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City of Dunedin Pipe Band to Compete in Scotland

The local musicians left this week for Glasgow for the World Pipe Band Championships on Aug. 11.

The City of Dunedin Pipe Band is set to compete at the World Pipe Band Championships on Aug. 11 in Glasgow, Scotland.

About 30 local musicians will be among the estimated 8,000 competitors participating in the 70th annual contest, the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The Dunedin drummers and bagpipers , in May.

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This month's world championships will be the first competition for the city pipe band since , who died in February.

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