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| Na Cait Dubh began in 1999 with Nancy Davis asking Marty Bergen, now the Pipe Major/Music Director, to give her pipe lessons. It was not long before there was a table full of students under the tutelage of Marty and Pipe Sergeant Marshall Pounds. In the center of this table would sit a black cat, Panther - hence the name of the band which translates to "The Black Cats". Before long the drum section began to grow. The band currently has one bass drummer, two tenor drummers, three side drummers plus several students under the tutelage of Drum Sergeant Mac McGowan. While serious about the music of the Celtic culture, the band's mission has always been to make the endeavor fun. For more information contact Marty Bergen at 225-928-3080 or click on one of the links above. |
| Kilts of Many Colours is a pipes and drums band based in Abita Springs, La. Although unincorporated and not associated with any other organizations, members of the band are drawn together by a common desire to improve their playing and to perform. They march regularly in Mardi Gras parades on the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain, including Orpheus, Olympia, Push-Mow and Eve; and joined a massed pipe band in the Krewe of Rex parade in New Orleans this year for the first time. They are regulars in the Krewe of Erin St. Patrick's Day Parade in Ponchatoula, and at the Chef Soiree in Covington. This year, the band plans to move into competitions. The band is open to all pipers and drummers who are willing to attend practices, and lessons are available for those who want to learn bagpiping or Scottish-style drumming. |
| The Baton Rouge Pipes and Drums of the Caledonian Society was founded in 1977 and for over a quarter of a century has proudly promoted the heritage of Scotland and service to the community. The heart of the band is camaraderie, enthusiasm, and dedication of its members in the pursuit of excellence in preserving and performing the stirring music of the Great Highland Pipe. The "Caledonians" are in high public demand as attested to by a very busy 2004 schedule of 70 band performances including memorials and ceremonies honoring fire fighters, law enforcement, and our armed services. Other highlights are charity events, marching parades, including homecoming for the national champion LSU Tiger football team, as special guests of the Governor of Louisiana and concert with the LSU Symphonic Band. In the same year the band also provided approximately 1,000 man hours of free instruction in pipes and drums to all those interested in learning and preserving the traditions of this proud heritage. For anyone interested in details and programs offered by the Baton Rouge Pipes and Drums or the Caledonian Society of Baton Rouge, contact pipe major Stan Masinter at 225-927-0252, livewell@bellsouth.net , or go to www.CSBR.org . |