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Wake and District
Apr 14, 20201 min read
Amazed by Grace.
Listening to pipe bands across social media playing Amazing Grace during the COVID crisis should cause us all to stop, listen and look...
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Wake and District
Apr 12, 20201 min read
Grace under pressure.
The phrase “grace under pressure” first gained notoriety when Ernest Hemingway used it in a profile piece written by Dorothy Parker....
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Wake and District
Apr 12, 20203 min read
The Big Rab Show: the 5 whats
Massive thanks to The Big Rab Show for running this series of “5 What’s” and including our wee band from Raleigh, North Carolina 🇺🇸 in...
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Wake and District
Apr 4, 20202 min read
Play "as if".
Andrew Hoinacki of ar2|drumming is the finest example of how a instructor should operate. His instruction was instrumental keeping Wake &...
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Wake and District
Mar 31, 20202 min read
The toughest part.
On Friday, 11 September 2015 members of Wake and District had the great honor to joyfully fill the air with the sounds of the bagpipes...
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Wake and District
Mar 10, 20208 min read
Memorization.
Sharing from our Senior Pipe Major, Ken McKeveny: Did a bit of research on how to memorize tunes and scrubbed out some things that...
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Wake and District
Feb 9, 20202 min read
First Sergeant Joe Bright (NCSHP RET)
When a good cop leaves the ‘job’ and retires to a better life, many are jealous, some are pleased and yet others who may have already...
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Wake and District
Feb 3, 20201 min read
Never forgotten.
On Monday, February 3, 2020 -- the sound of the bagpipes filled the air at the Raleigh Police Memorial in honor of a Raleigh Police...
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Wake and District
Feb 2, 20205 min read
Difficult Instruments.
Victor Hugo said — “Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.“ It gives a soul to the...
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Wake and District
Feb 1, 20203 min read
Haters.
“Haters don’t really hate you. In fact, they hate themselves because you’re a reflection of what they wish to be.” – unknown Haters,...
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Wake and District
Jan 30, 20203 min read
Tunes we play.
New year, new music. Here are the tales of two new tunes we are adding to our repertoire — Wings and Colonel Forbes of Corse. Wings: The...
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Wake and District
Jan 16, 20203 min read
Sustainable solutions.
In January of 2017, members of Wake and District were privileged to be a part of a project Roddy MacLellan embarked on; the quest for...
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Wake and District
Jan 14, 20206 min read
What is important?
On Monday, January 13, 2020 the Wake and District Public Safety Pipes and Drums held our annual general meeting looking back at 2019...
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Wake and District
Jan 11, 20202 min read
Steady on.
Over the past 13 years, so many of us have invested much of ourselves towards this band. For some, there has never been a question of,...
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Wake and District
Jan 1, 20202 min read
Loyalty.
Over the years I have learned so much about how vital loyalty is in our relationships. Whether it’s a relationship in business, a...
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Wake and District
Dec 29, 20192 min read
Don't dwell.
We are about to begin a New Year, so as we do I suggest we take this opportunity to let the past go! Let old hurts go, let past grudges...
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Wake and District
Dec 16, 20193 min read
Today.
Today, we played our last band event for 2019 — the North Carolina National Guard Change of Command Ceremony. As we thought about our...
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Wake and District
Dec 8, 20192 min read
Sitting under the tent.
Sitting under a tent can be for several occasion or events. We sit under tents at barbeques, tailgating, fishing, at the beach, concerts,...
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Wake and District
Dec 7, 20191 min read
Stop pretending.
“WE ARE”…two of the most powerful words, for what you put after them shapes your band. We don’t often enough think about the words we...
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Wake and District
Dec 5, 20191 min read
Be the bravest.
The Wake & District Public Safety Pipe Band is honored to be participating in the graduation ceremony for the Raleigh Fire Department’s...
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