Congratulations to Sgt. Billy Schield of the Chicago Police Department on his retirement; 31 years of Vaudeville and a pension! We know...

We bid a fond farewell to snare drummer Caleb Markowski, who is graduating from high school and flying off to Liberty University and ...

Joe Toscano and I worked at Incarnation summer camp in Connecticut a few decades ago. Joe went on to become an extremely loving father of...

Life is all about turning points. Some people don’t embrace them, because they fear change – but over more than 30 years in pipe band...

First and foremost I want to say thank you and that I was proud to be with each and everyone of you at everything we did this St....

Being in a pipe band is weird. Those of us playing the bagpipes have elected to play, arguably, the world’s most cantankerous...

Very few people have everything they want. True, some may have a lot more than others, but the vast majority of us have hopes that have...

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” ~ Maya Angelou Can you remember what it was like? ...

On Monday, January 3, 2022 the members of Wake and District gathered virtually as we held our annual general meeting -- looking back at...

With some momentum from 2020...we hoped for significant changes in 2021. Sadly, the changes didn't quite come to fruition. While we made...

As we celebrated through our 15th year, we took a look at the traditions of Wake and District. It all began with small group of...

Today is Boxing Day; a holiday celebrated after Christmas Day, occurring on the second or third day of Christmastide. Though it...

On Saturday, 20 NOV 2021 the band held a Dining-Out in honor of our 15th Anniversary of making music together. As part of our...

The tradition of bagpipes and drums played at fire department and police department funerals in the United States of America goes back...

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝙍𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙙𝙚𝙣: This march is associated with the Gordon Highlanders Regiment, because it is played for...

In response to some questions from outside the pipe band circle, we thought it might be helpful/interesting to provide some information...

In the photo above, Bud Hansen leads a group of USMC pipers with his drum, June 16th 1943. Northern Ireland There are various accounts of...

We rarely get a chance to see another country's editorial about the USA. Read this excerpt from a Romanian Newspaper. The article was...

We wouldn’t even think about trying to compete with a fireworks display, especially on the Fourth of July. So instead – we will reflect...

Photo Credit: Arlington National Cemetery