Bands, Parades & Ceremonies
Pipping Schedule
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Master of Ceremonies
Dan MacDonald
Dan is the current President of the Tallahassee St. Andrew Society and is the host of “Cultural Notes” on Tallahassee classic station WSSQ. FM.
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Guest Drum Major
CMDR Thomas Kennedy USN
Drum Major, Duncan McCall Pipe Band
Pensacola, Florida
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Color Guard: Echo Co. 4th Marine Div.
We are pleased to have the Echo Co. Color Guard with again this year.
Echo Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion was activated in July, 2005 to provide a unit of Marines, trained in special skills that will help in combating terrorism, including mission specific surveillance, counter-surveillance, enhanced marksmanship, data collection and forward operating base security. The unit is based in Tallahassee, Florida and replaced Charlie Company, 8th Tank Battalion which had been on site since the mid 1970s. Echo Company has participated in the Global War on Terrorism in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2007.
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Duncan McCall
Duncan McCall Pipe Band is a Grade 5 competition and concert pipe band located in Pensacola and founded June 1st, 2004 under the direction of Pipe Major Steven Bicknell and Drum Sergeant Michael Paige. We enjoy marching in parades, but we are equally at home playing with a symphony orchestra. We compete at Scottish festivals all over the southeast. Competitions provide a learning environment and serves to make us better pipers and drummers. We strive for perfection and won’t play a set until the pipes are well tuned and well practiced. The band has several solo competing pipers that range from Amateur Grade 4 to Amateur Grade 1, while the drum section has several solo competing drummers from Amateur Grade 4 up to the Professional level. Duncan McCall Pipe Band is an exciting group of musicians that feature a full repertoire of Scottish and Celtic Music while delivering inspiring performances that include strong melodies and beautiful harmonies, soloists, duets, quartets and drumming fanfares. The band is sponsored by Duncan McCall Advertising Agency. For more information contact Michael Duncan at 850-476-5035. DMcPB just produced a new CD that is getting great reviews. The CD can be purchased on their web site. www.duncanmccallpipeband.com
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Marion County Sheriff’s Dept. Pipe Band
In 2002, Ed Dean, the Sheriff of Marion County, Florida; ordered that the Sheriff’s Pipes and Drums be formed, to be a unique representative of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the people of Marion County. Since its inception the band, is entirely made up of volunteers, has performed at numerous funerals, parades, memorials, and civic functions. The band is currently not participating in competition, though several of the member pipers do compete in piping competitions throughout the Southeast. Our primary mission is to represent the Sheriff of Marion County, the Deputies and Staff under his command, and the citizens of Marion County.
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Emerald Coast Pipes & Drums
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Tallahassee Pipe Band
With a goal of performing and instruction of piping and Scottish-style drumming, the Tallahassee Pipe Band celebrates its 27th year! The Band’s performances have ranged from playing for British Royalty and Rock Stars to memorials for fallen heroes and civic leaders, and miles of parade routes in 4 states.
Individually band members have performed in PipeFests in New York City 2003 and in Edinburgh 2005, and the World Piping Competition in Glasgow 2006, the International Celtic Festival in Lorient, Brittany 2001, and The Gaelic College in Nova Scotia.
Pipe Major Joe Ashcraft has been piping with the band for 25 years and following the Band as Pipe Major for 15 years. Drum Sergeant Dr. Bill Dewar also is the Band’s Business Manager. Quarter Master John Sandstrum keeps the Band looking good. The Band’s motto is “Dastirum Gu Seinnim Piob”, “I Am Proud To Play a Pipe.”
Contact Joe Ashcraft at 850-545-9723 (joebagpipes@yahoo.com) or Dr. Bill Dewar 850-894-9176 (dewar@ocean.fsu.edu)
