Hornsby RSL Pipe Band

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Identifiernot specifiedDate1995Photographernot specifiedDescriptionHornsby RSL Pipe Band playing at Heritage Day 1995.

A history of the band from their website:
The Hornsby RSL Pipe Band was originally formed in 1961 as the Hornsby RSL Youth Club Pipe Band and is now a senior band associated with the Sporting Bodies of Hornsby RSL. After initially having "pre-loved" kilts of Wallace tartan, we have been wearing the Maclaine of Lochbuie tartan since the mid 1960’s.

The band is active at civic and charitable functions in Hornsby and surrounding districts. April is always our busiest month playing at the Bundanoon is Brigadoon Highland Gathering and the ANZAC Day Parade in Sydney as well as ANZAC commemoration services at Kirribilli and Hornsby.

Among our annual community engagements are the Kenthurst Orange Blossom Parade, The Granny Smith Parade in Ryde, Relay for Life at Hornsby, and regular performances in the Hornsby Mall. We also participate in highland gatherings at Nelson Bay and Norah Head along with the Bundanoon event.

We also have weekends away such as in the Manning Valley where we performed at the Bonnie Wingham Weekend and some of our members have attended Pipefest Halifax in 2007 and Japan in 2008.

In past years we have combined with Singleton on Hunter Pipes and Drums for events such as the Aberdeen Highland Games and Toukley Annual Gathering of the Clans.

In 2008 we formed a combined Band - Waratah and Thistle Pipes and Drums which had members of Hornsby, Singleton, Wingham, Canobolas and Scone bands come together for a trip to Scotland. This was combined sightseeing tour and also a chance to play at various venues including Duart Castle, Stirling Castle, Culloden, Nethy Bridge Highland Games.

In 2008 we were one of the pipe bands at the Andre Rieu concerts at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney, and in 2015 we were one of the main performances at Sydney Town Hall for the Vivid Festival.

Since then, we have had two members tour with the Combined RSL Pipe Band for the 2018 ANZAC tour of northern France and support the many 2018 commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the end of WW2.

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Building NameHornsby RSL Pipe BandHeritage Day

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