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Keith Highlanders Pipe Band takes 3rd at World Pipe Band Championships!

On August 16th, 2008, the Grade 4 band competed at the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. After earning first place scores from both judges in their qualifying heat, the band placed 3rd overall in the Final! 51 bands total competed in Grade 4B.  Of all the bands competing from the United States, the Keith Highlanders were the highest placing American band in respective grade competitions.  For more information, visit the Washington Pipers' Association web site or the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association results site.

Catch the Keith Highlanders Live in Concert!

The Keith Highlanders Pipe Band returns to the Kirkland Performance Center on October 23-25, 2008; celebrating 10 years in bringing the finest Celtic entertainment available to the Pacific Northwest!   

Enjoy the very best of traditional Scottish piping, drumming, and Highland dancing from the most successful pipe band in the Puget Sound area.  A complete sellout for four years in a row, get your tickets now before they are all gone!!!  (Visit the Kirkland Performance Center for more information on this year's series.)

Learn to Play!

KHPB holds classes for beginning and intermediate piping and drumming students every Wednesday, 6:30 - 7:20pm, and we welcome new students of all ages, genders, races, and backgrounds--no experience necessary!

New classes starting September 17th at St. Thomas Church. For more information, visit the Learn page. 

 ***   Keith Highlanders CD now available!   ***

The Keith Highlanders Pipe Band has released its first CD; 17 tracks recorded live at Kirkland Performance center during our 2005 and 2006 fall concerts. Order yours today from our store.

Looking for experienced Pipers and Drummers
The Keith Highlanders Pipe Band is rapidly growing into the largest pipe band in the Seattle area. As a result of running a successful instruction program for pipers and drummers for the past two years, plus the recent competition success of the band, the band has many new pipers and drummers--some very accomplished--and the band has increased in size over 50%! Come to one of our practices; the KHPB is the place to be!

2008 Competition Results KHPB Grade IV wins big in Seattle The Grade IV band took first place over the weekend (July 26-27) at the Pacific Northwest Highland Games in Enumclaw, WA, south of Seattle. On Saturday, the band was first in the Quick March Medley, besting eight bands. In Sunday's Medley competition, the band again took first place. Congratulations to all as the band now heads to Scotland to compete in the Perth Highland Games and the World Pipe Band Championships. Full band results are available here. KHPB Grade III takes second at Portland Highland Games At the July 19th Portland Highland Games (in Portland, Oregon) the Grade III band took second place in a tough field of five great bands. The Grade IV band had the weekend off. Full band results are available here. Both bands take 2nd overall in Mt. Vernon At the Skagit Valley Highland Games in Mt. Vernon, WA on July 12-13, both KHPB bands cam in second overall in the two-day contest. Full band results are available here. KHPB places third at BC Highland Games In Coquitlam, BC, both KHPB bands came in third place at the BC Highland Games on June 28th. Full band results are available here. Bellingham Highland Games first contest for both Keith Highlanders bands In the first competition of the summer games season, KHPB fared well at the Bellingham Games on June 7, 2008. The Grade IV band placed third, while the Grade III band placed fourth.Complete results are available on the results page of www.bcpipers.org.