The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) parades a first rate military Pipes and Drums band. The Pipes and Drums is known as The Regimental Pipes and Drums of The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment). The Band was formed in 1881 and has been active locally and internationally since that time.

The Regimental Pipes and Drums of the Lorne Scots is one of the oldest Pipe Bands in Canada. This Band plays street parades, Military Tattoos, Indoor and Outdoor Concerts, Art Festivals, Ethnic Celebrations, Royal Visits, Civic Receptions and Public Entertainment with a full and challenging repertoire of Music for Pipe Band and Combined Military Bands.

The Pipes and Drums of the Lorne Scots was the first Canadian Reserve Pipe Band to play at the Edinburgh Tattoo in 1960 and again in 1970 and has performed for Her Majesty The Queen, H.R.H. The Duke of Kent, The Duke of Argyll, Governors General, Lieutenant Governors, The Prime Minister, and various Premiers. The Band has toured the United Kingdom, playing at the Tower of London, and The London Guildhall. The Band has also played various engagements in the United States and Southern Ontario.

Currently, the pipes and drums are under the direction of Drum Major Iain McGibbon CD and Pipe Major Kevin Cranley.

For more information on the Lorne Scots Pipes and Drums please visit their website http://www.lornescotspipesanddrums.org.

 Useful Links

• The Lorne Scots Regiment
• The Lancashire Fusiliers
• Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
• Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency
• Tweedsmuir Military Camp
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission