Award winning and professional. David has won numerous medals in solo competition on the pipes as well as bass drum all around the south, is the Pipe Major and co-founder of the Northeast Arkansas Caledonian Pipes and Drums in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and instructs on the pipes and bass drum.

He has been the "Honored Piper" at the Celtic Society of West TN's annual Celtic Fest since it's inception, and can usually be found at almost any special event at the Celtic Crossing Irish Pub in Memphis, TN

He is a lifetime member of Clan Ross USA, as well as the Memphis Scottish Society, Celtic Society of West TN, Arkansas Celtic Music Society and Arkansas Music Educators Association.

With a commitment to constant improvement in his own playing and more especially in area youth, he has attended and helped others attend the Red River Pipes and Drums clinics in Shreveport, LA; Winter Storm in Kansas City as well as the North American Academy of Piping and Drumming in Valle Crucis, NC.

David is available for hire for weddings, funerals and other special events, and also offers tutoring at reasonable rates.

Contact Info:
phone / txt : 901-233-2903
email: fireham@yahoo.com

Location: Forest HS Band Hall, Forest, MS

Time: Saturdays, 10 a.m. - noon

Email: jb@thegriffiths.net

Website: www.fatherofwaters.com

From the land whose name was taken from that great river the Native Americans called the "Father of Waters," Mississippi's own "Father of Waters Pipes & Drums" bids you welcome. From the Delta to the Gulf Coast, from the Chickasawhay to the Mississippi, along the Natchez Trace and rural byways of a state saturated with the sons and daughters of Celtic immigrants, we are the sound of a thousand years, we are the Father of Waters...

Contact: Steve Sanders

Phone: 901.867.0220

Email: xn78@aol.com

Website: www.memphisbagpipes.com

Performances with bagpipes can be arranged at all types of events across the Memphis, Tennessee area, the Mid-South, and beyond. More than just kilts and tartan, you can have a piper or band that will produce the WOW Factor to make yours successful.

Location: Lyon College

Phone: 870.307.pipe (870.307.7473)

Email: jbell@lyon.edu

Website: http://www.lyon.edu/resources/scottish_heritage

Contact: Mark Henderson

Email: markinblu@sprynet.com

Location: First Presbyterian Church - Jonesboro, AR

Time: Sundays, 2 - 4 p.m.

Phone: 901.233.2903 or 870.886.6583

Email: fireham@yahoo.com

Website: www.neacaledonians.com

NEAC Now Recruiting

Spend the summer learning to play the Highland Pipes & Drums

The Northeast Arkansas Caledonian Pipes and Drums are beginning their 2009 Summer recruiting drive. They are looking for new Pipers, Drummers (snare, tenor, bass), potential Drum major(s) and non-playing team members. They are a highly motivated, active group with members of all ages.

We ask to be remembered when paying gigs/performances are asked for. We do not want donations — we want work!

We offer free lessons to students that intend to join our band.

Sessions:

Location: 1st Presbyterian Church on the corner of Poplar and 3rd, downtown, (two blocks from I-40)

When: Thursday nights

Time: 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for students, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for Band Practice

For information:

See our Facebook page!

Contact:

Gordon Abernathie
at 901-412-6846 (cell)
901-386-2052 (home), or
piperrst@bellsouth.net

Wolf River Pipe & Drums

Wolf River Pipes and Drums was founded in 1992 in order to perpetuate and promote the proud heritage of Scottish music in the Memphis and Mid South Area. Since then it has played in local parades, funerals, weddings, memorial services, grand openings, business meetings, kirkings, festivals, picnics, parties, ceileidhs, and many other events; anywhere people gather for fun, entertainment, or reflection in Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Alabama and Mississippi.

The Wolf River Pipes and Drums meet 7:00-9:30 pm at St. Luke Lutheran (2000 Germantown Parkway).

Contacts:
Rick Clausi, Business Manager: (901) 753-9494; cell (901) 831-3843; capopiper@aol.com
George Malone: (901) 385-1938; cell (901) 786-8013; g_malone@bellsouth.net