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May 8th, 2012 12 Images
Jennifer Shields, 10, put on her best tartan to show her enthusiasm for the Fling at the Forks Pipe Band Spring Fling 2012 in Grand Forks this weekend. Photo Erin Perkins.
Girl drummers from Vernon's Arran Campbell Memorial Youth Band were just as talented as their older counterparts. Photo Erin Perkins.
A Kimberly Pipe Band drummer gives it her all during the parade portion of the Spring Fling weekend, Friday, May 4 and Saturday, May 5. Photo Erin Perkins.
Kamloops Pipe Band Society marches down Market Avenue in Grand Forks to an appreciative crowd of several hundred people. Photo Erin Perkins.
Trail Pipe Band had the most impressive regalia off all the bands on parade including a cougar skin over the shoulders of the base drummer. Photo Erin Perkins.
Suswap Pipes and Drums drummer marching down Market Avenue. Photo Erin Perkins.
Grand Forks Pipes and Drums member Bill Duff takes a moment to show his little neighbour, two year-old Devin Hudema, how to hold the bag pipes during the Fling at the Forks parade. Photo Erin Perkins.
Three young pipe band members take a break during the parade on the steps of Grand Forks City Hall. Photo Erin Perkins.
The mix of young and old pipe band members was wonderful to see during the Pipe Band Spring Fling. Photo Erin Perkins.
After arriving in downtown Grand Forks, the 150 pipe band members marched back down Market Avenue in unison in an impressive display of colour and sound. Photo Erin Perkins.
The march back down Market Avenue included a stop midway where everyone, including the bystanders, sang O Canada. Photo Erin Perkins.
Pipers and drummers didn't miss a beat during a moving rendition of Amazing Grace. Photo Erin Perkins.

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