SFU Pipe Band
SFU Pipe Band wins third overall at 2024 world championships
Peak Web September 9, 2024By: Caitlin Kingsmill, News Writer The SFU Pipe Band brought home a bronze shield after placing third overall at this year’s World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, Scotland on August 16 and 17. This marks their return to the top three for the first time since 2012. The group is just “one of four bands from outside the United Kingdom to have ever won first place at the championships,” which they have now achieved six times. The pipe band was formed in 1966 and consists of 45 players, led by pipe major Alan Bevan and lead drummer J. Reid Maxwell.…
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SFU Pipe Band’s Tori Killoran is here to change your perspective on the bagpipes
Peak Web September 18, 2018By: Natasha Tar, Peak Associate Fast Facts Name: Tori Killoran Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Department Affiliation: Criminology (fifth-year student) Hometown: Pitt Meadows, B.C. Hobbies: Playing the bagpipes, highland dancing, and going for bike rides Fun Fact: She started dancing when she was…
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