New major and sergeant for Oban Pipe Band

Oban Pipe Band has a new pipe major and sergeant.

 

Andy Matthews has been elected pipe major, with Niall Jordan his pipe sergeant. The pair succeed Daniel Johnstone and James Rosie, who have led the band since 2018.

 

The band committee thank Daniel and James for their contributions to the band and the successful last season of competition in 2019 which, unfortunately, was halted by the pandemic.

 

Andy joined the band in 2012, a year after finishing with Oban High School Pipe

 

Band. He was an active member up until the end of the 2019 season and has returned after a brief stint playing with Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia, where practices and the competitive season were also cut short due to Covid.

 

Andy is looking forward to developing the talented, young players coming through the ranks and is delighted to be doing this alongside Niall.

 

They will both work with Alan Irvine, leading drummer since 2018, and work on a new

 

programme of music is under way. An informal social gathering is also being planned - hopefully in the next few weeks - so all band members, existing players and new

 

members can meet up before practices resume.

 

'With no pipe band activity since March 2020, everyone will be looking forward eagerly to a full season of performance and competition in season 2022. The committee and band members wish Andy, Niall and Alan every success for the future,' said Iain Hurst,

 

Oban Pipe Band president.

 

 

Caption: Andy Matthews has been elected as pipe major, with Niall Jordan as his pipe sergeant.

 

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