PIPE BANDS IN NORTH CAROLINA

TIMELINE

1940'S
The Caledonian Pipe Band

The Caledonian Pipe Band

1946 - 1950

Jack Smith, P/M

Winston-Salem

1960'S
Statesville High School

Statesville High School

1961 - 1988

Statesville

Guilford College Pipe Band

Guilford College Pipe Band

1964 - 1971

Greensboro

Charlotte Caledonian

Charlotte Caledonian

1964 - 1990

Charlotte

NCSU Pipes and Drums

NCSU Pipes and Drums

1968 - present

Raleigh

1970'S
Scotland County High School

Scotland County High School

1975 - 1988

Laurinburg

Charlotte Scottish

Charlotte Scottish

1970 - 1974

Charlotte

Asheville Highlanders

Asheville Highlanders

1972 - Present

Greensboro

Grandfather Mountain Highlanders

Grandfather Mountain Highlanders

1974 - Present

Linville

Clan Cameron Pipe Band

Clan Cameron Pipe Band

1976 -1980

Raleigh

Oasis Highlanders

Oasis Highlanders

1978 - Present

Charlotte

1980'S
Amran HIghlanders

Amran HIghlanders

1983 - 1987

Raleigh

McLeod Pipe Band

McLeod Pipe Band

1984 - 2005

Durham

Cross Creek

Cross Creek

1987 - present

Fayetteville

Highlands Pipes and Drums

Highlands Pipes and Drums

1988 - present

Highlands

1990'S
Occoneechee Highlanders

Occoneechee Highlanders

1990 - 1999

Raleigh

St. Andrews College

St. Andrews College

1991 - 2024

Laurinburg

Loch Norman Pipe Band

Loch Norman Pipe Band

1995 - present

Laurinburg

Jamestown Pipes and Drums

Jamestown Pipes and Drums

1999 - present

Jamestown

Port City Pipes and Drums

Port City Pipes and Drums

1999 - present

Wilmington

Guilford College Pipe Band

Guilford College Pipe Band

1999 - 2005
2009 - 2010

Wilmington

2000'S
Wake and District Public Safety

Wake and District Public Safety

1961 - 1988

Raleigh

Durham School of the Arts

Durham School of the Arts

2007 - 2011

Durham

Greenville Public Safety

Greenville Public Safety

2008 - present

Raleigh

Triad Highlanders

Triad Highlanders

2008 - 2014

Greensboro

Ceol na Gael Irish Pipe Band

Ceol na Gael Irish Pipe Band

2001 - present

Charlotte

Wilmington Police

Wilmington Police

2001 - present

Wilmington

Charlotte Fire Department

Charlotte Fire Department

2001 - present

Charlotte

Deep River Pipe Band

Deep River Pipe Band

2007 - 2011

Durham

Eastern Carolina Firefighters

Eastern Carolina Firefighters

2006

Raleigh

2010'S
Asheville Firefighters

Asheville Firefighters

2011 - 2015

Asheville

NC Brotherhood

NC Brotherhood

2011

Atlantic Beach

Piedmont Firefighters

Piedmont Firefighters

2013 - 2021

Clemmons

Piobadh na Triantan

Piobadh na Triantan

2014 - present

Raleigh

Queen City Juvenile

Queen City Juvenile

2014 - present

Charlotte

2020'S
Clan Lindsay Pipe Bandt

Clan Lindsay Pipe Bandt

2020 - 2012

Winston-Salem

An Gorta Mor Memorial

An Gorta Mor Memorial

2020 - present

Wake Forest

Rose and Thistle Ladies

Rose and Thistle Ladies

2025 - present

Charlotte