Jacquie Troy
Jacquie Troy has been drumming since age eight under the tuition of her uncle, Colin Magee. Her father, James W. Troy, PM of the renowned City of Victoria Pipe Band, has also been a key influence on her, not only as a drummer but also during her 10 years of competitive highland dancing. Because of the close proximity to the CVPB, John Fisher, who was a long time member, has been a tremendous influence in her twenty years of playing.
The Vancouver Ladies primed Jacquie for the pipe band scene as she joined at the age of eleven. After years with the Ladies, and the done with the high heels, she went on to play in the Grade 1 snare lines for Abbotsford Police Pipe Band and then on to Peel Regional Police Pipe Band. A brief hiatus from snare saw Jacquie’s love for tenor come to life with the Toronto Police Pipe Band but soon returned to play snare for an outstanding corps with 87th Cleveland Pipe Band, the legendary 78th Fraser Highlanders (under the leadership of John Fisher) and with the Alberta Caledonia Pipe Band. Along with the bands, she has also won numerous individual prizes throughout North America for both snare drumming as well as highland dancing. Currently, Jacquie is involved with the Greater Victoria Police Pipe Band, Vancouver Island Piping and Drumming School Pipe Band and the Sir James MacDonald Pipe Band providing the instruction for both snare and midsections.
In 1998, the Troy family acquired the reed business from the world famous McAllister family of Shotts, Scotland. James W. and James P. continue to manufacture the McAllister pipe chanter reed to the McAllisters’ exact specifications. Helping out on occasionally in the shop, Jacquie’s full time job is as the Brand Visual Expert for GAP in Victoria, BC. She will also be branching out into Web Design.
