Today the Trail Pipe Band has an active roster of 10 pipers and 8 drummers in performance led by Pipe Major J. Gordon Titsworth, a 20 year veteran of the band. Members of the band continue the tradition of teaching students the skills of both pipes and drums.

The band has represented our greater community throughout the Pacific Northwest, with participation in many community celebrations in Idaho, Washington, and British Columbia including major performances at both of the most recent international Expos in Spokane and Vancouver.

The band has played continuously under this name since the 1920’s when William McCleary of Nelson came to work at the foundry in the CM&S central shops and congregated pipers and drummers from a variety of local bands to play together. Initially, playing in parades wearing personal gear of a mixture of kilts and trews; the first official uniform was white pants with a tartan stripe down the pantleg. In 1942, the band was measured, and purchased the pattern they wear today, modeled after the uniform of the Scots Guards: Royal Stuart tartan kilts and plaids; with green tunics for the pipers and red tunics for the drummers. The band adopted the feather bonnets in the early 1960’s for use with the formal uniform; and continued to use the Glengarry with a cock feather for the warm days of summer when they wear the white cotton shirts and ties. Pipe Major McLeary as the head of the foundry, had the original plaid broaches cast and finished in the shops. (As with many other community organizations in the social fabric in greater Trail, the band has benefited from the CM&S deliberately recruiting and hiring members of the band.)

Pipe Major J. Gordon Titsworth
250-368-8348

President Elio Borsato
250-367-6139

Secretary Tony Zemanek
416-546-5230

You may also contact us at:
trailpipeband@telus.net
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