2016 Scots School Albury Highland Gathering

The band was involved in this inaugural event. We started with a street march through the centre of Albury, culminating in an impromptu performance in QEII Square. A retired member – Graeme Flood – took these photos of the prep beforehand, with the band under the control of Pipe Sergeant Roger Buck and Pipe Corporal…

ANZAC Day 2016

Another  ANZAC Day has arrived and been commemorated by the band. With soloists heading to Albury, Wodonga, Howling and other regional areas for dawn services, the men and women of AWPD have done us all proud. The band led the Albury street march this year, proudly stepping up to an enormous crowd along Dean St.…

Beechworth Golden Horseshoe Festival

Another great festival this year. The crowd was large and there was plenty going on around the main street of Beechworth. AWPD stepped out for the street march and then played a few tunes in the park. Some photos from the day: From the Border Mail: http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/3813368/photos-beechworths-golden-horseshoes-festival/?cs=2608#slide=43 This year we were fortunate to have quite a…

2016 Tumbafest!

Saturday at Tumbafest! A great day was had by those who attended Tumbafest. A nice mixture of personalities and sounds from Wangaratta, Canberra, Wagga and Albury Pipe bands entertained the small crowd which had gathered next to the creek. The band then proceeded up to the main street where a footpath march to the local…

Corowa Federation Festival 2016

What a great day out for the band and for the many people who came to watch! Full credit to the Corowa Rotary Club for a very well organised event. Temperatures were down on previous years – a bare 35C! Almost freezing for a Federation Festival 🙂 AWPD stepped out proudly in the street march…