The Queen's Own McKamikaze
Highlanders Pipe Band
"They jump out of castles
without a parachute.".
The Girls
The Capercaillie Pipe Band
is a proud descendant of the Queen's Own McKamikaze Highlanders Pipe
Band of Canada. The Queen's Own McKamikazes was a proud highland battalion
dating from the Fenian Raids.
Many memorable pipe tunes have
been written to commemorate the exploits of this regiment. Who can forget
"The Retreat from the Bruce Inn", "Wee Willie's Rant", or the beautiful
"Laidlaw 9200's Return to the Bruce".
As a result of the reorganization
of regiments The Queen's Own McKamikaze Highlanders was amalgamated
with the 160th Bruce Battalion.
Along with the Battalion amalgamation
the Pipe Bands were amalgamated under the name the Bruce County Pipe
Band.
Although the The Queen's
Own McKamikaze Highlanders are gone, we remember them every time we
jump out of second story windows.