August 11, 2011 - DTSPB at the 2011 World Championships
DTSPB returned to Glasgow, Scotland once again in August 2011 to compete at the World Pipe Band Championships. The band won the Grade 1 morning qualifier with two 1st place finishes in piping and in the final, placed 6th in the Medley and 10th in the MSR. Overall, DTSPB is now ranked 9th in the World, moving up three placings from last year, and finished 2011 with a top 6 ranked pipe corps.

July 27, 2011 - Dowco Triumph Street completes late-season drum overhaul
With two weeks to go before the Worlds, Dowco Triumph Street makes a major sound shift by switching to the Premier 800 side drum, and a Hosbilt mid-section. L/D Andre Tessier, in consultation with Cameron's Drumming Studio and Hosbilt, made this move in time for the last local contest of the season in Seattle.

June 25, 2011 - BC Highland Games
The Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band competed at the BC Highland Games in Coquitlam and had another fine outing, placing second overall out of three Grade 1 bands. The weather was wet for most of the morning and early afternoon but held off just in time for DTSPB’s performances. Congratulations also go to piper Joe Stewart and side drummer Colin Hearty for winning the Grade 1 Solo Piping and Drumming Aggregates respectively.

June 18, 2011 - Bagpipes by the Beach
DTSPB was extremely pleased to be a featured band at 'Bagpipes by the Beach', a charitable festival with net proceeds going to the West Vancouver Firefighters Charitable Society. The event was held at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver.

May 24, 2011 - DTSPB on Hockey Night in Canada
Members of DTSPB performed the intro to Hockey Night in Canada prior to Game #5 of the Canucks vs Sharks Western Conference Final, a game which saw the Canucks qualify for the Stanley Cup Final. Click to view the performance as seen live by hockey fans across Canada!

Mar 27, 2011 - Marshall German wins Harry Moore Memorial 2011 Competition
Congratulations to piper Marshall German, who this weekend won the 2011 Harry Moore Memorial Kitchen Piping Competition held in Riverside, California. For the win, Marshall received a cash prize, Major John Fraser R.A. Kitchen Piping Trophy and the customary kitchen jacket.

The event was sponsored by the University of California Riverside Pipe Band.

Feb 22, 2011 - Marshall German takes Grade One Aggregate at Queen Mary Contest

Congratulations to DTSPB piper Marshall German who took the Grade One Piping Aggregate at the Queen Mary Contest held in California.
Marshall won the competition with a 1st in Piobaireachd, 1st in MSR and 3rd in H/J, and received an African Blackwood chanter from Kenny MacLeod of MacCallum for the victory. The event was judged by PM Richard Parkes MBE.

Also congratulations to the following DTSPB members who had fantastic results in recent solo competitions:

Feb 12th - BCPA Indoor Contest -
Grade One Piping Piobaireachd - 1st Place - Aaron Stone
Grade One Drumming MSR - 1st Place - Colin Hearty

BCPA Professional Knockouts Semi Finals - Invited Amateur Scott Wood, one of 4 players to make it through to the final round

Metro Cup Newark, New Jersey Invited Amateur Joe Stewart takes 4th Place in MSR

Feb 18, 2011 - DTSPB Members Triumph at Solo Competitions Congratulations to the following DTSPB members who had fantastic results in recent solo competitions:

BCPA Indoor Contest - Feb 12th
Grade One Piping Piobaireachd - 1st Place - Aaron Stone
Grade One Drumming MSR - 1st Place - Colin Hearty

BCPA Professional Knockouts Semi Finals
Invited Amateur Scott Wood, one of 4 players to make it through to the final round

Queen Mary Contest - California
Grade One Piping Piobaireachd - 1st Place - Marshall German

Jan 29, 2011 - Robbie Burns Dinner
DTSPB's annual Robbie Burns Dinner Fundraiser was held on January 29th, 2011 at the Famee Furlane Hall in Vancouver. It was a fantastic night of music, haggis and all things Robbie Burns.

Special performances by the Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band were aplenty - including the debut of our new 'Stabila' medley.

Nov 20, 2010 - DTSPB Members Do Well at George Sheriff Invitational
Two of our newest pipers, Marshall German and Alexander Schiele were two of only twelve amateur pipers in North America to be invited to the George Sherriff Memorial Invitational Amateur Competition held on Saturday November 20th.

The event took place one week after their successful trip to the Balmoral Classic. Marshall placed 5th in both the 6/8 March and the Piobaireachd competitions while Alexander placed 6th in the 6/8 March competition.

Nov 13, 2010 - Balmoral Classic Invitational - Joseph Stewart wins!
On Saturday, November 13th, five DTSPB members competed at the Balmoral Classic in Pittsburgh, PA, also known as the US Junior Solo Bagpiping and Drumming Championships.

DTSPB swept the top three overall placings in the piping event, with Joseph Stewart taking 1st overall followed by Alexander Schiele and Marshall German in 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

Oct 20, 2010 - DTSPB Adds Savage and Hunter to Drum Corps
The Dowco Triumph Street Pipe Band of Vancouver, BC has added some veteran experience to its drum corps with the additions of Alan Savage and Michael Hunter.