The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland was formed in 2002 by The National Piping Centre in Glasgow, with assistance from the Scottish Arts Council's National Lottery Fund. The band, under the direction of Paul Warren, are a non-competing, performance-orientated band intended to nurture and develop the talents of Scotland’s best young pipers and drummers. They aim to bring the sometimes disparate strands of the highland piping world closer together and also to bring the art form to a wider non-piping audience. The band is made up of fifty of the best young pipers and drummers from across Scotland, with ages ranging from 12 to 18. The pipers in the band come from both solo piping and pipe band backgrounds with the band giving them the opportunity to explore other musical styles.
The band also features an exciting backing section of bass, bouzouki, percussion and drum kit, as well as a troupe of Scottish highland dancers.
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