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Kincardine 2010

About us

The Penetangore Pipe Band provides an avenue for advanced instruction in bagpipes and drums for musicians who want progress their skills beyond local forums.

Formed in 2001, Penetangore is registered as a not-for-profit corporation. Its purpose is to enhance the art form of pipes and drums by sustaining a regional pipe band that can perform at events and successfully compete at the North American Championship Highland Games and the World Pipe Band Championships. Penetangore currently fields groups at Grade 4 and Grade 2 levels.

Named after a river that flows through Kincardine, Ontario, not far from where the band was originally formed, Penetangore is pronounced Pen-ne-tang-gore. It is believed to originate from an Ojibwa word that Scottish settlers understood to mean “river with sand on one side.”

Members of the Penetangore Pipe Band are pleased to wear corporate tartan provided by major sponsor Bruce Power.

Watch for the Penetangore Pipe Band at Gathering of the Bands in Kincardine, Ontario on Aug. 28, 2010

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Penetangore is now recruiting additional players for the 2011 competition year. Rehearsals begin in September 2010.