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Never forgotten.
On Monday, February 3, 2020 -- the sound of the bagpipes filled the air at the Raleigh Police Memorial in honor of a Raleigh Police...

Wake and District
Feb 3, 20201 min read
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Difficult Instruments.
Victor Hugo said — “Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.“ It gives a soul to the...

Wake and District
Feb 2, 20205 min read
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Haters.
“Haters don’t really hate you. In fact, they hate themselves because you’re a reflection of what they wish to be.” – unknown Haters,...

Wake and District
Feb 1, 20203 min read
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Tunes we play.
New year, new music. Here are the tales of two new tunes we are adding to our repertoire — Wings and Colonel Forbes of Corse. Wings: The...

Wake and District
Jan 31, 20203 min read
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Sustainable solutions.
In January of 2017, members of Wake and District were privileged to be a part of a project Roddy MacLellan embarked on; the quest for...

Wake and District
Jan 16, 20203 min read
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What is important?
On Monday, January 13, 2020 the Wake and District Public Safety Pipes and Drums held our annual general meeting looking back at 2019...

Wake and District
Jan 14, 20206 min read
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Steady on.
Over the past 13 years, so many of us have invested much of ourselves towards this band. For some, there has never been a question of,...

Wake and District
Jan 11, 20202 min read
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Loyalty.
Over the years I have learned so much about how vital loyalty is in our relationships. Whether it’s a relationship in business, a...

Wake and District
Jan 1, 20202 min read
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Don't dwell.
We are about to begin a New Year, so as we do I suggest we take this opportunity to let the past go! Let old hurts go, let past grudges...

Wake and District
Dec 29, 20192 min read
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Today.
Today, we played our last band event for 2019 — the North Carolina National Guard Change of Command Ceremony. As we thought about our...

Wake and District
Dec 16, 20193 min read
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Sitting under the tent.
Sitting under a tent can be for several occasion or events. We sit under tents at barbeques, tailgating, fishing, at the beach, concerts,...

Wake and District
Dec 8, 20192 min read
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Stop pretending.
“WE ARE”…two of the most powerful words, for what you put after them shapes your band. We don’t often enough think about the words we...

Wake and District
Dec 7, 20191 min read
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Be the bravest.
The Wake & District Public Safety Pipe Band is honored to be participating in the graduation ceremony for the Raleigh Fire Department’s...

Wake and District
Dec 5, 20191 min read
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When words fail.
Today we remember, President John F. Kennedy, who was laid to rest with a State funeral and full military honors at Arlington National...

Wake and District
Nov 25, 20192 min read
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#RaiseOurCups
Join Wake and District Saturday, December 7th @ 7p as we celebrate another amazing year of making music — while recognizing our members...

Wake and District
Nov 18, 20195 min read
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Are you happy?
“Learn to be satisfied. It is just as easy as being dissatisfied – and much more pleasant.” – Jacob de Jager We spend too much of our...

Wake and District
Nov 16, 20192 min read
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Forever grateful.
It has been often said that without our veterans, Americans would be speaking Russian, German, Japanese, or perhaps Arabic. Regardless of...

Wake and District
Nov 8, 20191 min read
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We close ranks...
Sharing from Amy Rees-Anderson: The other night I was watching a show about a Navy SEAL Team. Seeing the way the team has each others...

Wake and District
Nov 3, 20192 min read
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Slán abhaile.
If you were asked what you did on any given day three weeks ago would you be able to remember without going back and checking your...

Wake and District
Oct 30, 20192 min read
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NCSHP 149th Basic School.
On Thursday, 24 October 2019– members of Wake & District had the honor to play the pipes|drums for the recruits of the 149th Class of the...

Wake and District
Oct 24, 20191 min read
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