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ABOUT
Welcome to the Gordon Highlanders Association Drums and Pipes, pipe band which is located in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire in the North East of Scotland.
We were originally formed in 1997 by ex-Gordon Highlanders and pipers from other Regiments, but membership is now open to pipers and drummers from all walks of life.
We aim to provide the highest quality of piping and drumming in our pipe band we can. We are proud of, and committed to, our Gordon Highlander heritage.
We play at local Highland Games, community events, private engagements and support the Gordon Highlanders Association and veterans and the Gordon Highlanders Museum.
We have pipers, quartets, mini-bands and the full pipe band available for hire in the Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire area (see Contact Us page).
We were originally formed in 1997 by ex-Gordon Highlanders and pipers from other Regiments, but membership is now open to pipers and drummers from all walks of life.
We aim to provide the highest quality of piping and drumming in our pipe band we can. We are proud of, and committed to, our Gordon Highlander heritage.
We play at local Highland Games, community events, private engagements and support the Gordon Highlanders Association and veterans and the Gordon Highlanders Museum.
We have pipers, quartets, mini-bands and the full pipe band available for hire in the Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire area (see Contact Us page).
History of the Association and its Pipe Band
The Gordon Highlanders Regimental Association was instituted in 1930 and aims to foster esprit de corps and keep alive reunions and meetings of comradeship between officers, warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and the men of The Gordon Highlanders Regiment. The primary role of the Regimental Association is welfare and, in particular, it offers assistance to members of the Regiment who have fallen on hard times.
The Regimental Association also supports widows and children of Gordon Highlanders and ensures that pensioners and veterans of the Regiment are well cared for. The Regimental Association is run by a board of Trustees with the current Regimental Secretary being Major GA Irvine-Fortescue DL who supports the Trustees in achieving these aims.
The Gordon Highlanders Association Drums and Pipes pipe band was officially formed in Aberdeen in 1997 with Bill Blacklaw the driving force and the Pipe Band’s first Chairman. Gordon Morrison was the first Pipe Major.
However, for several years before the pipe band was formalised, approximately 7 or 8 pipers would play at Regimental functions. One of the Band’s first duties was to play at the opening of the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen by HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, on the 7th April 1997.
In 2006, after the retiral of Pipe Major Gordon Morrison, Robert Aitken was asked to take on the role of Pipe Major and the Constitution of the Pipe Band was drawn up and agreed.
Practices started, and have continued, in the magnificent surroundings of the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Viewfield Road, Aberdeen which is the former home of Scottish artist Sir George Reid.
In 2012 after Robert Aitken’s retiral, Pipe Major George Neish, who had already been playing with the Pipe Band, agreed to take over this post. The Pipe Band's Honorary President is Lt General Sir Peter Graham and Honorary Vice President (Drum Major) is David Rae.
The Pipe Band had increased its membership and continues to recruit, welcoming pipers and drummers from all walks of life to come along and meet us at any time.
Many original members of the pipe Band band at formation in 1997 are here (Bill Blacklaw, right)
News
Pipers
Allan Grant
Pipe Major
Robin Barr
Piper
Gordon Caird
Piper
Norman Coull
Piper
Murray Douglas
Piper
Colin Ferguson
Piper
Connor Hamilton
Piper
Steven Heys
Piper
John Lovett
Piper
Iain Shand
Piper
Tom Sinclair
Piper
Bob Smart
Piper
Graeme Thom
Piper
Robert Thomson
Piper
Drummers
Andy Curwen
Drum Major
David Rae
Honorary Drum Major
Kim Ah-See
Snare
Raymond Alexander
Snare
Stewart Davis
Drum Sergeant
Craig Duncanson
Snare
Allison Hunter
Snare
Brian Taylor
Bass
Britnee Wallace
Snare
Committee
Events
New year's Eve celebrations
Join us for Remembrance at the Gordon Highlanders Monument on Castlegate this coming Sunday for the Gordon Highlanders Association Service of Remembrance
Fantastic open day with details on the Aberdeen Lifeboat RNLI Facebook page!
https://ballaterhighlandgames.com/
https://jec.org.uk/regions/events/grampian-regional-gathering-2023
https://stonehavenhighlandgames.com/
Annual Reunion of Gordon Highlanders and friends
To commemorate D Day we have three events: 1. Castlegate, Aberdeen at 10.20am 2. Banchory Memorial at 12.30pm 3. Beating the Retreat at the Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen at 6pm In addition, Pipe Major George Neish will play at the commemorations in Keith and Huntly on that morning
https://www.gordoncastle.co.uk/highland-games-2024/
A quartet of our pipers will entertain the members of the Gordon Highlanders Association
A privilege for two of our pipers to play at the Remembrance and then to entertain at this Annual Christmas lunch
A pleasure for our mini-band to play for, and support, the members for the fantastic work they do!
Join us for one last chance to see all 92 hares from the trail before they are auctioned off to raise funds for Clan Cancer Support. Visit the Music Hall, Aberdeen to collect any you missed and snap some photos before they head to their new homes.
Aberdeen Mela-One World Day (OWD) will be celebrating cultural diversity across the North East of Scotland. Food, music, dance and children’s activities will bring Queens Links, Beach Boulevard to life this August in an all-encompassing festival of multiculturalism. We are on stage at 1.10pm!
Aboyne Highland Games
Video Gallery
Links
Contact Us
- c/o The Gordon Highlanders Association
- The Gordon Highlanders Museum, Viewfield Road Aberdeen AB15 7XH
