Deep Purple Gillan recruited him for his new post-Purple band in the late 1970s. According to Blackmore, Deep Purple was only interested in Gillan and not Glover, but Roger was retained on the advice of Ian Paice. This created the Deep Purple Mark II line-up, whose first release was a Greenaway-Cook tune titled "Hallelujah". At the time of its recording, Nick Simper still thought he was in the band, and had called John Coletta to inquire about the recording dates for the song. He then found that the song had already been recorded with Glover on bass. The remaining original members of
Pipes & Drums of the Royal Caledonian Society Boer War, World War I, and with numerous receiving decorations for their part in conflicts during World War II. From that point the Band became known, as they are today, as The Pipes and Drums of the Royal Caledonian Society. Pipes & Drums of the Royal Caledonian Society The Pipes & Drums of The Royal Caledonian Society of South Australia were first established in 1894 and are based in the City of Adelaide, South Australia. The pipe band plays at many community and private functions such as Street Parades, Xmas Pageants and Weddings. The band has also performed at the