Simonds Lions Caledonian Pipe Band

The Band is hosting an open house at the Loch Lomond Villa Auditorium on May 5 1:30 - 4:00 PM. All are welcome. Bring your instrument(s) and join us for a set! Those interested in learning the pipes or drums or joining the Band in an administrative role are encouraged to attend. Light refreshments provided and cash bar will be available. Check us out!

The Band is looking for pipers and drummers with some playing experience. We perform in concerts, parades and competitions around our home base in Saint John. Our repertoire includes many traditional tunes along with some more modern ones. We have an immediate opening for a bass drummer having any level of experience. Please contact us to join or for additional information. You can also follow us on Facebook.

On Saturday August 6, the International Homecoming Festival Parade was held near the St. Stephen, NB / Calais, ME border. This is a unique parade that crosses the US/Canada border and always attracts a big crowd. This year, it started on the US side near the Calais Motor Inn, finishing at the arena just past the A&W in St. Stephen.

Several other pipe bands participated this year, including the Fredericton and District Pipe Band. Thanks to their P/M Eric Horncastle for inviting us to their circle for a few "warm-up" sets. It is always fun to play with other bands - the sound of a massed band (around 18 pipers if I recall and 6 or so drummers) is incredible!

Thanks also goes to the crowds on both sides of the border - they gave the Band much needed motivation in the very hot / humid weather we had.

The Band entertained a crowd at Unity Park in Grand Bay-Westfield with the debut of our concert series - "The Journey". It included a variety of traditional Scottish and Irish marching tunes, slow airs as well as a tribute to our Canadian soldiers and the Royal Canadian Navy, which celebrated its 100th anniversary last year. We hope everyone enjoyed the performance as much as we did! Don't forget to check out the photos.

Special thanks goes to our lead drummer Dave who did a great job as MC. Also thanks to Cindy for providing some excellent photos.

The Band unveiled its long-awaited new uniform last week at the Canada Day Parade in Canterbury. The uniform consists of black hose, our current red flashes, our current royal stewart kilts, a beautiful leather L&M hunting sporran, a matching argyle vest and tie, a long-sleeved white shirt and our current glengarry. We hope to eventually add a matching argyle jacket in the future.

The Band is excited to announce the launch of our re-designed website slcpb.ca. We hope you will find it informative and easy to use. Please check back for additional news and updates as the site is still largely under construction. Thanks for visiting!