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 North Atlanta Pipes & Drums was founded in 2007 by four seasoned musicians: pipers Bradford Beaton, Mark Blihovde, Robbie Rogers, and drummer J.J. Hayden. Their vision was to bring together a core of accomplished pipers and drummers that love playing and are ready to compete, while also welcoming developing players. The band is under the direction of Pipe Major Bradford Beaton and Drum Sergeant J.J. Hayden, two very well known musicians in the southeast.
The band was founded on a philosophy of good people, good musicians and good music. 2009 marked the band's first full competition season, where entering as a new Grade 5 band it placed 2nd at Greenville and 3rd at Charleston. In addition to competitions, North Atlanta Pipes & Drums performs at public and private events. Highlights last year included playing for the dedication of a new million-dollar pipe organ and playing for Memorial Day ceremonies. The band wears the Royal Stewart tartan. A small band with ambition and a big heart, NAPD welcomes talented, experienced pipers & drummers. Come join us!
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 John
Mohr Mackintosh Pipes
and Drums has
a reputation for remarkable
showmanship and competitive
spirit. For over a quarter
century, John Mohr has
continued to perform the
timeless music of the
pipes and drums throughout
the Southeastern United
States.
John Mohr’s motto, Invictus (L. unconquerable),
reflects the spirit of the
band’s membership. Wearing
the brilliant red Mackintosh
tartan, John Mohr proudly
bears the name of the eighteenth-century
adventurer Captain John Mohr
Mackintosh, whose exploits
are in the chronicles of early-American
colonial history.
A member of the Eastern
United States Pipe Band Association
(EUSPBA), John Mohr competes
in EUSPBA Grade V pipe band
competitions throughout the
Southeast. In 1996, John Mohr
performed at the 1996 Atlanta
Centennial Olympic Games on
thirteen consecutive dates.
For sixteen years, John Mohr
was a featured participant
in the Stone Mountain Military
Tattoo. John Mohr also performs
as host band for the Stone
Mountain Highland Games in
Stone Mountain, Georgia.
The band is currently under
the musical direction of Richard
Smith, Pipe Major. The drum
corps is under the leadership
of Drum Sergeant Jennifer
Gregory. According to Drum
Major and Band President Gordon
H. Wilson, FSA (Scot), “John
Mohr's ongoing objective is
to perform the music of the
pipes and drums whenever and
wherever the occasion demands.
In doing so, we honor our
Celtic heritage and do our
part in continuing centuries-long
traditions.”
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The
Alhambra
Highlander Pipes and Drums is
the oldest Shrine Pipe
Band in North
America. It was
formed in 1934 and has
been in existence ever
since. The Alhambra Highlander
Pipes and Drums presently
have 30 members with approximately
20 active playing members.
The band won its division
of the Shrine Imperial
(National) competition
in 1997 in St. Louis,
Missouri.
The
Alhambra Highlander Pipes
and Drums band may be contacted
thru its present Captain Billy
Milen at (423) 338-5184 or
(423) 241-9208.
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The
Atholl Highlanders Pipes
and Drums USA formed
in 1981. Lord Murray,
10th Duke of Atholl, granted
them permission to wear
the Murray of Atholl district
tartan, to bear the name Atholl
Highlanders and to
be his representative in
America. The parent organization,
The Atholl Highlanders,
has appeared throughout
Scottish history at Culloden
and Glen Shiel as well other
sites of importance. Queen
Victoria recognized them
and presented their first
set of colors (standard)
at Blair Atholl Castle in
1845.
In
January 2000, the Atholl Highlanders
were the first pipe band to
appear at a Super Bowl game,
performing the National Anthem
with singer Faith Hill at
Super Bowl XXXIV in Atlanta. The
band participated in the Millennium
Piping Festival in Edinburgh,
Scotland in August of that
year, joining with over 8,500
pipers and drummers parading
through the city to raise
money for Marie Curie Cancer
Care.
The
band is under the musical direction of Pipe Major Evan Kohler-Camp and
Drum Sergeant Konrad Clemens and marching
direction of Drum Majors Don Bogue
and Ron Volz.
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Chattahoochee
Celtic Pipe and Drum was
started by Rory Howe
with the Roswell Police
Department, as in
integral part of the
department’s
Special Operations
Unit and received
financial sponsorship
from the City, back
in 1995 following
the Stone Mountain
Games.
The
purpose of the band was
to fill the para-military
role in public safety
funerals and ceremonies and was originally staffed
with many players from the
police and fire service.
The band has took first
place at the Alabama HG
and won second place in
Savannah.
They
wear the Chattahoochee
Tartan, recognized by
Lord Lyon and designed for
the City of Roswell, GA.
prior to the '96 Atlanta
Olympics.
They offer free instruction
to anyone willing
to commit to practice and
to the family concept of
the band. They’ve
presented as many
as 18 on the street. The
band is under the direction
of Rory Howe and P/Sgt Scott
McAiley and can be
reached through the Roswell
Police Department.
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The
Appalachian St. Andrews
Pipes and Drums Corps was
formed in 2004 in Blairsville as a natural mission of
the Appalachian St. Andrews
Society. The
pipe major is Roy McKee,
who comes to the pipes
and drums corps with 16
years of experience.
P/M
McKee previously played with
the Mizapah Pipes and
Drums in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
He retired to Blairsville
and found that there were
many in the community
who piped and pursued
their Scottish
heritage.
We are
deeply appreciative for all of
the time that P/M
McKee puts in with
the pipes and for his
instruction to all who
come for membership.
Recording
Sergeant Joseph Adams
comes to the
pipes and drums corps
with a lifetime of involvement
in all things Scottish. He
is an active member in
many Scottish organizations
and community groups, as
well as being a Fellow
(Scot).
S.A.S.
Russell Stockton, drum corporal,
is in command of the regimental
drummers and their instruction.
Membership
is open to all, male and
female, of whatever age.
Instruction is without charge. The
band meets for practice
each Saturday at 9:30
a.m. - noon year round,
and has extra practices
on Tuesday evenings during
Highland Game season. Further
information may be obtained
by contacting the convener: Jay
Craig, 706-835-9071.
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Senior
Drum Major Don Bogue: The
Senior Drum Major
on Parade for the
Blairsville Scottish
Festival and Highland
Games is Don Bogue
of the Atholl Highlanders
Pipes and Drums USA
from Stone Mountain,
Georgia.
He
is also the Senior Drum
Major on Parade for the
Loch Hartwell Highland
Games and was a Division Drum Major
in the Millennium Pipefest
Parade in Edinburgh, Scotland
in 2000 and in the Pipefest
2005 parade in Edinburgh.
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Drum
Major Warren Morrison has
been part of the Southeastern
Celtic circuit for over
40 years, as a band
member, Scottish athletics
judge, and now as a
drum major.
Warren Morrison
initially served as the
drum major for the Loch
Norman Pipe Band in Huntersville,
North Carolina. He
now serves as drum major for the Jamestown
Pipes and Drums, Jamestown, North Carolina, entering
his third year in that position.
All things Scottish
and Celtic influence his daily life. Warren Morrison
is married to the talented Scottish
fiddler and Celtic harpist Patricia
Talbert. He is a pipe band bass
drummer, sometimes highland bagpiper,
penny whistle and bodhran player. Drum
Major Morrison is a public school
history teacher by day and resides
in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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