Kentucky State Pipe Band

Louisville Pipe Band

Adopted in 2000.

The official pipe band is the Louisville Pipe Band which was adopted in 2000

The Louisville Pipe Band is a competitive and performing Grade Four Pipe Band based in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Members are drawn from throughout the state and southern Indiana.

The band performs at corporate and community events as well as weddings and festivals. We march in several parades each year including the Louisville St. Patrick's Day Parade and the Kentucky Derby Festival Pegasus Parade.

They compete in several Highland Games every year and individual members are often found among those on the prize list. The band puts on a major concert each Spring, often selling out multiple performances at the 500 seat Clifton Center in Louisville. In lieu of a 2004 concert we performed with the Louisville Orchestra at the Brown and Ogle Theatres in March.

More of accomplishments include:

• Competed in the August 2000 World Pipe Band Championships in Scotland

• Participated in the 10,000 Piper Millennium Parade in Edinburgh

• Finished no lower than 2nd place throughout our 1999 competition season as part of the Louisville and Nashville Pipe Band

• The Louisville Pipe Band is a member in good standing of the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association, Ohio Valley Branch. The Band is a charitable non-profit corporation and is financially sustained by performance fees, private donations, and corporate sponsorships to facilitate teaching programs and travel to competitions.

Hire The Band!

1. The FULL BAND in all its glory.
   includes 6 or more pipers, 2 side drummers, and a bass drummer
2. A MINI BAND
   includes 3-4 pipers, 1-2 side drummers, and a bass drummer
3. DUOS
   either 2 pipers or Piper and Drummer duo
4. SOLO PIPER*
   sort of self-explanatory don't you think?
5. ANY COMBINATION OF THE ABOVE

CONTACT the Louisville Pipe Band via phone (1-888-421-7748) or

e-mail (info at louisvillepipeband dot org) for fees.