Red Hackle Pipe Band

Red Hackle Pipe Band
Location	Glasgow
Grade	1 (former)
Sponsor	Red Hackle

Red Hackle Pipe Band, sometimes known as the Hackle, was a pipe band based in Glasgow, Scotland.

History

Angus McLeod was Pipe majors of the band, followed by Donald Murray.^[1] John Weatherston took over as pipe major in 1963, having led the 277 Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Pipe Band to victory at the Worlds the previous year.^[2] He was succeeded as pipe major by Malcolm MacKenzie,^[2] and then Robert Hardie.^[3]

The best result the Hackle managed in the World Championships was a second place in 1954.^[4] The band won the title of Best Drum Corps at the World Championships in 1954 and 1955.^[5] Under John Weatherston, the band came fourth overall at the Worlds in 1978.^[1]

Roddy MacLeod joined the band at the age of sixteen.^[6]

The band was named after a blend of whisky, the manufactures of which sponsored the band.^[7] Hepburn and Ross, the owners of the distillery, also donated premises for the College of Piping.^[7] The band later became known as the Britoil Pipes and Drums.^[8]

There are extant pipe bands in Belgium, Cleveland, Wellington and Fairbanks that are also called Red Hackle.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Recordings

The band made several recordings.^[13]

• The Pride o’ Scotland (1970)
• The Spirit of Scotland (1971)
• Red Hackle in Concert (1973)

References

1. "Loss of Experienced Judges" (PDF). Pipe Band Magazine: 14–18. October 2014.
2. "Bagpipe Music : Pipe Tunes : Pipe Music : Bagpipe Composers : McGillivray Piping". pipetunes.ca. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
3. "History". rghardie.com. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
4. "John Weatherston MBE, BEM, 1917-2003". pipesdrums.com. 31 March 2003. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
5. "A Brief History of the Military Drum Leading to the evolution of Pipe Band Drumming" (PDF). ibrarian.net. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
6. "Roddy MacLeod MBE". scottishcultureonline.com. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
7. Glasgow Punter. "Glasgow Punter". glasgowpunter.blogspot.co.uk.
8. "Updated: William McIntosh, 1954-2009". pipesdrums.com. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
9. red hackle. "Red Hackle Pipe Band and Highland Dancers (Belgium) VZW". redhackle.be. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
10. "Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands - New Zealand Bands". nzpipebands.org.nz. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
11. "Red Hackle - About". redhacklepd.com. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
12. "Fairbanks Red Hackle Pipe Band::ABOUT US::History". fairbanksredhacklepipeband.org. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
13. "Record Archive" (PDF). collegeofpiping.org. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

External links

• Waltzes