Kilrea Pipe Band

11/06/2026

We are looking forward to travelling to Garvagh tomorrow evening for Glenkeen's parade. Quite a few members will be out on the road with the band for the first time. There will therefore be no band practice and no tuition classes. Say hello to us if you are there.

**LESS THAN 1 WEEK TO GO**

The countdown is well underway. With Only 6 days left until our very own parade in Garvagh 🇬🇧

Any bands still wishing to attend please contact our page. Any support is much appreciated and will be returned

08/06/2026

This week's video features the band playing in Garvagh on 12th July 2010 with Russell, Pauline, Mark, Thomas and Jonathon on drums. Rodney, Amy, John, Hugh and Alan are on the pipes. We are hoping to be back in Garvagh on Friday evening. Thank are once again due to Ian Linton of Linton Film Productions

04/06/2026

This week's photograph choice was inspired by the recent very wet weather. The band members, with Andy Alexander leading the way, are pictured at the 12th July in we think Garvagh at some point in the early 1950s. The band is wearing the Royal Stewart tartan which arrived in 1949 and the pipers do not have the Robertson bagpipes which came in 1955. Any help with the location and the year would be great. Anyone recognise the make of the bagpipes? Those capes were really heavy!

01/06/2026

This week's video, courtesy of Ian Linton of Linton Film Productions, sees the band members on a really wet 12th July in Tobermore in 1997. Janet is the Frum Major, the pipers are Andy, Russell, Ivan, Rodney, John, Olivia, John and Alan and Davy is on the bass and Andrew and Tristan are on the snares. The band is once again with the two Kilrea lodges, L.O.L. 364 and L.O.L 366.

01/06/2026

We are featuring month by month throughout 2026 those businesses and organisations which supported our 2026 calendar in some way. Their help has been very much appreciated. For June we have some businesses based in Maghera Street - Centra Kilrea, Donaghy Brothers and H.A. McIlrath & Sons Ltd. All of them offer a first-class service. Please support them if possible.

30/05/2026

A follow-up to our post of the 5th May. A large package arrived yesterday from Alice Purdy Kiltmakers with our six additional Muted Cameron of Erracht kilts. They were distributed at practice last night All Alice's advice and expertise has really been appreciated. We think the kilts look great. The cost for the kilts was covered by money raised by our 2026 calendar. Thank you once again to those who advertised in it or bought it.

29/05/2026

Just a wee reminder about the classes next week. Would be great to see a few new faces and maybe some familiar returning ones too. Everyone will be made very welcome.

28/05/2026

Tonight we have a newspaper clipping from nearly 46 years ago showing the band on the 12th July in Garvagh in 1980 led by P/M Harold Brownlow. The six Kilrea pipers were joined by two from the Grove Pipe Band. The pipers were Harold, Mervyn (Grove), Colin, Allen, Irwin,, Alan, Stewart and Alex (Grove). The full highland uniform was great to look at but not the most pleasant to wear on a hot day. The band hopes to be out in Garvagh again very soon.

25/05/2026

This week we travel back to the 12th July in Maghera in 1993. The drummers on the day were John on bass, Nigel, Simon and Davy on tenor and Jarvis, Andrew, Kyle and Davy on snare. The pipers were Andy, Russell, Olivia, Ivan, Alan and John. Thanks are due once again to Ian Linton of Linton Film Productions.

21/05/2026

This photograph is from the same year as the video from Monday evening and shows the members of the band marching into the competition ring at the World Championships in Glasgow in August 2012. It was a super weekend away.