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The Glasgow Skye Association Pipe Band is delighted to announce that Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band will headline the 2017 ‘Pre-Worlds’ concert at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Wednesday, 9 August 2017. Shotts and Dykehead will present ‘Rise’, a programme of music that will showcase selections from both their competitive and performance repertoires.

Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band is delighted to announce a third year of sponsorship with local international industrial software company, Asset Guardian Solutions Limited.

Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band was sad to learn that their ex-Leading Drummer William Stevenson passed away on 5 July 2016.

When Shotts decided to renew the badges on their Glengarries, there was no hesitation is asking award-winning designer Islay Spalding to come up with something strong, stunning and completely unique.

Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band won the 2015 World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow
Saturday, 15 August.

Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band has qualified for the Grade 1 final at the World Pipe Band Championships tomorrow, after competing in the qualifying round earlier today.

The countdown is on to the World Pipe Band Championships next weekend, held in Glasgow on Friday and Saturday the 14th and 15th of August.

The 2015 pipe band season has been a good one for Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band. The band has broken the ‘top three’ in all four major championships so far, with only one more major to go, at the World Pipe Band Championships next weekend.

Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band was sad to learn that Danny Connor, one of the band’s former players, passed away on 24 July 2015.

Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band finished in third place at the British Pipe Band Championships held in Bathgate, Scotland, on Saturday, 30 May.

Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia has finally gained access to the first official video recording from the recent Reinvented concert, held at the Aberdeen Music Hall on Saturday, 2 May.

This Saturday, 30 May, will mark the official start of the 2015 competition season for the Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band, as the band prepares to compete at the British Pipe Band Championships.

Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band is delighted to announce a new sponsorship deal with one of the world’s leading industrial software companies, Asset Guardian Solutions Limited.

The World Pipe Band Championship is undoubtedly the most important day on the calendar of pipe bands and as such is a real test of the band’s progress.

The Shotts pipers and drummers had a busy week preparing for the World Pipe Band Championships but a number of our members were extra busy by being involved with additional events as a part of the Piping Live! festival.

Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band finished sixth at the Scottish Championships held in Dumbarton on July 26th, 2014.

Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band finished fifth at the European Pipe Band Championships held in Forres on June 28, 2014.

Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band finished 6th at the first ever United Kingdom Pipe Band Championships

It was a fantastic day for pipe bands at the British Pipe Band Championships in Bathgate on Saturday, 31 May 2014.

Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia started the 2014 season with a win at the Dunfermline Highland Games on Saturday, 24 May.

The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland – the premier youth piping and drumming organisation in the world – is performing at the SECC Clyde Auditorium on Saturday, 30 November, at 3pm.

Soloists from Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band featured in the prize list last weekend at the annual Scottish Piping Society of London (SPSL) competition held on Saturday, 2 November 2013, in Kensington.

The build-up to the 2013 World Pipe Band Championships was an intense week for the band, with practices taking place at the Shotts band hall, as well as outside West Brewery at Glasgow Green on the Thursday and Friday before the competition.

Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia wrapped up the 2013 pipe band season at the Cowal Championships in Dunoon on Saturday, 31 August.

It’s now the week of the 2013 World Pipe Band Championships.

The Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band competed at the Scottish Pipe Band Championships in Dumbarton on Saturday, 27 July, 2013.

Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band were runners-up at the North Berwick Highland Games on Saturday, 10 August.

It was a great day for pipe bands at the European Pipe Band Championships on Saturday, 29 June.

The Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band unveiled its new number one medley at the Shotts Highland Games on Saturday, 1 June, 2013.

Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band is competing this Saturday, 1 June 2013, at our local Shotts Highland Games.

Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band competed for the first time as a new band at the British Pipe Band Championships in Bathgate on Saturday, 25 May 2013.

The Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band is delighted to announce the appointment of Iona Burns as the band’s new drum major.

The Gourock Highland Games, scheduled yesterday on Sunday 12 May, was unfortunately cancelled this past weekend due to poor conditions in the water-logged park.

Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band is delighted to introduce its new band for 2013, with a brand new membership, website, logo, repertoire, and more!