Kirkin' O' the Tartan - St. Andrew's Pipes & Drums Tampa Bay

The St. Andrew's Pipes & Drums of Tampa Bay perform, "Ode to Joy" (Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee), "Amazing Grace" and "Scotland the Brave," at Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church, downtown Clearwater, Florida. The solo for Amazing Grace is performed by Pipe Major Michael LoBue, producer of the band's CD and creator of their web site:
www.standrewsband.com
Band members come from all over the U.S., Canada and many from the U.K. as well. You might think that there's a teen beating the large bass drum, but it's actually one of the original members, Bunny Pearce, who has been with the whole gang since the late 60's! You are certainly welcome to attend one of our Kirkin' O' the Tartan performances, should you one-day be in the Tampa Bay Area.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• bagpipe
• pipe
• organ
• celtic
• heritage
• piping
• tampa
• clearwater
• st.
• petersburg
• dunedin

[standrewsband]

Definitely protect your hearing!!! Even as the Pipe Major of the band, I ALWAYS have to put about a half cotton ball in each ear!!! Otherwise I hear terrible "odd harmonics" that some people hear, whom often say that they can't stand the sound of bagpipes! These people should simply try this!!!

--Michael LoBue, P.M. St. Andrew's Pipes & Drums of Tampa Bay

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[gondolacrescent5]

I think the reason bagpipes were frequently played as soldiers were drawn into battle was that it made the idea of possible, imminent death seem not that bad-regardless of which side you were on.

Regimental pipers would have been the bravest of the brave-for more than a few reasons.

[JRCOOTS]

Beautiful...but I can't imagine the decible level in that church with all those pipes!

[MrObservatoryview]

The pipe organ was wonderful; the bag pipes, well, a little goes a long way.

[AndrejsGami]

way to loud for church !!!!

[cougar9872003]

That was very nice, I was there and you had to be there to feel the music in full!

[malphono]

A blessed Advent Time towards a most holy Merry Christmas. Ecumenical congratulations from distant Cordoba city at Argentina. In cherised memmorial of Edimburgh Conference of 1910. may the Holy spirt leads us in evangelical progress!Yours fraternally Joseph Abravanel Afendi (My mum was also presbyterian teacher) preacher and educator of Gondwanic Church Episcopal.

[peebrah]

Thanks I loved it!!!!

[jnplc]

nice pipe organ

wish i was the organist at that church .

[cannibalion]

Wow. I've never heard Joyfull Joyfull played by a pipe band before! Sounds cool. Certainly isn't in the average band's repetoir but would be easy to learn I guess. Nice performance.

[trishignao]

This sounds great but l know that when they do it at St Edwards Episcopal Church in Mount Dora this year l will be wearing ear plugs!!!!!