Programme of events 2024
Venue: Goanna Brewing Microbrewery
Join us for a meet and greet with our bagpipers and drummers—where the kilts are breezy, the pipes are squeaky, and the conversation might just end with you learning how to clear a room with one note.
Event staged the Bluewater Quay.
1.30pm: Medieval Combat display by MWE (Mercenaries of Western Europe)
1.45pm: Wild Thyme
The Bonnie Ship The Diamond
The Broomfield Hill
Drowsy Maggie
The Bonnie Maid of Fife
2.00pm: Massed bands march across the Forgan Bridge
Mayor’s Welcome
Wild Thyme
The Ramblin’ Rover
Toss the Feathers
Rockhampton Highlanders Pipe Band
51st Highland Division
– The 48th Highlanders of Canada Pipes & Drums
– 1976 Police Tattoo
The Waters of Kylesku
Morag of Dunvegan
The Hawk That Swoops on High
– Weary Maid
Pipers Wedding
– Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee
– The Earl of Mansfield
La Baum
– Highland Cathedral
Wild Thyme
Wild Mountain Thyme
Willie Taylor
Mackay & District Pipe Band with the Mackay Highland dancers
Battle of the Somme – Lilt with dancers
Liberton Boys Pipe Band – Village Maid with dancers
100 Pipers x 2 – (Flora MacDonald Fancy) with dancers
Kathleen Campbell, Piping MaD with the Mackay & District Pipe Band
Caledonia
Mackay & District Pipe Band with the Mackay Highland dancers
High Road to Gairloch/Heilan Laddie x2 (with dancers for final tune)
Last line Scotland the Brave/Barron Rocks of Aden/Brown Haired Maiden (Barracks Johnnie)
Wild Thyme
Genny Glenn
Whaur Will We Gang
3RAR Pipes and Drums
Battalion – Highland Laddie
Battalion Headquarters – Scotland the Brave
A Coy and B Coy – Green Hills + Battles o’er
C Coy and D Coy- Cock of the North + Bonnie Dundee
SPT Coy- Black Bear
Admin Coy- Wi’ a Hundred Pipers
Battalion Slow – Infantry Song
Show Songs – Highland Nocturne / Highland Cathedral / The Gael
Battalion Quick – Our Director
Highland dancers – Piper Aaron Gray
Sword dance
Qld Police Juvenile Pipe Band
Scotland the Brave/Maries Wedding
The Galician Jig
Coppermill/Haughs of Cromdale
The Dust Gatherer/The Fuddler/Bronni’s Blue Brozzi
Liberton Pipe Band/Siege of Dehli
Piping MaD
Fix You
Final Countdown
100 Chilli Pipers
500 Miles
Piping MaD with the Mackay & District Pipe Band
Loch Lomond (Ian Dean speaking – pipe band playing in chorus at the end)
You’re the Voice (pipe band play in chorus)
Long Way to the Top (with pipe band)
Finale: Massed pipe bands
Highland cathedral
Flower of Scotland
Amazing Grace
A Hundred Pipers/ Bonnie Dundee / Cock of the North
Highland dancers Highland Fling
Auld Lang Syne
Scotland the Brave/Black Bear
Venue: Goosies Sport & Recreation Club
Join us for a lively post-Blue Water Fling ceilidh! The night will be filled with traditional Scottish music, energetic dancing, and the stirring sounds of pipe bands. Whether you’re a seasoned dancer or simply there to soak in the festive atmosphere, this ceilidh is the perfect way to keep the festival spirit alive. Don’t miss out on an evening of fun, community, and celebration.