The DENNY & DUNIPACE PIPE BAND

BIOGRAPHY:

The Denny and Dunipace Pipe Band are a competing band based in Denny. The organisation has two bands; the "big band" in grade 2, and another in 4B. They were established in 1964 from a Boys Brigade band background by Captain John Deuchar, and the band moved through the grades during its history, reaching the pinnacle of Grade 1 in 1989. The grade 3A band recently took first place in the 2006 World Pipe Band Championships at Glasgow Green, and won the annual Champion of Champions for 3A. This resulted in promotion to Grade 2 for 2007. The grade 4B completed their second full competing season by gaining a very creditable 5th place at the Cowal Highland Gathering.
The band has a strong teaching ethos, and has used this method of filtering players through the ranks for over 40 years. The band is currently led by P/M Mark Sutherland and D/S Stuart Paterson.