Man in traditional Scottish military uniform with a red jacket, tartan kilt, and badge, holding a staff, and wearing a tall black fur hat, participating in a Highland parade or ceremony.

Piping down the ages

For over 140 years Accrington Pipe Band have been representing Accrington at events across Lancashire and beyond.

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A parade featuring a group of people dressed in traditional Scottish attire, including kilts and tall hats, marching on a city street.
A group of people dressed in traditional Scottish pipe band uniforms, including black jackets, tartan kilts, and tall furry hats with red decorations, standing indoors on a staircase with some holding bagpipes.
Members of a Scottish pipe band in traditional uniforms performing at a parade
Group of boys in traditional Scottish Highland dress, including kilts and feathered hats, posing with drums in a hall.
A group of people dressed in traditional Scottish Highland dress, including kilts, sporrans, and feathered hats, are standing on the steps of a monument or memorial, holding musical instruments.
A group of people dressed in traditional Scottish attire, including kilts, sporrans, and tall fur hats, standing together on a red platform outdoors in an urban setting with tall buildings and electronic billboards in the background.
A black and white photograph of a marching band dressed in traditional Scottish attire, including kilts and sporrans, performing on a field with an audience in the stands in the background.
A group of people dressed in traditional Scottish Highland dress, including kilts and bearskin hats, marching across a grassy field during a parade or ceremony.
A marching band in traditional Scottish attire, including kilts and bearskin hats, parades down a city street on a rainy day.
A group of people dressed in traditional Scottish Highland dress, including kilts, socks, sporrans, and feathered hats, marching in a parade along a street with brick buildings in the background.

Accrington Pipe Band is the oldest continually operating pipe band certainly in the UK and most likely the world as attested to by RSPBA , we are a hobby band made up of friendly like-minded people who have a common goal of making music.