OCH annual performance at the Patriot Place Irish Festival.
WHO WE ARE: Old Colony Highlanders is an inter-generational bagpipe and drum band devoted to fostering the music and culture of the Great Highland Bagpipe and drums through instruction, performance, and competition in southeastern New England and beyond. The band practices locally in Lakeville, Massachusetts.
Old Colony Highlanders Pipe Band was founded in 2016 by an an experienced family of bagpipers and drummers from Middleborough, Massachusetts. OCH both a performance and competition bagpipe band. OCH consistently ranks in the top of our division in the the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association, and was the number one band in our grade in 2021. The Old Colony Highlanders entered the competition arena for the first time in 2018, and has competed at a variety of highland games throughout the region over the years. OCH has also been awarded the Dress and Deportment Award twice at the New Hampshire Highland Games. In the ensuing years.
Band rehearsals are located in the center of the southeast quadrant of Massachusetts in Lakeville, MA. OCH is fortunate to be able to rehearse in a quaint New England church parish hall just off Route 495. Those wishing to learn piping or drumming are invited to attend a rehearsal. Just contact the band to confirm at [email protected].
The leadership of the band has received many individual distinctions and awards, and possess a variety of experience playing in pipe bands from grade 5 through grade 1. The membership of the Old Colony Highlanders ranges from very experienced players to beginners and from adolescent through retirees. Members travel from all over the region including Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
The band invites both experienced bagpipers and drummers to join the band as well as those interested in learning bagpipes or drums. Contact Pipe Major Diane Wood-Bielski at 508-947-4383 or [email protected] with questions regarding lessons or joining the band, or hiring the band for events.
Old Colony Highlanders Pipe Band was founded in 2016 by an an experienced family of bagpipers and drummers from Middleborough, Massachusetts. OCH both a performance and competition bagpipe band. OCH consistently ranks in the top of our division in the the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association, and was the number one band in our grade in 2021. The Old Colony Highlanders entered the competition arena for the first time in 2018, and has competed at a variety of highland games throughout the region over the years. OCH has also been awarded the Dress and Deportment Award twice at the New Hampshire Highland Games. In the ensuing years.
Band rehearsals are located in the center of the southeast quadrant of Massachusetts in Lakeville, MA. OCH is fortunate to be able to rehearse in a quaint New England church parish hall just off Route 495. Those wishing to learn piping or drumming are invited to attend a rehearsal. Just contact the band to confirm at [email protected].
The leadership of the band has received many individual distinctions and awards, and possess a variety of experience playing in pipe bands from grade 5 through grade 1. The membership of the Old Colony Highlanders ranges from very experienced players to beginners and from adolescent through retirees. Members travel from all over the region including Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
The band invites both experienced bagpipers and drummers to join the band as well as those interested in learning bagpipes or drums. Contact Pipe Major Diane Wood-Bielski at 508-947-4383 or [email protected] with questions regarding lessons or joining the band, or hiring the band for events.
First Place at the Maine Highland Games 2021.
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OCH drummers warming up at a competition.
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