The Vienna Pipes and Drums are tuning up for a packed and exciting competition season this summer! Our first stop is Scotfest in Goch, Germany, one of the largest Highland Games and Scottish festivals in the region on 21st June.… Continue reading
On 13 August Vienna Pipes were back at the World Pipe Championships in Glasgow for the first time since 2019. We competed in Grade 4B against 27 bands from Scotland, Northern Ireland, Eire, Australia, Canada and Israel. This was the… Continue reading
The Vienna Pipes and Drums Pipe Band are back from a very enjoyable competition weekend at the Highland Gathering Peine 2022 near Hannover. This was our first competition performance since before the pandemic, and a chance to get back in… Continue reading
The band won a 4th place trophy in Grade 4B at the 2019 North Berwick Highland Games. Thanks once again to Eric Traynor for the excellent video.
Vienna Pipes and Drums are safely back home after our 2019 competition trip to Scotland. The band had a great time and put on two strong competition performances. We started well with a 4th place trophy at North Berwick Highland… Continue reading
The band has been quiet lately as we have been preparing for our August competition trip to Scotland. Twelve pipers and seven drummers will be flying to sunny Edinburgh next week to try our luck competing against pipe bands from… Continue reading
Vienna Pipes and Drums plan to compete again in Scotland in 2019. Any experienced Pipers and Drummers in Austria or elsewhere who are interested in joining us are invited to contact the band. We are looking for pipers, snare and… Continue reading
Here’s an HD video of the band’s performance in the Grade 4B final at the 2017 World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, where we came 11th out of 18 finalists. Thanks to Eric Traynor for the excellent video.
On 12th August 2017 Vienna Pipes and Drums qualified for the World Pipe Band Championships Grade 4B Final in Glasgow, where we were up against almost 60 other pipe bands from around the world. We came 2nd out of of… Continue reading
On 5th and 6th August 2017 Vienna Pipes and Drums competed in the Grade 4B Pipe Band competitions at the North Berwick and Bridge of Allan Highland Games. Despite the wet and windy conditions the band played well at their… Continue reading