Highland games season is right around the corner for the Shuswap Pipes and Drums.
Off to an early start this month, the band competed at the Spring Fling competition in Kamloops on May 3. The Spring Fling is an annual competition hosted by a different B.C. community every year, and this year’s event was attended by nine B.C. pipe bands, including bands from the Lower Mainland, Kootenay, Okanagan, Shuswap, and Thompson regions.
Despite cold and rainy weather, the band played well and came in third place in the slow march competition, and the drum corps won second place overall.
The summer is a busy time for this traditional music group as they participate in many parades and outdoor Scottish festivals throughout the B.C. Interior.
If you are interested in learning to play the bagpipes or side drum, or would like to hire the band for an event, contact Peter MacNeil (piping) at pjmacneili@telus.net, Fiona Vandergucht (side drumming) at fiona.vandergucht@myokanagan.bc.ca, or Dana Campbell (band events) at campbellcawdor@shaw.ca.