Manchester Pipe Band
The Manchester Pipe Band is a grade two pipe band from Manchester, Connecticut. It was founded in 1914 and is the second oldest pipe band in continuous existence in the United States, after the Holyoke [Caledonian Pipe Band] which inspired its founding. Currently, the band competes in grade 3 of the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association. The band has previously been in Grade 2, in which it took second place in 2007 and first place in 2009.