It's In The Blood!
Est. 1999
The Grimsby Pipe Band is an actively participating pipes and drums band based in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada. We practice on Saturday mornings (10 am to noon) and Tuesday Evenings (6:45 pm to 9 pm). The Grimsby Pipe Band proudly wears the Earl of St. Andrew’s Tartan along with St. Andrew’s Crest on our glengarries.
In memory of one of the founders of our Band, John Dinsmore, who will be greatly missed by his band mates
Next Event
Event: Niagara Grape and Wine Festival Grande Parade
Date: September 28, 2024
Time: 11:00 AM
Website Link: Niagara Grape and Wine Grande Parade
Get ready for Grape & Wine time! On September 28, downtown St. Catharines will come alive as thousands gather to enjoy dancers, entertainers, parade floats, and live music. This beloved local tradition is a crowd-pleaser, so be to secure your spot early so you can make the most of it!
Date: September 28, 2024
Time: 11:00 AM
Website Link: Niagara Grape and Wine Grande Parade
Get ready for Grape & Wine time! On September 28, downtown St. Catharines will come alive as thousands gather to enjoy dancers, entertainers, parade floats, and live music. This beloved local tradition is a crowd-pleaser, so be to secure your spot early so you can make the most of it!
** PIPER'S WANTED**
Interested in joining our Piping Rank?
In our 25 years of service to the community The Grimsby Pipe Band is reaching out to pipers, former pipers, and ex-competitors to consider joining a non- competition pipe and drum band. The Grimsby Pipe Band is actively seeking out Pipers who also might have retired from Piping but getting the nudge to get the pipes back out and getting back into the swirl that only a pipe band can deliver. We offer training on our tune selection both at practice and Skype as well when Needed. We mainly parade and perform in the Southern Ontario Region with a total of 16 to 18 events a year.
Practice is Tuesdays 6:45 to 9 pm and Saturday 9:45 am to 12 noon at the Cairns Christain School 795 Hwy 8 Stoney Creek. Our Pipe Chanters are provided which are poly Shepherd Classic as shared by all piping members of the band with good results. We also teach pitch control, setting your chanter to your drones and many other piping techniques.
Call Pipe Major Gordon Scott at 905 520 7981 ( cell and texting ) hope to hear from you.
PM Scott
Interested in joining our Piping Rank?
In our 25 years of service to the community The Grimsby Pipe Band is reaching out to pipers, former pipers, and ex-competitors to consider joining a non- competition pipe and drum band. The Grimsby Pipe Band is actively seeking out Pipers who also might have retired from Piping but getting the nudge to get the pipes back out and getting back into the swirl that only a pipe band can deliver. We offer training on our tune selection both at practice and Skype as well when Needed. We mainly parade and perform in the Southern Ontario Region with a total of 16 to 18 events a year.
Practice is Tuesdays 6:45 to 9 pm and Saturday 9:45 am to 12 noon at the Cairns Christain School 795 Hwy 8 Stoney Creek. Our Pipe Chanters are provided which are poly Shepherd Classic as shared by all piping members of the band with good results. We also teach pitch control, setting your chanter to your drones and many other piping techniques.
Call Pipe Major Gordon Scott at 905 520 7981 ( cell and texting ) hope to hear from you.
PM Scott
Covid Update : All band members attending practices at the Cairn Christian School Stoney Creek are fully vaccinated. The band also utilizes Skype for band practices during the times when they are unable to meet.
Please contact Gordon Scott if you would like to join our practice sessions (email: [email protected]; phone: 905-520-7981).
Additional updates:
1) Private Lessons available for band members - There are private piping lessons for the band members ( on Skype) who wish to work on their piping skills and brush up on various band tunes. This has proven itself over and over again to be both productive and keeps the Piper abreast of any areas within a tune or set that might warrant additional practice. The tenor drummers also have sought out additional instruction through Michele Curtis. The generosity of the band membership allows the band to continue to move forward as a united and happy pipe and drum band.
2) Your invitation to join a fun, non-competitive, family-oriented street and event pipe and drum band!
If you’re a piper or side drummer who hasn't played in a while or would like to play for a non-competition pipe band, then please contact Gordon Scott by phone or text at +1-905-520-7981. The band is very supportive of our members and will provide instruction and help each other out. Our goal is always to enjoy ourselves and have fun playing as a band. Please join us !
The Grimsby Pipe Band is one of the very few Pipe and Drum bands to be fully independent and receives no monies unless we earn them through parades and events or through the generosity of its membership.
If you require a Piper for hire, we can assist there as well!
Please contact Gordon Scott if you would like to join our practice sessions (email: [email protected]; phone: 905-520-7981).
Additional updates:
1) Private Lessons available for band members - There are private piping lessons for the band members ( on Skype) who wish to work on their piping skills and brush up on various band tunes. This has proven itself over and over again to be both productive and keeps the Piper abreast of any areas within a tune or set that might warrant additional practice. The tenor drummers also have sought out additional instruction through Michele Curtis. The generosity of the band membership allows the band to continue to move forward as a united and happy pipe and drum band.
2) Your invitation to join a fun, non-competitive, family-oriented street and event pipe and drum band!
If you’re a piper or side drummer who hasn't played in a while or would like to play for a non-competition pipe band, then please contact Gordon Scott by phone or text at +1-905-520-7981. The band is very supportive of our members and will provide instruction and help each other out. Our goal is always to enjoy ourselves and have fun playing as a band. Please join us !
The Grimsby Pipe Band is one of the very few Pipe and Drum bands to be fully independent and receives no monies unless we earn them through parades and events or through the generosity of its membership.
If you require a Piper for hire, we can assist there as well!
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Our History:The band formed in 1999 on the initiative of Gordon Scott, a local musician who played bagpipes for several years with the Dofasco Pipes and Drums. The original members met on Friday evenings to share their love of piping. One of those was Bob Doherty who at that time was minister of St. John’s Presbyterian Church and St. John’s became the band’s home. The word spread and gradually other pipers and drummers joined the Friday evening sessions.
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