Royden Brown
Piper
Royden resides in Christchurch NZ, and has been a member of the band since 2022 when the band travelled to Edinburgh. Royden started playing pipes around 1972. He was an active member of the City of Invercargill Caledonian Pipe Band for 30 years. During that time, he performed in tattoos in Australia, New Zealand, Nova Scotia and Scotland. He was also involved in many stage-shows and concerts.
In 1982, Royden enlisted in the New Zealand Army as a piper in the Pipes & Drums 4th Battalion Otago Southland RNZIR.
He was very active in this band and was assigned a number of overseas commemorative trips that required the services of a piper.He and his wife, Fay, both joined the Pipes and Drums of Christchurch City in 2022 when it travelled to Scotland for the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.