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{{Infobox Pipe Band
| name = Paris Port Dover Pipe Band
| image = [[Image:Paris Port Dover 2.jpg|200px]]
| established = 2000
| location = [[Paris, Ontario|Paris]], [[Ontario]] and [[Port Dover, Ontario|Port Dover]], [[Ontario]]
| grade = 4 and 5
| major = Gordon Black
| tartan = [[Clan Lamont|Lamont]]
| website = {{URL|parisdover.ca}}
}}

The '''Paris Port Dover Pipe Band''' is a community and competitive [[pipe band]] representing [[Brant County|Brant]] and [[Norfolk County, Ontario|Norfolk]] counties in [[southern Ontario]], [[Canada]].  The mandate for the Paris Port Dover Pipe Band is to "act as ambassadors locally and internationally; to provide young people of any skill level with instruction in Scottish music and give them opportunities to play with the band; and to assist local service clubs and non-profit groups with their various ceremonies, memorials, parades, and events through band performances." <ref> Canada Helps. Charity Profile for Paris Port Dover Pipe Band. [http://www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=s91654 www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=s91654] (April 4, 2012)</ref>  Members come from Brantford, Simcoe, Hamilton, St. Catherines, Guelph, Kitchener and Cambridge to practice every Thursday night at the St. George Memorial Hall. <ref> Haldimand Norfolk Information Centre - Community Services Database. "Record Details: Paris Port Dover Pipe Band." [http://haldimand.cioc.ca/record/SIM1362 haldimand.cioc.ca/record/SIM1362] (April 4, 2012)</ref>

==History==
The band was established on February 18, 2000 by [[Pipe Major]] Gordon Black when a constitution and small band were formed out of 10 pipers, 1 bass, and 1 snare. <ref>Bellefeuille, Casandra. "Paris-Port Dover Pipe Band celebrates 10th anniversary." ''The Paris Star'' [Paris, ON]. 12 Aug. 2010. [http://www.parisstaronline.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2710320&archive=true www.parisstaronline.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2710320&archive=true] (April 4, 2012)</ref> Originally, the band was called the Paris Pipe Band or the Port Dover Pipe Band, depending on the location of their performances.  The band changed its name to the present Paris Port Dover Pipe Band in 2005 when they incorporated and gained charitable status. <ref>Bellefeuille, Casandra. "Paris-Port Dover Pipe Band celebrates 10th anniversary." ''The Paris Star'' [Paris, ON]. 12 Aug. 2010. [http://www.parisstaronline.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2710320&archive=true www.parisstaronline.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2710320&archive=true] (April 4, 2012)</ref> As of 2010, the band has grown to over 120 members. <ref>[http://haldimand.cioc.ca/record/SIM1362 http://haldimand.cioc.ca/record/SIM1362] (April 4, 2012</ref>

===Sectional Pipe Majors & Lead Drummers===
The Paris Port Dover Pipe Band has three distinct sections which are divided into the competition and parade bands (as of 2018):
* Brad Smith (Show Band)<ref>Bellefeuille, Casandra. "Paris-Port Dover Pipe Band celebrates 10th anniversary." ''The Paris Star'' [Paris, ON]. 12 Aug. 2010. [http://www.parisstaronline.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2710320&archive=true www.parisstaronline.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2710320&archive=true] (April 4, 2012)</ref> 
* Marc "the GOAT" Fournier (Grade 5)
* Emily Rolson (LD Grade 5)
* Colin Niel Piper Findlay(Lead mid-section/Bass God Grade 5)

==World Pipe Band Championships==
The Paris Port Dover Pipe Band has competed at the [[World Pipe Band Championships]] in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]] on two occasions.  In 2007, the grade 4 band placed 4th overall in grade 4A out of 38 competing bands. <ref>[http://www.rspba.org/html/majorcontests.php?Year=2007&Contest=World%20Championships 2007 Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Results] (April 4, 2012)</ref>  In 2008, the grade 5 band competed at the 4B level and placed 2nd out of 49 bands. <ref>[http://www.rspba.org/html/majorcontests.php?Year=2008&Contest=World%20Championships 2008 Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association Results] (April 4, 2012)</ref> 

==Performances== 
* [[Calgary Stampede]] (2004)
* [[Lake Louise (Alberta)| Lake Louise]] (2004)
* [[Mount Rushmore]] (2004)
* [[Yellowstone National Park]] (2004)
* [[Virginia International Tattoo]] (2005, 2006, 2008-2013, 2015) ([[Norfolk, VA]])
* [[Normandy Landings|D-Day Beaches]] (2006) ([[Normandy, France]])
* Marrymass Festival (2006) ([[Irvine, Scotland]])
* [[Paul McCartney]] (2010) ([[Air Canada Centre]])
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzjb-SG-KJc Crete International Tattoo] (2011) ([[Crete (Greece)|Crete]])
* [[Basel Tattoo]] (2013, 2015, 2017) ([[Basel, Switzerland]])
*[[Edinburgh Tattoo]] (2014) [[Edinburgh, Scotland]]
* [[Paul McCartney]] (2015) ([[Air Canada Centre]])
* Pipe Up We're Here (2017) Sanderson Centre Brantford
* [[Rod Stewart]] (2018) ([[Air Canada Centre]])
* [[Rod Stewart]] (2018) ([[Budweiser Gardens]])
*[[Edinburgh Tattoo]] (2018) [[Edinburgh, Scotland]]

The band has also performed at numerous charity functions throughout Brant and Norfolk county including Legion events, Run for Light in [[Brantford, ON]], [[Relay for Life]] Cancer Fundraiser, Springtime in Paris, and the Paralympics Track and Field Meet.
<ref>Bellefeuille, Casandra. "Paris-Port Dover Pipe Band celebrates 10th anniversary." ''The Paris Star'' [Paris, ON]. 12 Aug. 2010. [http://www.parisstaronline.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2710320&archive=true www.parisstaronline.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2710320&archive=true] (April 4, 2012)</ref> <ref>Bellefeuille, Casandra. "Paris-Port Dover Pipe Band plays in concert with Paul McCartney at ACC
." ''The Paris Star'' [Paris, ON]. 10 Aug 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2012. 
[http://www.macca-central.com/news/3384 www.macca-central.com/news/3384]</ref> <ref>Bellefeuille, Casandra. "Paris-Port Dover Pipe Band takes on new role as Canadian Ambassadors." ''The Paris Star'' [Paris, ON]. 14 Oct 2010. [http://www.parisstaronline.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2799981&archive=true www.parisstaronline.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2799981&archive=true ] (April 4, 2012)</ref>

==References==
;Citations
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.parisdover.ca/ Paris Port Dover Pipe Band] official website
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9MzVzEnMl8 Paris Port Dover playing with Paul McCartney ]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8hi10YgCm4 Grade 3 band competing at the Kincardine Games in 2011]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P65KofP-TE Grade 5 band competing at the World Pipe Band Championships]

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