De La Salle Scout Pipe Band

: We were awarded first place in our grade and were crowned Munster Champions for 2010 at the Munster Pipe Band Championship at Tralee recently.
There are more details on our Group News page.

Above: The De La Salle Scout Pipe Band and friends with the Mayor of Waterford City after a civic reception on 2nd May 2009.
There are more details and photos here.

Above: The De La Salle Scout Pipe Band take part in the Scout Centenary Pipe Band in Edinburgh in 2008.
For more details see our 2008 Roundup.

Above: The De La Salle Scout Pipe Band parades in Edinburgh during their Scotland 2007 trip.

One of the things which makes scouting unique in Waterford is the existence of the Scout Pipe Band connected to the De La Salle Group. It was decided at a Group Council meeting on December 15th 1933 that the Group would have the first pipe band attached to a Scout Group in Ireland and on May 15th 1934 the Pipe Band made it's very first public appearance. For the full story, check out our History page.

Above: The De La Salle Scout Pipe Band parades in Edinburgh during their Scotland 2006 trip.

Above: The De La Salle Scout Pipe Band on St. Patrick's Day 2009 in Waterford City.
There are more photos on our Gallery page.

The Pipe Band has now completed over 75 years of service to Waterford and continues to make a unique contribution to the Waterford Scout County. Today Pat Murphy is Pipe Major and the band regularly participates in group, county and national events. It also makes regular public appearances at venues all over Waterford City. You can view a full list of the selections and tunes we play here. In the last years we have also undertaken a number of major expeditions. You can read the official accounts of these trips and see loads of photos on our Lorient 2009, Scotland 2007, World Jamboree 2007, Scotland 2006 and Scotland 2005 pages.

Above: Taking part in Pipefest 2005 in Scotland.
See the photo log of the trip on our Scotland 2005 page.

Over the years, the band has had many members who have learned and gained enjoyment from it and the De La Salle Scout Group are proud that after 75 years it has maintained and continues to support a band which adds to both the Group's culture and it's strength.

Above: The Pipe Band at the crew parade during the Tall Ships Festival in Waterford in July 2005.

The band provides lessons to scouts in both the pipes and the drums and if you are interested in joining the band you can contact Pat Murphy at practice on a Monday night, talk to any leader or email: .

Above: The De La Salle Scout Pipe Band parades in Lorient during their participation in the Festival Interceltique 2009.

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Above: The De La Salle Scout Pipe Band play at the William Vincent Wallace Plaza in Waterford City
during the summer of 2006. Photo by John Power Photography.