BAND PROFILE


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by John Slavin


Steadily marching MANOR CUNNINGHAM PIPE BAND I PIPING TODAY • 36


F you were to ask the piping public to name the greatest band success story of recent times, the rise of Inveraray and District from Novice Juvenile in 2007


to Grade 1 in 2011 would be the choice of many. However Manor Cunningham Pipe Band from Ireland have quietly emulated part of that success, achieving three promotions in the space of four years. As they didn’t have an abundance of talented youngsters taught by a Glenfiddich winner at the top of his game, you


could perhaps say Manor Cunningham’s success is all the more remarkable — particularly when they have competed, won and gained promotion with a pipe corps of only six or seven. Outside of Grade 1 they have probably been the most consistent Irish band in the last four years with a total of 91 trophies — 71 for first place, with 36 of those for the pipe corps and 35 for the drum corps. Manor Cunningham is a small village in rural County Donegal which has had a pipe band since the early 1900s. The


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