Johnstone Pipe Band was founded in 1943, the organisation consists of two bands. The senior band competes in Grade 1 and their feeder band competes in Grade 3A.
Their Grade 1 band is led by PM Keith J Bowes and LD Leslie Galbraith.
In 2017 the band helped stablish the Renfrewshire Schools Pipe Band. In 2019 they won their first ever major at the Scottish Pipe Band Championships in Novice Juvenile B.
Some of JPB’s achievements include:
- World Pipe Band Champions Grade 3A 2014
- European Pipe Band Champions Grade 2 2015
- World Pipe Band Champions Grade 2 2015
- World Pipe Band Champions Grade 2 and 4B 2016
- Promotion to Grade 1 2017
- Qualification to Grade 1 Final 2018
- Placed 10th overall World Pipe Band Championships 2019
Johnstone Pipe Band will have a quartet of pipers performing at Piping Live! as part of the Quartet Competition, subject to covid restricitons lifting to allow group rehearsals.
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