SFU Pipe Band prepares for the Worlds
The six-time and reigning world champion SFU Pipe Band is preparing to return to Glasgow, Scotland for the World Pipe Band competition on August 14.
There's a chance to see and listen to the band at their final rehearsal sessions that are free, open to the public and weather permitting.
Mon., Aug. 2 – Burnaby Mountain Park (@ Horizons), 7 p.m.
Tues., Aug. 3 – Burnaby Mountain Park (@ Horizons), 7 p.m.
SFU Pipe Band documentary film on CBC-TV, August 7
A new documentary film that gets up close and personal with the six-time world champion Simon Fraser University Pipe Band reveals what it’s like to play in the band and prepare for the intensity of world competition.
Battle of the Bagpipes: A Journey to the World Pipe Band Championship, follows the band and its junior band, the Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band, through its most recent run for victory at the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow Scotland in 2009.
The film will air on CBC-TV (in B.C.) on Aug. 7 at 7 p.m.
Filmed on location in Scotland by SFU’s cameraman Thomas Buchan in the days leading up to the 2009 competition, the hour-long documentary focuses candidly on eight band members, illustrating how each generation embraces the craft and prepares for competition.
Documentary film preview: