The Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band was formed in 1910 by Pipe Major Dugald MacFarlane.[2] The band purchased its first uniform with kilts of the McKenzie tartan in 1914, but despite entering many competitions, the band did not attain competitive success until Pipe Major Tom McAllister took the lead role in 1929.[2] In 1935 the band won the Grade 2 world championship, and were upgraded to Grade 1 for the 1936 season, when they won the British Championship on the first attempt.[2] After a suspension of competitions during the Second World War, the band won the World Championships in 1948 and 1952 under Tom McAllister, for a total of 21 major championships during his leadership of the band.[2]
Tom McAllister's son John Kerr McAllister took over as pipe major in 1954, in partnership with leading drummer Alex Duthart.[2] Under this leadership, the band won four consecutive World Championships, between 1957 and 1960, setting a record for the time.[2] After losing several members, including Alex Duthart, and not competing in 1963, Willie Stevenson was appointed as leading drummer and the band resumed competition in 1964.[2]
John Kerr McAllister retired in 1968, having led the band to 26 major championship victories, to be succeeded by his younger brother Tom McAllister Junior.[2] Alex Duthart returned in 1970, and in the next twelve years before Tom retired the band won a further 23 major championships,[2] including the 1980 World Championships.[3] Alex retired in 1982 and Tom in 1984, and were succeeded by leading drummer John Scullion and pipe major James A. Bell.[2] At the end of 1986, Robert Mathieson and Jim Kilpatrick, former members of the band, took over as pipe major and leading drummer respectively.[2] The band won 30 major championships under Mathieson, who retired at the end of 2010 to be replaced by Gavin Walker.[2]
Following the unexpected resignation of Gavin Walker just prior to the 2012 World Championships, Ryan Canning was appointed as the new pipe major of the band. The band did not, however, compete in the World Championships that year, partially due to Kilpatrick's suspension by the RSPBA over a comment posted on Facebook.[4]
In 2013, the band announced the end of its decade long sponsorship from The House of Edgar and the name reverted to Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band.[5]
In 2015, Shotts won the World Championships again, the first major championship won under Canning and the first victory by a Scottish band since Shotts won the title in 2005.[6] Kilpatrick left the band in October 2015, a statement from the band reported that Kilpatrick had agreed to step down and retire from his position as leading drummer, and that corps member Blair Brown would be his replacement.[7] but in his own statement Kilpatrick stated that his removal from the band was "the final act in a long-running, premeditated and well-planned coup d’état orchestrated by Ryan Canning, Blair Brown, Glenn Brown and perhaps three other members of the Shotts band."[8] Emmett Conway took over as pipe major of the band in late 2018.
Legendary House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band (2005)
Rise (2018)
ReferencesEdit
^"Shotts appoints Andrew Lawson leading-drummer". pipesdrums.com.
^ abcdefghijkl"About". shottspipeband.com. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
^"Just Champion". The Glasgow Herald. 18 August 1980. p. 3. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
^"RSPBA suspends Kilpatrick for three months for Facebook comment". pipesdrums.com. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
^"Shotts ends 10-year sponsorship". pipesdrums.com. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
^Kennedy, Maev (16 August 2015). "Scottish group wins World Pipe Band Championships for first time since 2005". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
^"Jim Kilpatrick steps down from Shotts; Blair Brown new L-D". pipesdrums.com. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
^"Jim Kilpatrick Statement 17 October 2015". Google Drive. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
External linksEdit
Official website
October 21, 2023
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The Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band is a grade 1 pipe band from Shotts in the North Lanarkshire region of Scotland The band has won the World Pipe Band Championships sixteen times The current pipe major is Emmett Conway Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe BandEstablished1910LocationNorth Lanarkshire ScotlandGrade1Pipe majorEmmett ConwayDrum sergeantgrant cassidy 1 TartanMacLean of DuartNotable honoursWinner World Pipe Band Championships 1948 1952 1957 1958 1959 1960 1970 1973 1974 1980 1994 1997 2000 2003 2005 2015Websiteshottspipeband wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Pipe Majors 3 Leading Drummers 4 Discography 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band