top of page
Search
Wake and District
Apr 12, 20222 min read
Change Direction.
Life is all about turning points. Some people don’t embrace them, because they fear change – but over more than 30 years in pipe band...
170 views0 comments
Wake and District
Mar 18, 20223 min read
Don’t take it for granted.
First and foremost I want to say thank you and that I was proud to be with each and everyone of you at everything we did this St....
121 views0 comments
Wake and District
Jan 9, 20224 min read
Being in a pipe band is weird.
Being in a pipe band is weird. Those of us playing the bagpipes have elected to play, arguably, the world’s most cantankerous...
2,359 views0 comments
Wake and District
Jan 8, 20221 min read
Because. Pipe Band.
Very few people have everything they want. True, some may have a lot more than others, but the vast majority of us have hopes that have...
123 views0 comments
Wake and District
Jan 4, 20226 min read
Trust the dots.
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” ~ Maya Angelou Can you remember what it was like? ...
121 views0 comments
Wake and District
Jan 3, 20225 min read
Be Better.
On Monday, January 3, 2022 the members of Wake and District gathered virtually as we held our annual general meeting -- looking back at...
184 views0 comments
Wake and District
Dec 30, 20212 min read
What came next.
With some momentum from 2020...we hoped for significant changes in 2021. Sadly, the changes didn't quite come to fruition. While we made...
174 views0 comments
Wake and District
Dec 27, 20213 min read
How we keep our balance: Tradition
As we celebrated through our 15th year, we took a look at the traditions of Wake and District. It all began with small group of...
172 views0 comments
Wake and District
Dec 26, 20211 min read
Boxing Day.
Today is Boxing Day; a holiday celebrated after Christmas Day, occurring on the second or third day of Christmastide. Though it...
88 views0 comments
Wake and District
Nov 28, 20212 min read
Honorary Band Member.
On Saturday, 20 NOV 2021 the band held a Dining-Out in honor of our 15th Anniversary of making music together. As part of our...
446 views0 comments
Wake and District
Oct 23, 20213 min read
Why Bagpipes?
The tradition of bagpipes and drums played at fire department and police department funerals in the United States of America goes back...
341 views0 comments
Wake and District
Oct 7, 20212 min read
The Barren Rocks of Aden.
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝙍𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙙𝙚𝙣: This march is associated with the Gordon Highlanders Regiment, because it is played for...
141 views0 comments
Wake and District
Oct 3, 20212 min read
Judged.
In response to some questions from outside the pipe band circle, we thought it might be helpful/interesting to provide some information...
276 views0 comments
Wake and District
Sep 1, 20214 min read
Instruments of War.
In the photo above, Bud Hansen leads a group of USMC pipers with his drum, June 16th 1943. Northern Ireland There are various accounts of...
187 views0 comments
Wake and District
Aug 22, 20212 min read
Imperceptibly, with every word and musical note…
We rarely get a chance to see another country's editorial about the USA. Read this excerpt from a Romanian Newspaper. The article was...
97 views0 comments
Wake and District
Jul 2, 20215 min read
Independence.
We wouldn’t even think about trying to compete with a fireworks display, especially on the Fourth of July. So instead – we will reflect...
126 views0 comments
Wake and District
May 29, 20211 min read
We remember.
Photo Credit: Arlington National Cemetery
132 views0 comments
Wake and District
May 26, 20212 min read
Haters.
Haters, bullies, mean people…they all have one thing in common…they all suffer from one of the following: They hate themselves, They want...
148 views0 comments
Wake and District
Apr 23, 20212 min read
Lest we forget.
April 25th is Anzac Day – a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, originally commemorated by both countries every...
141 views0 comments
Wake and District
Apr 17, 20214 min read
Flowers of the Forest.
It was September 9, 1513. The place was, and still is, a meadowland on a low hill just south of the village of Branxton, Northumberland,...
677 views0 comments
bottom of page