World Pipe Band Championships 2009

The SFU Pipe Band won the 2009 World Pipe Band Championship on August 15th, before a huge crowd at Glasgow Green and a world-wide audience on BBC's live web broadcast of the event. As well, the SFU Pipe Band drum corps retained its World Drum Corps Championship with the best all-round finish at this year's event. In winning both the World Pipe Band Championship and the World Drum Corps Championship two years in a row, SFU becomes only the second band in history to accomplish this feat. The last time it was accomplished was 50 years ago by Shotts &Dykehead Caledonia. The championship win followed a sold-out concert at Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall the Wednesday before the Worlds. The band thanks its sponsors, supporters and fans for helping to make the 2009 season such a success.

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SFU Pipe Band 2009 World Pipe Band Championships - Glasgow Scotland.The Simon Fraser University Pipe Band won its sixth world pipe band title—and its second straight.The SFU band also won the March, Strathspey and Reel (MSR) title. And the SFU bands drum corps—also for the second straight year—won the world crown as best over-all drum corps, and placed first, as well, in the MSR section of drumming competition.Alan Bevan went on to win the Masters Invitational solo crown. Only eight pipers from around the world are invited to compete.