Upcoming Band Events

Saturday, October 1 - Veterans Voices ceremony - 12:30 pm at the Canadian Aviation Museum, Ottawa

​Sunday, October 9  Ottawa Fury FC @ 2 pm
Saturday, October 29 at 2 pm - Scotland Tonight at the Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans. 
Sunday, October 30 - Poppy Campaign Kick off - Sparks Street, Ottawa (register below)

Friday, November 11 - Russell Legion Parade, 10 am 
Friday, November 11 - Vanier Legion show at the Dominion ​Tavern, 33 York Street
​Saturday, November 26 - St. Andrew's Day Celeidh at the Vanier Legion, doors at 5 pm, tickets onsale now!

Saturday, January 28 - 2017 Robert Burns Dinner - St. Elias Hall, 750 Ridgewood Avenue, Ottawa
Monday, January 30 Annual General Meeting

2017 - Sunday, April 23  - National Tartan Day, Parliament Hill, Ottawa.

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France 2017
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​The Sons of Scotland Pipe Band from Ottawa are taking a trip to France in April, 2017, to perform at various historic locations, and they welcome you to join them with your help at their fundraisers and they will also broadcast all events here on Facebook.
The band will perform at Juno Beach, Normandy, at the Vimy Ridge Memorial, at Beaumont Hamel (Newfoundland Regiment), Dieppe, and at the Menin Gate memorial, Ypres, Belgium. Just confirmed is a performance at the Juno Beach Visitor Centre.
The band has military and retired military personnel coming along, and will have wreaths for all events - they will also be bringing poppies from their 'Tomb of the Unknown Soldier' ceremony to leave at his cemetary. It is located in the Vimy region, and from October 30 to April 2 we welcome all Canadians to send us their poppies, cards, and other personal mementoes to bring to his gravesite.
MP Charlie Angus welcomes you to send your poppies and/or cards to his office on Parliament Hill at this address:
MP Charlie Angus
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0A6
They will be staying at the Generator Hostel in Paris, and traveling to the sites every 2nd day. The hostel is in the north part of the city, and it has a lot of wonderful amenities. There will be information here and on the band site on what to see and enjoy in Paris, some free of charge.
Air France flight information:
Departing the Ottawa Train Station on April 6 at 1 pm, coach to Montreal.
AF 311 coach arriving at 3 pm
AF 47 Montreal to Paris 7:45 pm, arrive at 8:25 am
Departing Paris on April 13
AF 342 Paris to Montreal 11:35 am, arrive at 1:20 pm
​AF 8418 coach from Montreal to Ottawa at 3:10, arrive at 5:45 pm

Deposits are due now for the room in the amount of $50.00, and the flight in the amount of $100.00. Email us at sospb@sospb.com on whom to send your money to.

We will also have 2 fundraisers to help offset cost of the coaches in France, and all are welcome to promote and attend these great parties
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The Sons of Scotland are pleased to present their 15th annual showcase of Celtic talent - Scotland Tonight - at the Shenkman Arts Centre at 245 Centrum Blvd, Orleans, at 2 pm on October 29, 2016.

This year's concert will feature the pipes and drums of the Sons of Scotland Pipe Band, dancers from the Katharine Robinson School of Dance, and the MacCulloch Step and Highland Dancers.

There is free parking, free refreshments at intermission, free give-aways and our door prize, kindly donated by the Lord Elgin Hotel of an overnight stay for 2 valued at $349.00.

The band is honored this year to have joining them the choirs of the Ottawa Catholic School Board - both the Chamber Choir and Children's Choir will be performing Celtic and traditional music, with something for everyone!

OTTAWA CATHOLIC SCHOOL BOARD CHILDREN'S CHOIR
The Ottawa Catholic School Board Children’s Choir was founded in 1991 with the goal of providing an opportunity for the musical children of the Board to sing in an Honours group. Since its inception, the Board Choir has evolved and expanded into four different choral groups, as described below. The goal remains the same today – emphasis is placed on performance. The Choirs perform annual concerts both at Christmas and in the spring, and sing for Board celebrations as well as several other functions each year. In addition to its annual concerts, the Choirs receive invitations to perform in various venues such as the NAC, the National Gallery, the House of Commons, the National Library, the National War Museum, the National Military Cemetery, many area churches, as well as fund raisers throughout the city. The Choirs have traveled to Festivals in Niagara Falls, Kingston, Moncton and Montreal. In 2015, the Children's Choir sung for World Education International's 7th Congress and at the closing ceremonies of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission at Rideau Hall.
Our choirs compete in the Ottawa Kiwanis Music Festival every year, many times winning the Luella Barrigar Trophy for Folk Song Chorus and the Ken Little Memorial Trophy as well as Choral Scholarships. Under its new Artistic Director, Carla MacGregor, many new and exciting opportunities are in store for this year. We invite everyone to come and hear the award-winning voices of our Choir. We're sure you will enjoy it!

OTTAWA CATHOLIC SCHOOL BOARD CHAMBER CHOIR
The Ottawa Catholic School Board Chamber Choir, founded in 1996 by MaryAnn Dunn as an extension of the OCSB Children’s Choir, provides an opportunity for senior choir members to continue studying and to perform more advanced choral repertoire. Under the direction of its current conductor, Carla MacGregor, this group of young people from grades 8 to 12 continues to enjoy a reputation for fine ensemble work in a wide variety of styles. In addition to annual Spring and Christmas concerts, the choir has sung at several community events such as the Olympic Torch Relay, the opening of the National War Museum, the 60th Anniversary Celebration of D Day, in the Senate Chamber of the Houses of Parliament, at the 49th Canadian National Prayer Breakfast and at the closing ceremonies of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission at Rideau Hall. In May of 2016, the chamber choir won Gold at the Musicfest National competition in Ottawa.

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Tickets are $25.00, and are on sale now through the Shenkman Arts Centre at www.shenkmanarts.ca

Don't miss this wonderful concert - door prize courtesy of the Lord Elgin Hotel, free refreshments at intermission, and an afternoon of Celtic entertainment you won't soon forget. We hope to see you at
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The Friends of the Sons.

If you are interested in coming along to parades to cheer on the band at events or to help out or support our advertising, send us an email about our new fan group.  Formed to support the band and have lots of fun -- Caraidean na h-Alba ~ Friends of Scotland 
 Email us at sospb@sospb.com for more information!  Slainte!

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The Caring Canadian Award 

The Annual Trip to Scotland

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