About us
The Rose and Thistle Pipes and Drums is a Gosport and Portsmouth based band who have been entertaining the southern counties of England, especially Hampshire, for over 68 years.
The current Pipe Major is Alan Foggie.
BOOK US
We are able to supply any of the following to enhance your event or function:
- Full Band: 9+ Pipers, 1 Bass Drummer, Tenor and Side Drummers and a Drum Major
- Mini-Band: 4+ Pipers, 1 Bass Drummer, Tenor Drummer and Side Drummers
- Pipers: Numbers as requested
- Drummers: Numbers as requested
- Solo piper
- Solo drummer
Please send all correspondence to The Band Secretary.
Join Us
We are constantly on the lookout for new members, so if you have an interest in the Pipes or Drums, please get in contact as we offer training in all disciplines
We meet twice a week. On a Monday evening in Gosport for for chanter/pad practice and a Wednesday evening in Portsmouth for full practice
The Band
Alan Foggie
Pipe major
Tom Smith
Pipe SerGeant
Gordie Leslie
Drum Major
Justin Harwood
Band Secretary
Andrea Watkin
Treasurer
News
Bideford Massed Pipes and Drums 2024
The band spent a weekend in September in Bideford, Devon playing as part of the Bideford Carnival along with[…]
Southsea Armed Forces Day and Daedalus D-Day 80
What a great weekend for the band. Saturday morning saw us down on Southsea Common for Armed Forces Day,[…]
Marienloh Military Tattoo 2024
The Rose and Thistle Pipes and Drums were invited to take part in the 4th annual Military Tattoo in[…]
Lee Victory Festival 2023
The band is in final preparations for the Lee Victory Festival at HMS Daedalus next Saturday. It would be[…]
Queens Platinum Jubilee
Thursday 2nd June 2022 On Thursday 2nd June we had a fantastic day at Portchester Castle where we opened[…]
Contact us
Please email the secretary@rose-and-thistle.co.uk