Shirley Pipe Band

Musikparade, Germany and Austria, 2008

Warning - more so than in main gallery, some of these photographs show band members enjoying themselves!
Click on a thumbnail photograph to see a larger version. Names are listed left to right unless stated.

March 2008. Hofbrauhaus - Munich
Enjoying the beer: Albert Hope, Jim Hunter, Mike Hope
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March 2008. Hofbrauhaus - Munich
Can we persuade them to serve this at the Legion? Keith Murphy
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March 2008. Hofbrauhaus - Munich
Enjoying the beer: Keith Murphy, Alice Murphy, Allan Baxter, a new German friend, Denis Carter, Andy Walker
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March 2008. Hofbrauhaus - Munich
House Band
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March 2008. Hofbrauhaus - Munich
Enjoying the beer: Kirt Wright, Angie Wright, Tom Taverner, James cadman, Jim Hunter, Andy King, Mike Hope, John Cadman, John McGee, Jonathan Prior, Phill Taverner
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March 2008. Hofbrauhaus - Munich
Enjoying the beer: Paula Wilson, Dave Mellor, Simon Hayward
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March 2008. Musikparade - Munich Olympic Hall

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March 2008. Musikparade - Munich Olympic Hall
Trying the doorway for size: Simon Hayward, wondering how to march through this door, playing, and wearing his feather bonnet.
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March 2008. Musikparade - Munich Olympic Hall
HighLand Cathedral in Finalé Solo piper - Jonathan Prior (Pipe Sergeant)
YouTube video

March 2008. Musikparade - Kempten Big Box

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March 2008. Musikparade - Kempten
Performance at Big Box
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March 2008. Musikparade - Kempten
Performance at Big Box
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March 2008. Musikparade - Kempten
Trying the schnapps: Elisabeth Waltersdorfer and friends with Keith Murphy, Phill Taverner, Allan Baxter, Mike Hope, John Cadmen, Dave Mellor
Photograph provided via our new friends from Heiligenkreuz am Waasen, Austria
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March 2008. Musikparade - Kempten
The Austrian Schnapps Team
Please can we have a similar corps in our band?
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March 2008. Musikparade - Kempten
Jim Hunter and The Austrian Schnapps Team
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March 2008. Musikparade - Kempten
There's always one who doesn't know when to stop....
....unfortunately it's always Keith!
Photograph provided via our new friends from Heiligenkreuz am Waasen, Austria
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March 2008. Musikparade - Kempten
Finale at Big Box

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March 2008. Musikparade - Kempten
Finale at Big Box
Pipe Major John Cadman peering over the European Union flag in disbelief that anyone would take a photo during a performance.
Meanwhile Albert Hope, next to him, didn't seem to notice.
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March 2008. Musikparade - Salzburg Areana


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March 2008. Musikparade - Salzburg, Austria
Start of performance at Salzburgarena
Photograph provided via our new friends from Heiligenkreuz am Waasen, Austria
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March 2008. Musikparade - Salzburg, Austria
Performance at Salzburgarena

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March 2008. Musikparade - Salzburg, Austria
During performance at Salzburgarena: Carl Gray, Simon Hayward (Bass), Allan Baxter
Photograph provided via our new friends from Heiligenkreuz am Waasen, Austria
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March 2008. Musikparade - Salzburg, Austria
Finale at Salzburgarena: Jonathan Prior (Soloist), Mike Hope, John McGee, Carl Gray, Dave Mellor
Photograph provided via our new friends from Heiligenkreuz am Waasen, Austria, who are standing behind us.
Behind them are the band from Elblag, Poland.
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March 2008. Musikparade - Salzburg, Austria
Finale at Salzburgarena

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March 2008. Musikparade - Salzburg, Austria
Conquering the Alps? John cadman, Simon Curtis, Mike Hope, Jim Hunter, Dave Mellor, Albert Hope, Tom Taverner,
Andy Walker, Alice Murphy, Keith Murphy, Phill Taverner, James Cadman, Denis Carter, Carl Gray, Allan Baxter, Jonathan Prior
Kirt Wright was not present having had an unfortunate reaction to the lunch.
John McGee was present but is presumably tucked behind Andy Walker having another break.
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March 2008. Musikparade - Salzburg, Austria
Swapping hats: Keith Murphy exchanges his feather bonnet for a traditional Austrian hat
(and some schnapps that we all enjoyed drinking a little later).
Photograph provided via our new friends from Heiligenkreuz am Waasen, Austria
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March 2008. Musikparade - Munich
Breakfast in Bed: Jim Hunter
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March 2008. Musikparade - Munich
Separated at Birth: Pipe Major John Cadman and his twin brother rediscovered in Munich
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March 2008. Musikparade - Munich
Pipe Major John Cadman (favourite saying - "What do you think these are - Mars Bars?") presents a new badge of office to
Leading Drummer Tom Taverner (it's a Mr Tom bar)
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March 2008. Musikparade - Munich
The hat given to Keith Murphy, our Drum Major, by new friends from Heiligenkreuz am Waasen, Austria
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