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We are a competing Grade 3A Pipe Band from Northern Ireland. We practise every Monday and Thursday at 2000 in Augharonan Orange Hall, which lies in the townland of Garvallagh, deep in the Co Tyrone countryside between Seskinore and Fintona, approximately 7 miles from Omagh.
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LATEST NEWS FROM APB
PIPING AND DRUMMING SCHOOL FOR LEARNERS
APB have started a piping and drummer school for beginners which takes place in Augharonan Orange Hall, every Monday evening from 1900 - 2000. Piping tuition is provided by mainly P/M Mc Elrath and Robbie Mc Kane and drumming tuition by Mervyn "Gabby" Galbraith and both disciplines are run under the auspices of the NI piping and drumming school. Any learners interested in the local area are to contact any member of the band or E mail the webmaster, through the contacts link. We currently are teaching both pipers and drummers from surrounding "road bands", not just Augharonan, so don't be put off!! This all, with a view to either forming a grade 4B band, or easing them into the 3A oufit.
WEBMASTER SUCCESS AT RAF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Piper Stephen Jones (Webmaster) had solo success at the annual RAF Pipe Band Championships, held at RAF Kirkton and Lindsay on the 14 November, winning the Open MSR. He played the tunes Willie Grays Farewell to the Glasgow City Police, Maggie Cameron and Thomsons Dirk. This was followed by a second place at the Hornpipe and Jig. Overall band winners were PM Lenny Browns RAF Halton, followed by PM Ian Hughes's RAF Leuchars.
Full results, should follow shortly on www.rafpba.com
Augharonan Celebrates 75 years On The Road
Former member Drew Brown along with Jim & Mervyn
Stephen Young along with Jim & Mervyn
Celebration of 75 years
New Years Eve on Main Street, Omagh
Gary Alan Scott
Part of the pipe corps involved in bringing in the 2009 in Omagh
Final preperations before the clock strikes midnight
More pics of New Year Celebrations in Recent Photos
Augharonan playing in The Ringfort Inn, Dunkineely, Co.Donegal at the Burns Night Supper Jan 09.
Success in Examination
The piping and drumming school hosted by Augharonan, under the rules of the RSPBA, have had huge success in their Practical and Theory exams recently. The group which are mainly made up of school pupils (and Mervyn) had a 100% pass rate.
A big congratulations to all and a big thank you from the band to Robbie.
Below are a few pictures of some of the pupils who attended the presentation of certificates at the school in Londonderry.
