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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


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


#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


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


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


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


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


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


Culture.
This is a provoking piece from Amy Rees-Anderson; Passive-Aggressive Behavior Will Destroy a Company’s Culture. While it was written for...

Wake and District
Oct 22, 20194 min read


Set the tone for success.
We are leaning on some legacy lessons from our friends at RangerUp for this post... Hard work. Members of Wake and District preach a...

Wake and District
Oct 20, 20192 min read


Tomorrow.
How do we stack up? It’s a question we seem to constantly ask ourselves. Our brains, hands and hearts want to know how we are measuring...

Wake and District
Oct 18, 20192 min read


Always there.
Some 10 years ago long time member Alan Armstrong penned two tunes for the band -- and we wanted to share them again with all of our...

Wake and District
Oct 9, 20192 min read


Heraldry.
Did you know...Wake and District has a Coat of Arms? It was designed and registered by alumni band member Dale Challener Roe in 2012...

Wake and District
Oct 8, 20191 min read


Music brings us together.
Firefighters from across the United States of America (including members of Wake and District) will gather together this weekend at...

Wake and District
Oct 1, 20192 min read


Living a life of honor.
Winning. It’s something everyone wants because let’s face it, it is far more fun to win than it is to lose. But there is something which...

Wake and District
Sep 30, 20192 min read


Insanity?
What does it mean to be committed to something, whether to a person, a cause, a project, a government, a job, or pipe band? It’s funny...

Wake and District
Sep 29, 20193 min read


600 year old butt song?
We now have a pretty good idea of what hell sounds like, thanks to medieval sheet music painted on a sinner’s butt. This original...

Wake and District
Sep 17, 20191 min read


Why we do, what we do.
On our personal journey, we all seek understanding, meaning, wisdom and knowledge. We want to know why we’re here. We crave purpose. For...

Wake and District
Sep 17, 20197 min read


Making Time.
“Commitment is what transforms a promise into a reality. It is the words that speak boldly of your intentions, and the actions that speak...

Wake and District
Sep 16, 20192 min read


Teachable Spirit.
We all get corrected. Looking back on my life, the correction almost always came from someone who cared about me. We have choices on how...

Wake and District
Sep 16, 20191 min read
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