Pipe Bands Queensland

14/06/2026

Link for Iain Bruce's funeral at 11am on Monday 14 June at 11am. If this does not work go to T S Burstow funeral directors of Toowoomba website and it should be accessible from there:

12/06/2026

Vale Iain Bruce

Former President of the Queensland Highland Pipers Society (1971-74) and author of "Silver Chanters", the story of the first 25 years of the Society, published in 1990, Iain was a Queensland Piper of note.

He was taught first by the legendary Jimmy Lawrie, turn-cock at the water tower at Paddington and the most notable piping teacher in Brisbane in the pre and post WWII era. Later Iain received extensive tuition in Piobaireachd from Donald MacKinnon, who had a Scottish piping pedigree second to none.

Iain went on to become a significant solo competitor and also played in top Brisbane bands such as the Red Hackle and the Queensland Irish in their heydays. He was also a respected judge of solo playing, both light music and Piobaireachd, and Pipe Bands.

With all of that Iain was a fine friend to many in the piping world, a source of wise counsel and a great source of knowledge about the Great Highland Bagpipe and its music.

He also had a successful career as a lecturer and later a Professor at the University of Queensland at its Lawes campus.

Iain died on 6 June in Toowoomba and his funeral will be at St Theresa's Parish Centre, 55 Curzon Street, Toowoomba, on Monday 15 June at 11, followed by interment at the Garden of Remembrance. He was 87 years old. Our thoughts are with his daughter Morag and her family at this time. Iain's wife Doreen, who was also an important figure in Queensland piping circles as an administrator, predeceased him by many years.

Alex McConnell

09/06/2026

See both of this past weekend’s performances from Emmanuel College Highlanders at the University of Queensland below:

MSR: https://youtu.be/kTLd9wjwQ9E?feature=shared
Medley: https://youtu.be/1QQSNcpSxO0?feature=shared

🎥: Thomas Raymond

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AFPPD
QLD Pipe Band Championships
Winners Grade 4A Drum Corps & Grade 4A overall 🏆👍🏻

09/06/2026

Keep sharing your videos from this past weekends’ Qld State Pipe Band Championships & Tartan Spectacular Festival !

We look forward to sharing more as they continue to roll in - like this clip from Brisbane Boys' College Old Collegians Pipe Band 👏

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