The 20 most-read pipes|drums news stories of 2018

78th Frasers make a bass change

A story about a band changing bass drummers landing eighth on our list of most-read news articles was a surprise, even to us. The Grade 1 78th Fraser Highlanders elected to replace Sean Allan on the big drum, even before he had played in a full band competition. Christina Hanks moved into the bass spot, and the reason for Allan leaving the band was never made clear.