Western Australia Police Pipe Band

Western Australia Police Pipe Band
Western Australia Police Pipe Band at a police recruit graduation
Established 1966
Location Perth
Grade 1
Pipe major James Murray
Drum major Ian Stewart
Drum sergeant Gareth McLees
Tartan Napier
Website wapol.com.au

The Western Australia Police Pipe Band is a Grade 1 pipe band based in Perth, Western Australia and associated with the Western Australia Police.

History

The band at a police recruit graduation

The original Western Australia Police Band was a brass band between 1902 and 1925.

The WA Police Pipe Band, now commonly known as WAPOL, was formed in 1966.[1]

The band won the Grade 2 title at the World Pipe Band Championships in 1998, and was promoted to Grade 1 at the end of the season.[2][3]

At the World Championships in 2004 the band qualified for the final and came 11th overall.[4]

As of August 2016, the WA Police Pipe Band are the current Australian and South Pacific Grade 1 champions, having won this biennial national competition in 2012 and 2014 and are also the reigning WA Grade 1 Champions.

Discography

References

  1. "Home". wapol.com.au. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  2. "Alisdair McLaren - The National Piping Centre".
  3. "Western Australia Police Pipe Band". pipes-drums. 31 December 2000. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  4. "WAPOL changes plans to compete at World's - pipes-drums".
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