The Adirondack
Pipes
and
Drums, Inc. is a New York
State Not-for-Profit 501(c)(3) Corporation, whose purposes are:
To provide education and promote
cultural
awareness of the traditions and music of the Scottish Great Highland
Bagpipe and Drum;
To maintain a band for public
performances and
for those who wish to compete;
To facilitate instruction in
Highland
Bagpipes
and/or Drums.
The band plays in
parades,
Scottish festivals and
games, and other special events. The band was formed in September of
1949 in Fort Edward, N.Y. to promote and preserve Scottish music and
traditions in the region and to pay tribute to the Highland Regiments
that served in the area during the French and Indian Wars. In 1950, the
band adopted the traditional tartan of the Black Watch with pipers
wearing the Royal Stewart tartan and drummers the darker Black Watch
tartan. In 2007 the band incorporated as a New York State
non-profit.
The
Adirondack Pipes and Drums is a New York State incorporated
Not-for-Profit organized under article 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Service code.
Tax-deductible donations are welcome.
Design
2008-2009
