Alistair Parry (JP) is our Bass Drummer. He has to be strong as he carries the largest band instrument. With his playing he must keep steady time to maintain the tunes correct rhythm. His playing is the the tunes heart beat that gives it stability and we have come to rely on his rock-solid internal tempo clock.
The Hawera Highland Pipe Band were very fortunate to have Reid Maxwell visit for an evening tutoring session with our drummers. Reid is the Lead Drummer with the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band in British Columbia, Canada and is one of today's most decorated drummers.
Robbie and Len put a lot of effort into the band sounding just right and making sure that band member to have their pipes in good working order
You have to tough to attend ANZA dawn parades to Taranaki. It is always very cold at that time of the year and pitch black when we meet to tune up outside of the old Hawera Post Office
Christmas is a busy time for pipe bands. The Hawera Pipe Bands always join forces with Eltham and Stratford Bands to lead the Christmas parades through all of the main towns in South Taranaki. Here we are at Patea
Firm friendships are made with people of similar interests in particular with those who are proud of their Scottish heritage. Below are long serving members, Robbie Colville, Len Millar, Bill Colville and Jim Duthie at a band reunion
Pipe Major Robbie - Address to the Haggis - "Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face, Great chieftain o' the pudding-race! Aboon them a' ye tak your place, Painch, tripe, or thairm : Weel are ye wordy o'a grace As lang's my arm"
Alistair Parry (JP) is our Bass Drummer. He has to be strong as he carries the largest band instrument. With his playing he must keep stea...
