Highland blast

Castlemaine Highland Pipe Band pipe major Vic Groenhout and Fin Parsons, piper with City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band and pipe sergeant with Castlemaine Highland Pipe Band. Photo: Eve Lamb

Those feeling the need to blast away the winter chills are in luck tomorrow as Castlemaine hosts a rare highland pipe concert that’s likely to raise pulse rates. 
Rare – because it’s not every day the local Castlemaine Highland Pipe Band gets to host and play alongside the City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band in full flight.
Tomorrow evening Castlemaine’s Phee Broadway Theatre will set the scene for the EVOLUTION: 120th Anniversary Concert Series concert, a celebration of the Melbourne outfit that’s one of Australia’s oldest pipe bands. Full story in today’s Castlemaine Mail …

Eve Lamb
Journalist and photographer Eve Lamb has a Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) degree from Deakin University and a Master of Arts (Professional Writing) from Deakin University. She has worked for many regional newspapers including the Hamilton Spectator and the Warrnambool Standard, and has also worked for metro daily, The Hobart Mercury, and The Sunday Tasmanian. Eve has also contributed to various magazines including Australian Cyclist.