The Robert Wiseman Dairies Vale of Atholl Pipe Band is a competitive grade one pipe band. The band has placed highly in the Major Scottish competitions and the World Pipe Band Championships since at least the late 1980s. Sponsorship is currently by Robert Wiseman Dairies, though in the past it has been by Macnaughtons and ScotRail. "The Vale" has continued to be consistent in high level competition, placing 7th at the 2007 World Championships.
Every Monday during the summer the junior band hosts a traditional evening of music, dancing and song in Pitlochry, beginning and ending with a short parade along the high street
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