Los Angeles Scottish Pipe Band
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The Los Angeles Scottish Pipe Band, or, more commonly, the LA Scots, is a pipe band
located in Orange County
, California
. The LA Scots are one of four active pipe bands in the United States who compete at the grade one level and have competed at this level since 1998. They placed ninth in the qualification round at the 2008 World Pipe Band Championships
, and placed 14th in the qualification round of 2009. In 2007, they qualified for the grade one competition and placed 11th.
Pipe band
A pipe band is a musical ensemble consisting of pipers and drummers. The term used by military pipe bands, pipes and drums, is also common....
located in Orange County
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The LA Scots are one of four active pipe bands in the United States who compete at the grade one level and have competed at this level since 1998. They placed ninth in the qualification round at the 2008 World Pipe Band Championships
World Pipe Band Championships
The World Pipe Band Championships is a pipe band competition currently held in Glasgow, Scotland every August. The event has been operating regularly since 1930, when the Scottish Pipe Band Association was formed...
, and placed 14th in the qualification round of 2009. In 2007, they qualified for the grade one competition and placed 11th.
Pipe Majors
- Scott Ruscoe (1990–1992)
- Scott MacDonald (1992–2004)
- Colin Armstrong ( 2004–present)
Drum Sergeants
- Tom Foley (1991)
- Joseph Foley (1991–1995)
- Duncan Millar (1996–1997)
- Carl Lenny (1998–2000, 2002–2003)
- Andrew Hoinacki (2004–2005)
- Andrew Brubaker (2001, 2006)
- Richard Baughman (2006–2010)
- Glenn Kvidahl, P.I. (2010–Present)