Shotts Kick Off 2009 At Dumbarton
The House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead Pipe Band rolled out at the Scottish Pipe Band Championships in Dumbarton on Saturday 16 May, 2009 in style.
View ArticleThe Best Of British At Banbridge
The House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead Pipe Band played first out of the starting blocks on a balmy day at the British Pipe Band Championships in Banbridge, Northern Ireland on Saturday 27 June, 2009.
View ArticleFantastic day, Fantastic Performance
Sun drenched the Clyde coast of Inverclyde, where the European Pipe Band Championships was held on Saturday 25 July, 2009.
View ArticleTough Day at the Worlds
The House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead Pipe Band secured 5th place at this year's World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow on Saturday 15 August, 2009.
View ArticleBig Day for Drummers at Dunoon
The House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead Pipe Band rounded off the 2009 season with a 3rd place at the Cowal Highland Gathering in Dunoon on Saturday 29 August, 2009.
View ArticleSurprise Wedding for Fiona
Tenor drummer Fiona Dunsmore became Mrs Fiona Wilson at a surprise wedding ceremony in Shotts on Saturday 5 September, 2009.
View ArticleWilliam McIntosh - 1954-2009
Friends and colleagues of the former Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band bass drummer William McIntosh have been saddened to hear of his sudden loss. Willie (55) passed away peacefully in his...
View ArticleWorld Title For Cassidy
The World Solo Drumming Championships took place in Glasgow Caledonian University on Saturday 24 October, 2009 in front of a busy audience of keen pipe band drumming enthusiasts.
View ArticleTop Secret Trip For Drum Corps
The House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead Pipe Band's Champion of Champions drum corps led by Jim Kilpatrick MBE took part in a very special drumming event recently in Basel Switzerland. The corps was...
View ArticleHogmanay Live 2009
BBC One Scotland's 'Hogmanay Live' programme will be on TV for viewers in Scotland, on the red button for digital TV viewers in the rest of the UK, and on the web for New Year revellers across the world!
View ArticleShotts to Play College of Piping Sell-out
The House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead Pipe Band will take to the stage for a short concert at the College of Piping in Glasgow to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the venue.
View ArticlePipe Band Music Does Matter
Radio 3's flagship classical music magazine programme 'Music Matters' will feature The House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead Pipe Band in a broadcast to be aired on Saturday 6 March, 2010.
View ArticleShotts Hits Lomond & Clyde Jackpot
The House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead Pipe Band made its first competition appearance of 2010 as one of seven invited bands at the Lomond & Clyde Pipe Band 10th Anniversary Invitational Indoor...
View ArticleCentenary Ties Go On Sale
To mark our centenary, we have created a new, special edition, The House Of Edgar Shotts and Dykehead Pipe Band Centenary tie.
View ArticleScorcher At The Scottish
Cloudless skies, hot temperatures, ice cream, paddling... all things we don't usually associate with the first major pipe band championship of the calendar, but they were all there in abundance as The...
View ArticleShotts Appoints New Pipe Major
The House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead Pipe Band is delighted to announce the appointment of current band member Gavin Walker to the post of Pipe Major with effect from Thursday 5 August, 2010.
View ArticleEnd Of Season Round Up
The House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead Pipe Band achieved 5th place at the 2010 World Pipe Band Championships held in Glasgow on 14 August, 2010.
View ArticleShotts Go On Autumn Charity Drive
The Shotts band has a busy night lined up on Saturday 13 Novemeber, 2010, having agreed to perform at two high profile charity events on different sides of the country.
View ArticleShotts Invited To Indoor Showdown
The House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead Pipe Band will have the opportunity in 2011 to defend their 2010 success at the Lomond & Clyde Pipe Band Invitational Indoor Competition on 19 March, 2011.
View ArticleWorld Solo Drumming Championships
The World Solo Drumming Championships took place in Glasgow Caledonian University on Saturday 23 October, 2010, with a strong international line up of drumming competitors in attendance.
View Article
