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, and Denmark. The majority of DTSPB members won the 2007 Grade 2 North American Pipe Band Championship, and the 2006 Grade 2 World Pipe Band Championship as 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 33 Grade 1 pipe bands worldwide, the band looks forward to a strong future.
DTSPB MAJOR SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS
The Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band is pleased to announce that the band has been selected by the Vancouver Olympic Committee (VANOC) to act as the Pipe Band for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Curling Events.
DTSPB will be there from the throwing of the first stone until Olympic and Paralympic Champions are crowned.
“We are very excited to be associated with the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games,” said Pipe Major David Hilder. “To be involved in an event of this magnitude will provide an incredible experience. The fact that the Olympics and Paralympics are in our hometown makes it much more special.”
DTSPB’s involvement will be extensive with daily performances for the duration of the curling competition. The band will perform at the Opening Ceremonies at the curling venue for both the Olympics (February 16, 2010) and Paralympics (March 13, 2010) while a small group of players will parade the teams into the venue prior to each game.
All curling events will be held at the newly constructed Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre.
The Olympic Games run from February 12, 2010 to February 28, 2010. The Paralympic Games take place between March 12, 2010 and March 21, 2010.
DOWCO TRIUMPH STREET IS GOING TO THE OLYMPICS
DOWCO TRIUMPH STREET ONLY NORTH AMERICAN BAND TO ADVANCE FROM QUALIFIER TO WORLD’S FINAL!
IN THEIR FIRST TIME COMPETING IN GRADE ONE AT THE WORLD PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS, the Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band qualified for the Grade One MSR and Medley Final. They were the only North American Grade 1 Pipe Band to make it through the qualifier and into the final! The Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band are now ranked 13th in the World! Quite a feat to accomplish in their first time at the World Pipe Band Championships!
It took teamwork, shared passion, dedication and commitment to achieve this year’s ambitious goal of competing in the Finals of the Grade One competition. With members having an average age of 25, this young band is looking forward to many years of musical growth.
Click on the photo to link to the 2009 photo album
CONGRATS TO DTSPB’S LIZ DUNSIRE!
Congratulations to Dowco Triumph StreetPipe Band piper Liz Dunsire and all the competitors at The George Sherriff Memorial Individual Competition, that was held in Ontario on Saturday November 21, 2009.
Liz placed second in the Piobaireachd and 4th in the MSR, behind winner Richard Gillies. The George Sherriff Memorial brings together 10 of the year’s most talented amateur pipers in North America.
DOWCO TRIUMPH STREET AT THE 2010 OLYMPICS
With only 80 days to go until the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, excitement is steadily building for athletes, organizers and even the pipe band. Here we preview our role as the Pipe Band for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Curling Events. (Many thanks to Rob Abel)
Members of the Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band recently posed with the Canadian Olympic Men’s Curling Team as both Team Canada and DTSPB prepare for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The men’s team consists of Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy and Ben Hebert. On the women’s side, the Canadian Olympic Women’s Curling Team will be represented by Cheryl Bernard, Susan O’Connor, Carolyn Darbyshire and Cori Bartel. We look forward to being at the Vancouver Olympic Centre for every exciting moment along the way as Team Canada strives for gold!
THE TWO MONTH COUNTDOWN HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN!
2010 BURNS DINNER FUNDRAISER
THE 2010 BURNS DINNER FUNDRAISER A ROARING SUCCESS!
Thank you to everyone who helped make the third annual Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band Burns Dinner Fundraiser such a success! Thanks to all those who came to support DTSPB and to those who worked so hard to make such an evening possible!
About 200 guests enjoyed the traditional Burns’ Dinner fare of roast beef, haggis, neeps and tatties, along with the speeches, toasts, music and dancing. Many thanks to the special guest speakers Mike Chisholm, Ian Mason, Hugh Dobbie, Colin Mathews, Cameron Reid and Jessica Lahti. Thanks to the DTSPB Dancers and the Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band for the evening’s entertainment.
