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Our two featured bands this year are the Strathclyde Police Pipe Band and Brittany’s Bagad Cap Caval, each boasting a unique reputation in the competitive field.

Originally founded in 1883, the Strathclyde Police Pipe Band was one of the first to be formed outwith the army, and remains one of the few professional pipe bands in existence, forming its own police unit stationed in Glasgow.

Currently led by Pipe Major Don Bradford and Drum Sergeant Eric Ward, they are 12-times winners of the RSPBA World Pipe Band Championships, with their drum corps also regularly ranked among the world’s best.

After claiming top Grade 2 honours at the Worlds in 2008, Bagad Cap Caval, under Pipe Major Hervé Le Floch, recently became the first Breton band ever awarded Grade 1 status. In between winning competitions, they are co-creators of the stunning music and dance spectacle Ijin, premiered in 2006.

Tickets:  £12.50