Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band
| Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1962 |
| Location | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Tartan | Saffron |
| Website | Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band |
Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band of St. Paul, Minnesota is a Grade 4[clarification needed] bagpipe band based in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area of Minnesota. The band has performed with Green Day and Blink-182. The band primarily plays celtic music with an Irish emphasis.[1] In 2007 the band became a 501c3 non-profit. They have approx. 20 members and a dozen students. Their uniforms consist of the saffron kilt, black tunic, and black cabeen (beret) with green or red plumes and are modeled after traditional Irish pipe bands. A number of the band members wear the original brass buttons from uniforms of the Irish Volunteers, the very units involved in the historic Easter Uprising in Dublin.[2] They practice at an Irish Merchandise warehouse called the Irish Rose in West St. Paul.[1]
The band performs annually at the Minnesota Irish Fair,[3] Minnesota Scottish Fair[4] and the South Dakota Celtic Faire [5]
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[edit] History
The band was established in 1962. In 2002 they released the Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band 40th Anniversary CD.[6]
[edit] Notable Brian Boru Pipe Band personalities
- John McCormick (bagpiper) - Pipe Major
- Patrick McCormick (bagpiper) - Pipe Sergeant
- Jimmy Sherman (bagpiper) - Pipe Corporal
- Dav Litrun (bagpiper) - Poet Laureate
- Andy More(drummer) - Drum Sergeant
- Matt Grimm (drummer) - Social Chair and Party General
[edit] Recordings
- Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band 40th Anniversary (2002)
- Amazing Grace -The Single (Bagpipes) (2007)
- Minstrel Boy, Scotland the Brave, Johnny Scobie - (The Single) Bagpipes (2007)
- Best of the Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band (2007)
- Elisia's Fancy, George The Beagle, Good Drying, Vanessa's Fantasy - Bagpipes Solo (Pipes And Drums) (2007)
[edit] References
- ^ a b http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:uT6jP5amLwgJ:www.mndaily.com/printpdf/41568+www.mndaily.com/printpdf/41568&hl=en&gl=us
- ^ http://www.brianborupipeband.com
- ^ http://www.irishfair.com/schedule/index.php
- ^ http://www.mnscottishfair.org
- ^ http://www.nesdcelticfair.com
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000E1ZJ5G
