Dalriada - The Concert at the Braid May 4

Cullybackey Pipe Band has chosen this year’s Arts Festival to premiere their newly commissioned suite entitled Dalriada which will take the listener on a journey through key historical events in the history of the Kingdom of Dalriada.

The band will also present a balanced programme of traditional sets, competition pieces including the new material for the 2013 season and solo performances which celebrate the coalescence of Scottish and Irish Culture.

Not only will the audience be treated to an evening of entertainment representative of the Pipe band culture but listeners will be enjoy the many musical items especially commissioned for the evening, music in song, dancing, percussion and musical fanfares all part of a celebration of talent performed by existing members of the band.

Tickets are available from the Braid box office priced £12.50.

Cullybackey Pipe Band is one of today’s forefront bands on the worldwide scene, as well as being one the most influential and successful Northern Irish pipe bands of all time. Led by Pipe Major Robert Cupples and Drum Sergeant Adrian Hoy, the band has won various championship titles, including consecutive Champion of Champions in both 2011 and 2012. The band is proudly representative of Northern Ireland, drawing membership from across the country, but in recent years has attracted members from as far afield as Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester and Oban.

Cullybackey Pipe Band in Grade 4A, led by Pipe Major Warren Robinson, is also enjoying considerable success, with the experienced Pipe Major and Drumming Instructor Adrian Hoy guiding each section of the band respectively.

The Cullybackey band remains one of the most consistent competitive pipe bands in Northern Ireland. Though its philosophy has been competition-based since its inception almost 100 years ago, the band also performs at concerts, festivals, radio and television appearances, recording sessions and civil & social functions.