Louisville Pipe Band

Louisville Pipe Band

Infobox Pipe band
name = Louisville Pipe Band


established = mid 1970s
location = Louisville, Kentucky
grade = 4, 5
major = Pat Benningfield (grade 4), Ted Palmer (grade 5)
lead = Rick McKenzie
tartan = Ancient Henderson
honours = 3rd place grade 5 at the 2008 Kentucky Scottish Weekend; 2nd place grade 4 medley at the 2008 Kentucky Scottish Weekend; 2nd place grade 4 quick march medley at the 2008 Glasgow Highland Games; 1st place grade 4 medley at the 2008 Glasgow Highland Games
website = [http://www.louisvillepipeband.org/ www.louisvillepipeband.org] |

The Louisville Pipe Band is a pipe band based in Louisville, Kentucky. The band is "dedicated to furthering Celtic arts and traditions of piping and drumming by performances, competition, instruction, and education."cite web | title=LPB History | publisher=Louisville Pipe Band | url=http://louisvillepipeband.org/lpbhistory.html | accessdate=2008-05-03 ] The group is organized as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Performances

The band and individual members perform at a wide variety of public and private events throughout the year. Annual public appearances include Louisville's St. Patrick's Day parade and the Louisville WorldFest. In addition, the band holds occasional stage performances. In 2008, the band performed at The Kentucky Center with Alasdair Gillies (a world-renowned solo piper) and at the Ryder Cup closing ceremonies.

Competition

Recognized by the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association (EUSPBA), the group typically fields both a grade 4 and grade 5 band. The band usually competes at regional highland games, including the Kentucky Scottish Weekend and Glasgow Highland Games.

Specific competition accomplishments include:

*In 2000, the grade 4 band tied for 9th place in the EUSPBA final season championship standings.cite web | title=Competition Results | publisher=Eastern United States Pipe Band Association | url=http://results.euspba.org/reportgen/TriadReports.aspx | accessdate=2008-05-26 ]
*In 2000, the band competed in the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.
*In 2000, the band was named the official pipe band of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.cite web | title=Kentucky State Symbols | publisher=Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives | url=http://kdla.ky.gov/resources/KYSymbols.htm | accessdate=2008-05-03 ]
*In 2007, three members of the drum section earned high EUSPBA final season championship standings, including: 2nd place grade 4 snare; 1st place professional tenor; and 3rd place amateur bass.cite web | title=Competition Results | publisher=Eastern United States Pipe Band Association | url=http://results.euspba.org/reportgen/TriadReports.aspx | accessdate=2008-05-26 ]

Tartan

The band's uniform kilt is the ancient Henderson tartan, in honor of Richard Henderson.cite web | title=LPB History | publisher=Louisville Pipe Band | url=http://louisvillepipeband.org/lpbhistory.html | accessdate=2008-05-03 ] Richard Henderson employed Daniel Boone, a prominent figure in Kentucky's history.

References

External links

* [http://louisvillepipeband.org/ Louisville Pipe Band Official Page]
* [http://www.euspba.org/ Eastern United States Pipe Band Association Official Page]


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