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Half-way to St. Patrick’s Day Fundraiser at The Blind Squirrel – September 19, 2019

The Louisville Pipe Band performs at 6:30PM and 8PM on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at The Blind Squirrel Sports Bar and Restaurant, 592 N. English Station Road, Louisville, KY. A portion of meal sales and the sale of band swag will go to the band for new equipment and to pay travel to attend competitions. Come out with your family and friends to enjoy a meal, buy a T-shirt and listen to great bagpipe music! Donations are accepted in advance by clicking on the donate button below.

The Band is a charitable non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation and is financially sustained by performance fees, private donations and corporate sponsorships to support teaching programs, scholarships for students to attend piping and drumming summer schools, and for travel to competitions in Kentucky, Georgia, Indiana and Ohio.

Thank you for donating to the band!




Ohio Scottish Games June 22, 2019

The band competed at the Ohio Scottish Games in Wellington, Ohio, placing 3rd, with drums, placing 2nd overall! Congratulations to solo performers bringing home medals in piping and drumming events, too!

Band places 3rd!

Pub-raiser at O’Shea’s on Baxter Avenue, Louisville, KY – Thursday, April 11, 2019

Back for a 4th Year! Pub-raiser at O’Shea’s on Baxter, Thursday, April 11, benefiting the pipe band! The Band performs at 7 :00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. with friends from McClanahan’s School of Irish Dance and Highland dancers Lizzie and Heather Colman! We will pass the hat for donations, sell band swag and share our love of bagpipe music with all of you! We have a big bill to pay this year – $4500 – to purchase new bagpipe chanters! We know we can raise this amount with your generous support!

O’Shea’s has committed to helping our band raise money to support our mission and vision of performing, competing and education! We couldn’t continue our programs without this type of community support! Thank you, O’Shea’s, for your loyal support!

Can’t attend? Please consider making a donation  – click on the donate button below!




Tartan Day Performance at The Frazier Museum, Louisville, KY

Tartan Day celebration of Scottish Heritage at the Frazier Museum, 11AM-2PM, Saturday, April 6. Join members of the Louisville Pipe Band and The  Scottish Society of Louisville at the Frazier History Museum to celebrate Tartan Day, the day honoring Scottish Heritage in North America. With our friends from the Scottish Society, the band will be present to share the sights, sounds, and tastes of Scotland with any and all interested museum visitors. Learn about the interesting clothing, music, weapons, and foods, even give traditional Scottish dancing a try! All activities are included with museum admission. More info at this link.

     

    Boar’s Head Yule Log Festival

    The band performs at five performances of the Boar’s Head Festival at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 2000 Douglass Blvd, Louisville, KY 40205 – 5PM and 8PM on Sat. December 29 and Sunday, December 30, and at 6:30PM on Monday, December 31.

    Performance tickets are free, but a voluntary offering of canned goods to be shared with those in need in our community is appreciated. Call the box office to reserve your seats at 502-459-1595.

    The Louisville Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival occurs between Christmas and New Year’s Day, December 29, 30 and 31. It portrays the spirit of Christmas in a medieval setting with elaborate costumes, festive music, and an elegant candlelight dinner. Over 200 volunteers work to present the festival to some 2,000+ guests every year. #bagpipes #drums #boarsheadfestival

    40th Anniversary Concert – October 20, 2018

     

    The band celebrates its 40th year with a concert at 7:30PM, Saturday, October 20, 2018 at the Kentucky Country Day Theater in Louisville, KY. Join us for an evening of music and dance with the KCD Choir, McClanahan’s School of Irish Dance, Highland dancers Heather and Lizzie Colman. Thank you to our major sponsors, KCD Theater, McClanahan’s School of Irish Dance, The Scottish Rite, The Ancient Order of Hibernian’s, and The Scottish Society of Louisville.

    Buy tickets – www.kcdtheater.org/shows

    Become a sponsor – www.louisvillepipeband.org/40th-anniversary-concert $100 gets you two tickets and a mention in our concert program!

    Questions? Contact us at info@louisvillepipeband.org