Oran Mor Pipe Band
Oran Mor Pipe Band | |
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Established | 1992 |
Location | Albany, New York |
Grade | 1 |
Pipe major | Andrew Douglas |
Drum sergeant | Michael Eagle |
Tartan | Red Robertson |
Notable honours |
[Grade 2] 4th place, World Pipe Band Championships (2008); [Grade 1] 3rd place, Perth (2008); [Grade 2] 1st place, Perth (2008); [Grade 2] 1st place, Bridge of Allan (2007); [Grade 2] 1st place (Qualifier), World Pipe Band Championships (2007); [Grade 2] 7th place (Finals), World Pipe Band Championships (2007); [Grade 2] 12th place, World Pipe Band Championships (2005); [Grade 2] 10th place, World Pipe Band Championships (2004) Grade II EUSPBA Champions Supreme: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
Website | oranmorpipeband.com |
The Oran Mor Pipe Band was a Grade 1 internationally competitive pipe band based in Albany, New York. It was founded in 1992 by Jim Clough, Bill MacNeill, and Donald Lindsay, and was one of the most consistently high-achieving pipe bands in the United States.[1] Consistent success has earned it the title "Champions Supreme" in seven out of the last eight competition seasons with the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association (EUSPBA).[2]
After competing in Grade 2 for many seasons, the band was officially promoted to Grade 1 by the EUSPBA in December 2007,[3][4] and by the RSPBA in 2008.
Late in 2013, the band merged with the Stuart Highlanders, a Grade 2 Pipe Band based in Boston, MA, USA.[5][6][7]