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Parade Season Starts This Weekend
Friday, March 3rd, 2006The MacMillan Pipe Band marches on through its first parade of the year this Saturday in Alexandria’s 25th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The parade steps off at 12:30 and marches down King Street from West Street to Fairfax Street, where it turns left and terminates at Cameron Street.
This event is Metro accessible: take […]
2005 EUSPBA Standings
Thursday, December 15th, 2005After a season which saw the MacMillan Pipe Band’s first win, the Band placed 12th overall in the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association’s (EUSPBA) 2005 season standings for Grade III. MacMillan tied with the Rhode Island Highlanders and the 87th Cleveland Pipe Band; all three bands earned 10 points for the season.
First place went […]
Alexandria Weekend
Friday, July 22nd, 2005This weekend marks the annual Virginia Scottish Games, a two-day event held at the Episcopal High School in Alexandria.
Both the grade 3 MacMillan Pipe Band and the grade 5 MacMillan-Birtles Memorial Pipe Band will compete on Saturday. The MacMillan Pipe Band will compete in its grade and in the open band competition. This is the […]
Getting Ready
Wednesday, December 1st, 2004The MacMillan Pipe Band is already gearing up for next season with some exciting new tunes. There are only a couple of practices left before the new year–dates and times will be posted when they’re available–and we’ll be kicking it up a notch to compete in 2005.
If you’re interested in joining us, drop a line […]
2004 Season
Monday, March 8th, 2004The 2004 band season is well underway. Band practices resumed in early January and alternate weekly between Sunday afternoons and Monday nights. For more info, visit our practice information page.
Our first performance of 2004 was this past Saturday in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Alexandria. We are tentatively scheduled for two more parades this […]
New Website Content
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2003New information was uploaded to MacMillanPB.org this evening, including our 2003 Calendar of Events, Band Roster, and a few Related Links. Contact Information and our Band History will be available soon.
New Website
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2003Welcome to our new domain, MacMillanPB.org. Not all sections of the site are currently available. In the meantime, check out the articles in the “Piping In the News” sidebar on the right. The links will open in new browser windows.