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The site was originally an independent offshoot of the Piper & Drummer, a quarterly print publication produced by the Pipers & Pipe Band Society of Ontario until March 2006. The online magazine serves the world competing piping and drumming community of approximately 75,000, according to a recent estimate conducted by the National Piping Centre ...
The USNA Pipes and Drums. The United States Naval Academy Pipes and Drums is a highland musical cadet unit of the United States Naval Academy (USNA). Currently, the 42-member military pipe band is the only active duty unit of its kind in any service of the Department of the Navy (United States Marine Corps included). [1]
The term pipes and drums, used by military pipe bands is also common. The most common form of pipe band consists of a section of pipers playing the Great Highland bagpipe , a section of snare drummers (often referred to as 'side drummers'), several tenor drummers and usually one, though occasionally two, bass drummers .
The tradition of fifes and drums, though, even carried on in the Cold War, as both the West German Bundeswehr and the East German National People's Army formed dedicated sections. Today the fife's military legacy can be seen in marching bands, for example in English, Welsh and Irish military units and in the pipes and drums of Scottish regiments.
The Clique was a late-1960s American sunshine pop band from Austin, Texas. [1] They started as the Roustabouts in the Beaumont, Texas area, 90 miles east of Houston, and later the Sandpipers before renaming themselves the Clique in 1967 and settling in Houston. Original members of the band were John Kanesaw (drums), Bruce Tinch (bass guitar ...
Livingstone's successor, Doug MacRae, led the band from 2010-2023. Under MacRae’s leadership, the band won several North American Championship titles and continued its unbroken record since 1984 of attendance at the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow. [7] The band is currently led by pipe major Michael Grey and drum sergeant Drew ...
Besides encompassing a host ensembles such as the Concert Band, Military Band, Fusion Quintet, Combo Band and Showband, the WPPD [4] (Women Police Pipes and Drums) was formed in 1972 and had performed in various local and overseas events including the National Day Parade. The SPF Band currently sports the following ensembles: [5] Marching Band
Greensheet is a local community newspaper based in Houston, Texas, with local offices in Houston and Dallas, Texas. The newspaper was founded in March 1970. Greensheet currently has 19 print editions in Texas. 12 in Houston, Texas; 7 in Dallas, Texas and Fort Worth, Texas. Greensheet also provides an online marketplace offering free classified ...