Welcome to the official website of the Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band
a Grade One competitive and concert pipe band based in Greater Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Wearing the MacLean of Duart Weathered Tartan, the 43-member band is led by Pipe Major David Hilder, Drum Sergeant Andre Tessier, and Pipe Sergeant Shaunna Hilder, and includes award-winning pipers and drummers from B.C., Washington, California, Australia and Denmark.
Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band Highlights:
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• Grade 1 Aggregate Champions 2010, Costa Mesa USS Championship
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• 1st in Ensemble at the 2009 World Championships Grade 1 Qualifier
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• 1st in MSR at 2009 North Berwick Highland Games, Scotland
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• The official Pipe Band of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Curling Events
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• North American Champions 2007 Grade 2
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• World Champions 2006, as previously known RMM2
The Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band is sponsored by The Dowco Group of Companies. Please check out the Dowco page on our website. The band is also sponsored, in part, by Odlum Brown and McCallum Bagpipes. We are proudly playing Murray Henderson Drone Reeds, McCallum Chanters, and Gannaway Bags.
As one of only 34 Grade 1 pipe bands worldwide, the band continues to look forward to a strong future.
Costa Mesa Triumph!
The Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band had a winning 2010 Memorial Day weekend in only their second appearance at ScotsFest in Costa Mesa, California.
Saturday’s Grade One Medley competition resulted in a second place (2,1,2,2) finish for the band, behind LA Scots (1,3,1,1) and ahead of Alberta Caledonia (3,2,3,3) Pipe Bands.
But Sunday’s MSR competition saw a win for Triumph Street (1,1,1,2) ahead of LA Scots (2,3,3,1) and Alberta Caledonia (3,2,2,3). Aggregate points were DTSPB (12), LA Scots (14) and Alberta Caledonia (21). Way to go DTSPB for winning the piping this weekend, as well as the overall aggregate for Grade One!
In solo competitions, DTSPB piper Scott Wood was the Grade 1 Solo Piping and Silver Chanter Winner. He placed 1st in the Piobaireachd, 1st in H/J, and 2nd in MSR, winning the overall aggregate and Silver Chanter. As well, DTSPB’s Eli Fugate was the Winner of the Professional Drumming class, winning 1st in MSR, and 1st in H/J.
What a successful start to the 2010 outdoor competition season!
Coquitlam, Bellingham and Costa Mesa on YouTube
Click here to check out the band’s winning MSR (Clan MacRae set) from Costa Mesa in HD.
Click here to watch the band’s MSR (Argyllshire Gathering set) from the Bellingham Games...
Click here to watch the band’s Medley performance from the BC Highland Games...
Pacific Northwest Highland Games
The Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band spent their final weekend of July in full preparation for their upcoming trip to Scotland for the World Pipe Band Championships on August 14, 2010. Even the weather cooperated by sending in some cool Scottish mist for the competition!
Saturday’s Grade 1 Medley competition saw a repeat of last year’s success in Enumclaw, with a second place finish, but another “1st place” ranking by a piping judge against the current Grade 1 World Pipe Band Champions.
Band members were also successful in solo and
quartet competitions. Congratulations to all!
2010 Glasgow
For the second year in a row, the Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band qualified for the Grade One MSR and Medley Final at the World Pipe Band Championships. St. Laurence O’Toole won the day, and Dowco Triumph Street are now ranked 12th in the world. Congratulations to all for their hard work, passion, and dedication. What a great team effort!
Click here for BBC Music coverage of the Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band Click here for photos
2010 BURNS DINNER FUNDRAISER
Jim McNair
BBC
