History of the Band
The band was formed in 1976, but was originally known as the Yellowknife Pipe Band. In 1978, the Yellowknife Pipe Band Association voted to change the band's name to reflect the wider geographical scope of its homeland.
There have been many high points over the course of the past 40 years, such as performing for HRH Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to Yellowknife in 1994 and for the Queen of Denmark when Greenland celebrated home rule in 1978.
1978 was a remarkable year which included performances at the Arctic Winter Games in Hay River, NWT. The NWT drummers won second place in a band competition, while five drummers and pipers won individual awards when the band traveled to Whitehorse to compete with bands from the Yukon, Alaska, and British Columbia. To cap off the year, the band played for Prince Charles at the official opening of the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre in Yellowknife.
The NWT Pipe Band has also traveled to competitions in Alberta and the Yukon, as well as finishing third at the Gathering of the Clans in Whitehorse in 1998.
There have been many high points over the course of the past 40 years, such as performing for HRH Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to Yellowknife in 1994 and for the Queen of Denmark when Greenland celebrated home rule in 1978.
1978 was a remarkable year which included performances at the Arctic Winter Games in Hay River, NWT. The NWT drummers won second place in a band competition, while five drummers and pipers won individual awards when the band traveled to Whitehorse to compete with bands from the Yukon, Alaska, and British Columbia. To cap off the year, the band played for Prince Charles at the official opening of the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre in Yellowknife.
The NWT Pipe Band has also traveled to competitions in Alberta and the Yukon, as well as finishing third at the Gathering of the Clans in Whitehorse in 1998.
