The Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway Branch is very fortunate to have the representation of almost 20 competing bands across most of the competitive grades of the RSPBA.  Many of our bands have been and continue to be very successful accumulating many championships titles over the years.

This section will give you information about our bands including a contact should anyone be interested in joining. We have also provided a website link where one exists as well as a list of honours.

This page is constantly being updated so if anyone knows of any information that’s missing please send an detailing any errors / updates. Bands appearing here must be competing bands paying their branch fees.

Contact Information Website Honours Grade in (brackets) 1st West Kilbride Boys Brigade Pipe Band - Grade Novice   Mr John Alexander 23 Portencross Road West Kilbride KA23 9ET             1st Troon Boys Brigade Pipe Band - Grade Novice   Colin Philp 65 Firth Road Barassie Troon KA10 6TG   2005 Scottish Champions (Nov) 2004 Scottish Drumming Champions (Nov) 2002 European Drumming Champions (Nov)         Ayr Pipe Band Society Pipe Band - Grade 3B   Colin Reid 72 Crofthead Road Ayr Web Site           Buccleuch and Queensberry Pipe Band - Grade 4B   Mrs Jane Paton Gate Slack Durrisdeer Thornhill Dumfries-shire DG3 5BH             Cumnock and District Pipe Band - 2 bands, Grade 3B and Grade 4B   Mrs Belinda Boyle High Burnside Farm Skares Cumnock Ayrshire KA18 2SG   2005 European Champions (4A)         Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary Pipe Band - Grade 2   Andrew Dodd Police Headquarters Cornwall Mount Dumfries DG1 1PZ Web Site 2007 British Drumming Champions (2) 2002 Scottish Drumming Champions (2) 2001 Cowal Champions (2) 2001 Drum Champion of Champions (2) 1995 Cowal Champions (3) 1995 Band Champion of Champions (3) 1994 British Champions (4) 1994 European Champions (4) 1994 World Champions (4) 1994 Band Champion of Champions (4) 1994 Drum Champion of Champions (4)         Girvan and District Pipe Band - Grade 4B   Mrs A McGlaughlan 25 Elder Avenue Girvan KA26 ODN Web Site           Irvine and District Pipe Band - Grade 4B   Mrs Catherine O’Connell 1 Pladda Crescent Broomlands Irvine Web Site           Isle of Arran Pipe Band - Grade 4B   Derek Shand Sheean Drive Brodick Isle of Arran KA27 8DU             Isle of Cumbrae RBLS Pipe Band - Grade 4B   Mr Tom Bingham 64 Caledonia Road Saltcoats KA21 5AP Tel: 01294 604541 Web Site           Kilmarnock Pipe Band - Grade 4A   Alexander Baird 5 Hutchison Drive Darvel Ayrshire KA17 0BL Web Site           Kirkconnel Pipe Band - Grade 4B   Mr R Abbott 3 Waugh Drive Sanquhar DG4 6AQ             Kirkcudbright MacLellan Pipe Band - Grade 3B   May Gowans Craigroyston 1 Dunmuir Road Castle Douglas DG7 1LG   2007 Scottish Drumming Champions (4A) 2004 European Champions (4B) 2004 European Drumming Champions (4B) 2004 World Drumming Champions (4B) 2004 British Drumming Champions (4B)         Lochmaben Pipe Band - Grade 4B   Mrs Sylvia Marshall Third Farm Bungalow Lochmaben             Lochryan Pipe Band - Grade 4B   Mr Stephen Dampney Doongara Black Rampart Stranraer DG9 7LW             Muirkirk and District Pipe Band - Grade 4B   James Higgins Gal-Mor The Style Muirkirk KA18 3RS             RBLS Annan Juvenile Pipe Band - Grade 4B   Joyce Phair 6 Greenknowe Avenue Annan Dumfries-shire DG12 6ER             Royal Burgh of Annan Pipe Band - Grade 3A   Marie Livingstone 23 Halifax Road Eastriggs Annan DG12 6QF Web Site 2005 British Champions (3B) 2005 British Drumming Champions (3B)         Troon Blackrock Pipe Band - Grade 3B   Robert Smith Troon Blackrock 26 Whitecraig Road Ardrossan Ayrshire KA22 7ef Tel: 01294 607434   Web Site 1998 Scottish Champions (4B) 1999 British Champions (4B)         Upper Nithsdale Youth Pipe Band - Grade Novice   Sharon Nisbet 70 Main Street Kirkconnel DG4 6NB