1987 World Pipe Band Championships: 78th FHPB

[bibliojim1]

What a historic performance! Fantastic!

[kazoobazoo117]

I had a baby boy August, 1987 and named him Fraser in celebration of this monumental win at the Worlds. He will be 23 this August and plays the pipes, his name is Fraser Duncan Gibson after his grandfather and uncle (Duncan Gibson).

[RAFFRADIO]

Great post. THANK YOU!

[bagpipesbuck]

First year at the worlds as a young 14 year old and these guys just blew me away. Fantastic to see this 23 years later. This band revolutionised pipe bands way of structuring medleys forever

[kazoobazoo117]

@bagpipesbuck I had a baby boy August. 26, 1987 and named him Fraser in celebration of this win. He will be 23 this August, and plays the pipes. His uncle was Duncan Gibson.

[ChrisZ70]

"Up to the Line" is played by a band at the World's in 1986. It's on the 1986 WPB Champ's album. So how could the tune have been composed "on the way home from the Montreal games the year before" (which would have been 1986, roughly the second week of August, a week before the 1986 World's)? Did Bruce fax the tune to the Annan Ex-Service Club Pipe Band so that the band could learn it and play it for their medley march-on a few days later at the World's? Freaking amazing.

[angusmach]

What happened at the Worlds???

[HiLift2]

Hi to Billy!

Your cousin Cameron.

[ondangerousground]

yay! my old instructor and his wife were founding members of the 78s...they both played in this video, and the Live in Ireland recording too! Love it - thank you for posting!

[ferkhir]

j'aime beaucoup la musique de la corneumuse c'est fantastique.

[wapeters]

Great to see this piece of history here...the comments are good too.

[highlandgardens]

Thank you for making this bit of history accessible to all and for the added commentary.

[Noller39]

Great experience to see this moment again - was there in '87. Greetings from Denmark. Side rocks

[iainrm]

One of the great performances ever!

[isell4un]

Does anyone have a video while "Live in Ireland" was being recorded.

Scott Brown Snare Drummer Frasers 1987

[MattTrecartin]

Wow, thanks for posting this. A piece of Pipe band history here. Great to see all the young faces.

[slotpb]

This brings back memories........we stayed with the 78ths and SFU in Wolfson Hall that year.What a party !!

[dunaber]

And Terry Tully playing sitting down - non-stop for hours!