was formed in 1910 by Pipe Major Dugald MacFarlane 2 The band purchased its first uniform with kilts of the McKenzie tartan in 1914 but despite entering many competitions the band did not attain competitive success until Pipe Major Tom McAllister took the lead role in 1929 2 In 1935 the band won the Grade 2 world championship and were upgraded to Grade 1 for the 1936 season when they won the British Championship on the first attempt 2 After a suspension of competitions during the Second World War the band won the World Championships in 1948 and 1952 under Tom McAllister for a total of 21 major championships during his leadership of the band 2 Tom McAllister s son John Kerr McAllister took over as pipe major in 1954 in partnership with leading drummer Alex Duthart 2 Under this leadership the band won four consecutive World Championships between 1957 and 1960 setting a record for the time 2 After losing several members including Alex Duthart and not competing in 1963 Willie Stevenson was appointed as leading drummer and the band resumed competition in 1964 2 John Kerr McAllister retired in 1968 having led the band to 26 major championship victories to be succeeded by his younger brother Tom McAllister Junior 2 Alex Duthart returned in 1970 and in the next twelve years before Tom retired the band won a further 23 major championships 2 including the 1980 World Championships 3 Alex retired in 1982 and Tom in 1984 and were succeeded by leading drummer John Scullion and pipe major James A Bell 2 At the end of 1986 Robert Mathieson and Jim Kilpatrick former members of the band took over as pipe major and leading drummer respectively 2 The band won 30 major championships under Mathieson who retired at the end of 2010 to be replaced by Gavin Walker 2 Following the unexpected resignation of Gavin Walker just prior to the 2012 World Championships Ryan Canning was appointed as the new pipe major of the band The band did not however compete in the World Championships that year partially due to Kilpatrick s suspension by the RSPBA over a comment posted on Facebook 4 In 2013 the band announced the end of its decade long sponsorship from The House of Edgar and the name reverted to Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band 5 In 2015 Shotts won the World Championships again the first major championship won under Canning and the first victory by a Scottish band since Shotts won the title in 2005 6 Kilpatrick left the band in October 2015 a statement from the band reported that Kilpatrick had agreed to step down and retire from his position as leading drummer and that corps member Blair Brown would be his replacement 7 but in his own statement Kilpatrick stated that his removal from the band was the final act in a long running premeditated and well planned coup d etat orchestrated by Ryan Canning Blair Brown Glenn Brown and perhaps three other members of the Shotts band 8 Emmett Conway took over as pipe major of the band in late 2018 Pipe Majors EditDugald MacFarlane 1910 1929 Tom MacAllister Sr 1929 1954 J K MacAllister 1954 1968 Tom MacAllister Jr 1968 1984 James A Bell 1984 1986 Robert Mathieson 1986 2010 Gavin Walker 2010 2012 Ryan Canning 2012 2018 Emmett Conway 2018 Leading Drummers EditGeorge Crawford Willie Teddy Gilchrist 1949 John Kirkwood 1949 1953 John Kerr 1953 1955 Alex Duthart 1957 1963 Willie Stevenson 1963 1970 Alex Duthart 1970 1982 John Scullion 1982 1986 Arthur Cook 1986 Jim Kilpatrick 1986 2015 Andrew Lawson 2015 2023 grant cassidy 2023 Discography EditWorld Champions 1960 Champions Supreme 1965 The Covenanter 1968 Parade of the Pipes 1970 Pipes amp Drums 1970 Bagpipes Brass amp Accordion 1971 The Shores of Loch Katrine 1974 Bagpipe Marches and Music of Scotland 1976 Shotts amp Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band 1976 Champion of Champions 1981 Another Quiet Sunday 1992 By the Waters Edge 1994 The Pipe Major s Choice 1999 La Boum Ecosse 2001 Legendary House of Edgar Shotts amp Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band 2005 Rise 2018 References Edit Shotts appoints Andrew Lawson leading drummer pipesdrums com a b c d e f g h i j k l About shottspipeband com Retrieved 5 February 2015 Just Champion The Glasgow Herald 18 August 1980 p 3 Retrieved 14 October 2022 RSPBA suspends Kilpatrick for three months for Facebook comment pipesdrums com 31 August 2012 Retrieved 5 February 2015 Shotts ends 10 year sponsorship pipesdrums com 31 March 2013 Retrieved 5 February 2015 Kennedy Maev 16 August 2015 Scottish group wins World Pipe Band Championships for first time since 2005 The Guardian Retrieved 16 August 2015 Jim Kilpatrick steps down from Shotts Blair Brown new L D pipesdrums com Retrieved 3 June 2016 Jim Kilpatrick Statement 17 October 2015 Google Drive Retrieved 19 October 2015 External links EditOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band amp oldid 1175673297, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
