represented, mostly from Victoria, but also South Australia, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory, News South Wales and Queensland. Then add New Zealand, the United States and Canada. Phenomenal!

It was also fitting to see many bands of the past represented, including many ladies' bands. Over 50 bands in total is amazing.

For the record, bands and in no particular order (still to be updated as posts come in):

5/6 Royal Victoria Regiment
Ambulance Victoria
Victoria Scottish Pipes & Drums
Old Scotch
City Of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band
Morwell Caledonian
Golden City Pipe Band Bendigo
Ballarat Grammar
Ballarat Pipe Band
Haileybury
Hawthorn Pipe Band
Ringwood Highland
Warrnambool and District
Presbyterian Ladies' College (Melbourne)
Presbyterian Ladies' College (Sydney, NSW).
City of Tauranga (NZ)
Pose and Thistle Ladies' (North Carolina, USA)
Hamilton
Royal Caledonian Society of South Australia
Rats of Tobruk Memorial Pipes and Drums
Clan Gregor Pipers
City of Hobart (Tas)
Ararat and District
Warragul RSL
Eastern Districts
Frankston RSL
Watsonia RSL
Geelong RSL Pipes and Drums
Coffs Coast (NSW)
ACT Emergency Services Agency
Brisbane Pipe Band (Qld)
South Australian Pipes and Drums
Scotch College (Adelaide, SA)
Governor Macquarie Memorial (NSW)
Bendigo Highland Pipe Band
Casterton and District
Cobram
Mildura
Wangaratta
Clan MacLeod (Bendigo)
North Western District
Celtic Pipers Melbourne
Melbourne Ladies'*
St Andrews' Ladies'*
Bendigo Ladies'*
Ballarat Ladies'*
Ararat Ladies'*
Geelong Ladies'*
Southern Ladies*
Central Gippsland*
Ballarat Highland*
Ballarat Scottish*
Benalla Calledonian*

* denotes bands of the past

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Drummers, don't miss out! All grades solo contest to be held at Haileybury this September. Note the close of entries.

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