Western United States Pipe Band Association
The Western United States Pipe Band Association is an association of pipe bands from the Western United States. It sanctions band and solo piping competitions and has a membership of over fifty bands. History. The association was founded in 1963 and was originally called the Pacific Coast Pipe Band Association. Later, it expanded geographically to include more of the Western United States, including bands in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado, Idaho, and Utah. It offers band, solo piping and drumming, and drum major competitions with accredited judges at WUSPBA-sanctioned events in several  states, and it is a member of the Alliance of North American Pipe Band Associations. The association also maintains a list of instructors within the area of its jurisdiction. The organization includes over fifty bands, ranging from juvenile and grade 5 bands to grade one bands such as the Prince Charles Pipe Band and the Los Angeles Scots. =COVID-19= Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, WUSPBA has remained active and continued to engage members through a variety of events and online workshops, despite most events being cancelled throughout the Western US during the 2020 and 2021 competition seasons. Western United States