The Band
Season 4 Episode 2 of 3
Lorna Archibald from Ballymoney, who plays with the Major Sinclair Memorial Pipe Band, travels to America for the first time to take part in the Virginia International Tattoo - and while she is there she swaps her bass drum for boxing gloves as she steps into the boxing ring. Andrew Carlisle from Ballygowan, who has made a career from his passion for piping in Pittsburgh, is busy working behind the scenes as artistic director of the event, while Rod Christie, a piper and carpenter from Winnipeg, traces his Ulster-Scots ancestry on a visit to Northern Ireland for the Belfast International Tattoo
The Band airs on BBC One Northern Ireland HD at 10:40 PM, Thursday 23 July. (Subtitles, regional interest, subtitles, regional interest, new, subtitles, regional interest, new.)
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Mary Johnston
Producer
Jonathan Golden
Director