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...
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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,...
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...
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...
Today.
Today, we played our last band event for 2019 — the North Carolina National Guard Change of Command Ceremony. As we thought about our...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
#RaiseOurCups
Join Wake and District Saturday, December 7th @ 7p as we celebrate another amazing year of making music — while recognizing our members...
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...
Forever grateful.
It has been often said that without our veterans, Americans would be speaking Russian, German, Japanese, or perhaps Arabic. Regardless of...
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...
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...
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...
Culture.
This is a provoking piece from Amy Rees-Anderson; Passive-Aggressive Behavior Will Destroy a Company’s Culture. While it was written for...
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...
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...
