Category: Member Spotlights

I'm a learning piper. When I was little, around 5 or 6, I remember hearing there were few women pipers (at that time). I thought…

I decided to go out to Ben Bhraggie House and purchase a set of pipe McCallum AB4 bagpipes after hearing Mull of Kintyre and seeing…

My dad was the pipe major in a Canadian Army Reserve Band in the late 50s and early 60s. Knowing what he had done in…

I had always wanted to play pipes, but didn't even know it was a thing in the United States. I met a local piper in…

I started piping for a few main reasons. First, they are pretty cool and I like the sound. Second, I was looking for a new…

I have had an interest in piping since high school, when I played saxophone for a band that also had a bagpipe corps. Many years…

After having moved interstate to a new city, with 2 kids under 5yrs old, I saw the local Pipes and Drums Band on parade, and…

Hearing pipes is an emotional experience for me. I've always been fascinated by Scottish culture and Celtic music. When I see a pipe and drum…

As a child I had always had a strong, unexplainable draw to Scotland and the bagpipes. I just love listening to the pipes. I knew…