houston fire department pipes and drums
HFD Pipes and Drums is the result of a group of Houston firefighters’ desire to enhance ceremonies for the Houston Fire Department. Members of the Houston Fire Department Honor Guard considered the possibility of its members learning to play the bagpipes. A primary goal was to have a piper at comrades’ funerals.
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houston
, texas
united states
united states
corpus christi fire department pipes and drums
Dan Sheppard is a 23 year veteran of the Corpus Christi Fire Department and has been playing the bagpipes for 8 years. I am very honored when I’m called to be a part of someone’s special event. I love the bagpipes and I love sharing the power of it’s unique, majestic sound.Dan offers free bagpipe tutoring to anyone interested. The group currently meets once a week at the Inishfree dance studio located in the south parking lot of First Christian Church on Santa Fe.
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corpus christi
, texas
united states
united states
capitol city highlanders pipe band
The Capitol City Highlanders Pipe Band, formed in 1980, is Austin’s oldest active Scottish bagpipe and drumming corps. Dedicated to preserving the art of bagpiping and Scottish style drumming, the band brings further diversity to the music of the Greater Austin area.
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austin
, texas
united states
united states
wasatch and district pipe band
Established in 2004, WDPB is a competitive and performing Bagpipe Band based out of Bountiful, Utah. Wearing the MacTavish tartan, our band performs all over Northern Utah, and competes in the Western US, Canada, the United Kingdom, and we have attended the World Pipe Band Championships held in Glasgow Scotland.
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bountiful
, utah
united states
united states
city of alexandria pipes and drums
Alexandria’s pipe band can trace its beginning to 1971, when a small group of pipers and drummers began playing together in Alexandria. Fortunately, the Tourist Council, and several prominent businessmen, took an interest in the group, and were instrumental in obtaining city sponsorship for a pipe band as an appropriate way to celebrate Alexandria’s strong Scottish heritage. The City of Alexandria Pipes and Drums was formally organized early in 1972.
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alexandria
, virginia
united states
united states
iona
IONA’s music is a unique, acoustic weave of the traditional music of Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany (France), the Isle of Man and Galicia (Spain). Blending songs, dance tunes, and aires into a rich and stunning tapestry, their style is outstanding in an arena where these traditions are seldom intertwined.
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fairfax
, virginia
united states
united states
northern VA firefighters PB The band was formed in late 1983 as an off shoot of the Fairfax County Firefighter’s Emerald Society which was originally organized in April of 1983. The goal was to emulate the FDNY Emerald Society, that of having a Pipe Band component to the social organization. Bill Schumm, President of the Emerald Society, and Ed Snyder, a member, met with John D. “Zim” Zimmerman to learn what was involved with starting a pipe band. “Zim” was, at the time, the Drum Major for the Washington Scottish Pipe Band A.K.A. The Saint Andrews Society Pipes and Drums. Zim believed in our cause and became the Drum ……
centerville
, virginia
united states
united states
st. bushmills choir
Celtic rock band along the lines of the Pogues with a hint of the Clash. A 7-piece drunken Irish band from Capitol Hill in Seattle Started in 1994 on a drunken dare.
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seattle
, washington
united states
united states