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Kamloops Pipe Band

Band profile, current ranking snapshot, and competition history.

Current Rank Points
Current Place
#433
Total Points
1467.00
Average Points
-4.12
Best Result
0.00
Competitions Count
8
Rank points compare this band against each competition field. Higher points indicate stronger relative performance. This band's best ranked result came at Kamloops Highland Games, with 0.00 rank points.
Movement Story
Overall Change Since Last Recalculation
9
Grade Rank
#54
Grade movement tracking coming soon.
Best Recent Recalculation Move
-
Latest Recalculation Impact
9
last competed Apr 04, 2026
Movement on this page means change since the last ranking recalculation, not necessarily since this band's last competition.
Rank Points Trend

Last 8 Ranked Results

Rank points by competition date

Profile Highlights
Wins
2
Top 3 Finishes
5
Best Place
#1
Results Logged
9
Grade
4
Last Competed
Apr 04, 2026
Best Recent Result
#1 at Kamloops Highland Games
Worst Recent Result
#5 at BCPA Annual Gathering
2026 snapshot: 9 results logged, 5 top-three finishes, best placing 1.
Discipline Breakdown
Piping Avg
74.24
Drumming Avg
70.60
Ensemble Avg
75.91
Best Discipline
Ensemble
Weakest Discipline
Drumming
Consistency Score
92.8
Band Details
LocationKamloops, British Columbia
Founded1962
ActiveActive
AssociationBCPA
RegionNorth America
CountryCanada
WebsiteVisit
About the Band

Kamloops Pipe Band is based in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. Its roots go back to the Kamloops Legion Pipe Band, with a lasting local pipe band foundation established in 1962 through support from Royal Canadian Legion Branch #52.

The band later became its own society in the 1970s, developing under a number of Pipe Majors including Glen Esdale, Bob Gallaher, Edmond Chilton and Kevin MacDonald. In more recent years, the band has been led for over two decades by Pipe Major Scot Kortegaard.

Kamloops Pipe Band Society continues as a community pipe band, performing locally and supporting Scottish cultural music in the Thompson/Okanagan region. Its role is less about grand championship mythology and more about the solid work every community band knows well: teaching, rehearsing, parades, performances, and keeping the drones alive in a city better known for heat, hills and hockey than Highland weather.

Leadership & History

No leadership history is available yet.

Grade History
No grade history is available for this band yet.
Competition Results
Date Competition Contest Grade / Section Place Set Rank Points
4 Apr 2026 BCPA Annual Gathering 4 4 MSR -5.72
4 Apr 2026 BCPA Annual Gathering 4 5 Medley -7.47
30 Aug 2025 Canmore Highland Games 4 3 MSR -2.55
12 Jul 2025 Kamloops Highland Games 4 1 Medley 0.00
12 Jul 2025 Kamloops Highland Games 4 1 MSR 0.00
4 Jul 2025 Penticton Scottish Festival 4 2 MSR -5.41
4 Jul 2025 Penticton Scottish Festival 4 2 Medley -5.62
18 Apr 2025 BCPA Annual Gathering 4 5 MSR -6.23
18 Apr 2025 BCPA Annual Gathering 4 5 Medley -7.93