This weekend we will be celebrating Mother’s Day. It’s a time we all take a moment to think about all the things our Mothers do for us in...

From LifeHack.org (by CATHERINE ALFORD) — We all know Henry Ford best for founding the world-renowned Ford Motor Company and transforming...

Saturday is Anzac Day – a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, originally commemorated by both countries every year ...

The sound of the bagpipes have always provided dignity and solemnity during times of mourning. Now more than ever, the sorrow of grief-st...

Listening to pipe bands across social media playing Amazing Grace during the COVID crisis should cause us all to stop, listen and look ar...

The phrase “grace under pressure” first gained notoriety when Ernest Hemingway used it in a profile piece written by Dorothy Parker. Park...

Massive thanks to The Big Rab Show for running this series of “5 What’s” and including our wee band from Raleigh, North Carolina 🇺🇸 in ...

Andrew Hoinacki of ar2|drumming is the finest example of how a instructor should operate. His instruction was instrumental keeping Wake &...

On Friday, 11 September 2015 members of Wake and District had the great honor to joyfully fill the air with the sounds of the bagpipes an...

Sharing from our Senior Pipe Major, Ken McKeveny: Did a bit of research on how to memorize tunes and scrubbed out some things that reall...

When a good cop leaves the ‘job’ and retires to a better life, many are jealous, some are pleased and yet others who may have already ret...

On Monday, February 3, 2020 -- the sound of the bagpipes filled the air at the Raleigh Police Memorial in honor of a Raleigh Police Offi...

Victor Hugo said — “Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.“ It gives a soul to the un...

“Haters don’t really hate you. In fact, they hate themselves because you’re a reflection of what they wish to be.” – unknown Haters, bull...

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...

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 su...

On Monday, January 13, 2020 the Wake and District Public Safety Pipes and Drums held our annual general meeting looking back at 2019 whil...

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, “W...

Over the years I have learned so much about how vital loyalty is in our relationships. Whether it’s a relationship in business, a relatio...

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 g...