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Catch the St. Pat's spirit and join in the fun - enter you organization,
business or group in the McDonald's St. Pat's Parade. Best Business
Here's a hint for maximum Pipe Band enjoyment - in addition to all the pipe bands marching and performing in the parade, Warpipe and Jamestown Pipe Band will perform at the Celtic Festival as well – see the performance schedule
Special Information for Parade Participants
Shuttles, provided by Commonwealth Coach & Trolley Museum, will run from the Williamson Road Parking Garage to the line-up site; then, at the end of the parade, the garage is just a short walk from the disbursement site. Please be sure to follow all instructions given by your parade marshals. EventZone reserves the right to not allow any organization whose unit is considered inappropriate or unsafe. PLEASE NOTE: THROWING CANDY AND OTHER ITEMS INTO THE CROWD IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. For
more information, contact us at (540) 342-2640.
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The Shenandoah Valley Pipe band was founded in early 2009 by pipe major Kathy Hawkins, several of her piping students, and a small group of drummers who had never before played the highland drums. In the short time since the founding, we have played a variety of festivals and parades and even won the best marching unit in the Staunton July 4th parade. We have since grown to include six pipers and six drummers. The band provides traditional Scottish and Irish pipe music to the Shenandoah Valley, an area rich with Scots-Irish culture and tradition. 
The
Jamestown Pipe Band has a mission! That mission
is to promote Scottish heritage and Highland
music both bag piping and Highland drumming.
They do so by teaching, competing and performing
throughout the south east. Jamestown Pipes
and Drums strive to be a fun and exciting band
that everyone will enjoy.
The Virginia Highlands Pipes and Drums, based in the Roanoke Valley, were formed in 1983 with three pipers and one drummer. By 1986 the band had grown to eight pipers and four drummers. Those early band members’ occupations included a telephone engineer, a railroad pricing specialist, a paving contractor, two college professors, an electronics-steel engineer, a church minister of music, a college student, two high school students a television news anchor, and a retired physician. That retired Roanoke physician, Dr. John L. Harris, Jr., has been given a great deal of credit for organizing the band, and served as the band’s first pipe major. Myron C. White, Jr., also of Roanoke, was the band’s first drum sergeant, and Kenneth Swisher the first pipe sergeant. Throughout the year the Virginia Highlands Pipes and Drum band has gained a well earned reputation playing at festivals, weddings and graduations. Their sound is as traditional as the MacFarlane tartan they proudly wear. 
Warpipe is a relatively new, exciting, extremely entertaining Celtic Pipe Band based in Roanoke, Virginia. Led by champion piper Burt Mitchell, the band is growing rapidly, attracting some of the best pipers and drummers in Southwest Virginia. Warpipe is redefining "Pipe Band", offering unique and powerful pipe music accompanied by highly innovative and energetic drumming.
