We exist to create world class pipe band music in Australia. We value good music, camaraderie, respect, and striving to be the best we can be. We were formed in 1914 and have a proud history as one of Australia’s leading pipe bands. We are the current Victorian, and Australian champions.
Pipe Major: Matt Fraser, Drum Sergeant: Steven Shedden. Continue reading for a full list of current members.
Several pipers and drummers met at Hemingway’s Glenferrie Hotel in the City of Hawthorn on the 26th of November, 1914. After much discussion they established a pipe band which was originally named the Hawthorn Highland Pipe Band. A further meeting, held at the Glenferrie Hotel on the 26th of October, 1915, saw the members of… Continue reading History
Hawthorn Pipe Band 