G7 on its way!

The 7th South American Pipe Band Gathering will be held on November 24-26, 2017 and hosted in Santiago de Chile by the Santiago Metropolitan Pipe Band. This is the first Gathering to close the South American circuit of host cities (the G3 was also hosted in Santiago, in 2007).

With still 11 months to go, the organization is well on schedule having already defined all of the following:

• Instructors/Adjudicators:

  • Piping: Craig Munro (website)

  • Drumming: Tyler Fry (website)

  • Dancing: Susan Nase (bio)

• Competition Categories (*)

  • Pipe Band

    • Quick March Medley

    • Medley

  • Dance Corps

• Venue: Prince of Wales Country Club

• Massed Bands Venue: Parque Forestal

• Preferred lodging: Time Suite Apartments

• Pipe bands confirmed to date:

  • Argentina

    • Bariloche Highlanders Pipe Band

    • Highland Thistle Pipe Band

    • South American Piping Association (SAPA)

    • St. Andrew's Society of the River Plate Pipe Band

  • Brazil

    • Banda Brasil Caledonia

    • Sao Paulo Scots Pipe Band

    • St. Andrew's Society of Sao Paulo Pipes and Drums

    • Wolney Highlanders Pipe Band

  • Chile

    • 11th Fire Company Pipe Band

    • Lord Cochrane Pipe Band

    • Santiago Metropolitan Pipe Band

(*) at the time of this article, the SMPB is also considering solo piping, drumming and dancing competitions, more details to follow in the near future.

Further details and announcements will be posted on the G7's Facebook Event page.

More info: Gathering Fixture.