Welcome!

The Pipes and Drums of Thames Valley is a district Pipe Band which draws its members from the greater Thames Valley area: Thames, Thames Coast, Paeroa, Te Aroha, Waihi and the Hauraki Plains.
The band is centred in Paeroa and holds its weekly practices on a Tuesday night, from 7pm to 9pm, in the Paeroa Co-operating Parish hall, Mackay St. The hall is situated across the road from the Paeroa Domain.
The band is keen to promote learners of the pipes and drums. Tuition is available. Enquiries can be made regarding tuition to the Pipe Major for piping or to the Drum Major for drumming.
The pipe band parades at many different functions and events throughout the region: galas, civic parades, festivals, Christmas parades, etc. We also attend regular competitions with other bands from throughout the North Island, to firstly maintain and improve our playing standards and secondly, to provide the opportunity for our players to meet with other bands people.
Pipe bands have a community focus and are rewarded because of this, however individual bandspeople participate for the enjoyment of learning the skills required and sharing in a fun and worthwhile activity.

Paeroa Tattoo

Pipes and Drums of Thames Valley

Competition Tunes
2010/11

Set
March: Duncan McInnes
Strathspey: Caledonian Canal
Reel: Lexy McAskill

Medley

March: Bathgate Highland Gathering
Jig: The Pony Gallop
Slow Air: Come By the Hills
Strathspey: Molly Connell
Reel: Sleepy Maggie
Reel: Barney’s Balmoral

Street March

Dick Herring
McCarthy Street
Flett From Flotta

PIPES AND DRUMS OF THAMES VALLEY

Current Repertoire
2010

6/8 Hundred Pipers, Bonnie Dundee, Cock of the North

Skye Boat Song, Flower of Scotland

Sunset, Highland Cradle Song

4/4 Loch Ruan, Rowan Tree, Murdo’s Wedding

Jimmy Findlater, 76 Police Tattoo

(Highland Cathedral, When the Piper Plays, Bells of Dunblane)

Dick Herring, McCarthy Street, Flett From Flotta

3/4 Green Hills, Battle’s O’er

Amazing Grace

Miss Mary Grant of Lochgelly, Castle Dangerous

Pipe Major J. K. Cairns, Kilworth Hills

Bloody Fields of Flanders (ANZAC Day)

2/4 Scotland the Brave, Maire’s Wedding

Barren Rocks, Brown Haired Maiden

A Man’s a Man For A’ That

9/8 Heights of Dargai, Battle of the Somme

[NO ALBUMS]

To maintain a positive financial status we do charge a fee to play at social events. We are a non-profit organisation and do appreciate any donations.
Transport to play outs are by private car. We do car pool wherever possible to keep cost to a minimum. There are occasions when the band will hire transport to an event.

Paeroa Tattoo, February each year.
Square Day, Palmeston North, December each year.
The Te Kauwhata Christmas Parade.
The Te Aroha Anzac Day Parade.
Celtic Day held in the Coromandel town, January of each year.

These are only a few of our regular play outs.
Other competitions our band attends include:
Hamilton Gardens.
Te Awamutu Central North Island.
Three kings Auckland.
The New Zealand, National Pipe Band competition.

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