Zach Top

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• This Grade 1 pipe band from Shotts, in the North Lanarkshire region of Scotland, has been a continual winner of awards and competitions. Formed in 1910, they won the British Championship at their very first appearance in 1935.
• At the time of this recording (1990) they had been 8 times Champion of Champions, 10 time World Champions: 16 times, European Champions, 18 times British Champions - not to mention their many successes at the Scottish Championships.
• Over 25 years later, with the group still operating at the very highest level, this recording stands out as a superb musical snapshot of one of the finest pipe and drum bands in the world, performing under the leadershop of the legendary duo Pipe Major Robert (Rab) Mathieson and leading drummer Jim Kilpatrick.
• This album also features guest appearances by Battlefield Band
• Artists on this album: Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band Jim Kilpatrick Rab Mathieson Battlefield Band Alan Reid Brian McNeill Dougie Pincock Alistair Russell