St Thomas Alumni (USA) | Medley Performance | World Pipe Band Championships 2026

The piping pride of Houston, Texas, USA, St Thomas Alumni Pipe Band take to the World Pipe Band Championships 2026 arena on Glasgow Green to perform their Grade One Medley set for a worldwide audience on Day One of the highly anticipated competition. Led by Pipe Major Jamie Gattinger and proudly wearing the Isle of Skye tartan, one of the United States of America's premier bagpipe bands show a stunning display of piping and drumming excellence. The World Pipe Band Championships are the pinnacle of global pipe band competition. In 2026, 211 bands representing 14 countries brought thousands of pipers and drummers to Glasgow Green, with 35,000 spectators attending across two days. The event is delivered by Glasgow Life on behalf of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association, with support from VisitScotland. Find out more about The Worlds and watch for future event information: https://www.theworlds.co.uk/ Tickets for the World Pipe Band Championships 2027: https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/arts-m... 🎶 THE WORLD’S BIGGEST WEEK OF PIPING The Worlds and Piping Live! bring performers, supporters and visitors from across the globe to Glasgow for the world’s biggest week of piping. Explore Piping Live!: https://pipinglive.co.uk/ Learn at The National Piping Centre: https://www.thepipingcentre.co.uk/ Competition information and results: https://rspba.org/ SUBSCRIBE to TRADtv for more fresh upcoming content from the World Pipe Band Championships 2026 and our coverage of Glasgow's globally-renowned Piping Live! Festival throughout the week leading up to the big competition. Please LIKE / COMMENT / SUBSCRIBE to TRADtv for more bagpiping action as well as a myriad of traditional Scottish, Gaelic and Celtic music and cultural content.