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Formed in 1960, the NYPD Pipes and Drums was one of the first police pipe bands to form in the United States. Sergeant Finbar Devine was drum major from 1960 to 1995. [2] It is an annual participant in the St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City and the Inaugural parade in Washington. [3]
Scottish pipe band marching in Edinburgh. A pipe band is a musical ensemble consisting of pipers and drummers. There are many such bands in the world, which play for ceremonial purposes, recreation, competition or all three. This list encompasses only notable pipe bands with their own Wikipedia page.
The band got its start in New York City in 1993 as the part-time project of then-bartender McLeod, under the name Clan Na Gael. Lead singer Kirk McLeod states that late 1993 "was the first time we added bagpipes to the show," and therefore the origin of the band as it is today.
When is the NYPD Marching Band performing on New Year's Eve? A roaming street performance by the NYPD Marching Band is set between 9:03 p.m. and 9:13 p.m. EST, according to organizers. When is ...
The New York Maritime Regimental Pipe & Drum Corps is a pipe band made up of officers and cadets of the SUNY Maritime College located in Fort Schuyler, New York.New York Maritime is one of only two pipe bands representing the United States Merchant Marine, the other being the Maine Maritime Pipe & Drum Corps.
This article contains a list of bands formed in New York City, New York. Bands should be notable and linked to their articles which lists their New York origins in the lead. References should be provided for any new entries on this list. Bands may be temporarily red-linked (while an article is developed) as long as the reference establishes ...
David Watson (born 1960) is an American musician originally from New Zealand. Watson has lived and worked in New York City since 1987. Originally known as a guitarist, since 1991 Watson's work has also featured new music for the Highland Bagpipes.
The New York City Human Rights Commission required the parade to include IGLO in the following year's parade, insisting the parade was public and secular, despite the protests of the AOH to the contrary. [16] In 1993, New York City issued a parade permit to a competing group, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee, with a more liberal ...