mcleanscotland
are local Scots who pride ourselves on showing you the
nooks & crannies other tours companies pass on by.
We can show you those hidden gems even Scots do not
know! Pipe and Drum Bands from USA meeting up with
Paul McLean of mcleanscotland this October in Atlanta
USA
Atholl
Highlanders Founded in 1981. Lord Murray, Duke
of Atholl, granted the band permission to
"wear his colours and to be his unit in the
Colonies." We carry sponsorship from Clan
Murray Society of North America. Most band
members are ex-military. We're the first Pipe
Band to appear at the Super Bowl (Super Bowl
XXXIV with Faith Hill) and have sent band
members to Edinburgh for the 2000 Marie
Curie Cancer Care March of 9,000 Pipers and
Drummers.
http://usahpd.com
www.band.afrc.af.milThe Band of the U.S. Air Force
Reserve consists of sixty full time
professional musicians who are assigned
to the Air Force Reserve Command, Robins
Air Force Base, Ga. The band travels in
excess of 100,000 miles per year
performing over 500 concerts extensively
throughout their primary geographic area
of Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama,
and Mississippi. All members of the Band
of the U.S. Air Force Reserve are full
time professional Air Force musicians
working in support of Air Force Reserve
recruiting and community relations
objectives.
www.duncanmccallpipeband.comDuncan McCall Pipe Band,
"Pensacola's Premier Pipe Band" was
founded June 1, 2004 under the direction
of Pipe Major Steven Bicknell and Drum
Sergeant Michael Paige. The band
comprises a diverse group of musicians
with a wide range of talent and skill
from the entry level amateur musician
all the way up to the Professional grade
musician. The band features many award
winning pipers and drummers from
competitions all over the Southern
United States.
www.jmmpd.comJohn Mohr Mackintosh Pipes & Drums is a
Performance pipe band and Grade V competition pipe
band that has performed throughout the Southeastern
United States for over a quarter of a century. It is
proud to be a member of the Eastern United States
Pipe Band Association, and of its close affiliations
with Clan Mackintosh, Stone Mountain Highland Games,
and the Creek Indian Nation.
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Panama City can be found in Bay County, on
the Florida Panhandle. Panama City is about 240
miles west of Jacksonville, 255 miles east of New
Orleans, and 259 miles south of Atlanta. Founded in
1998, Panama City Pipes and Drums was the first pipe
band to be formed in this part of Florida. The Band
started with a group of five and has grown to more
than 20 performing members plus students currently
in training. The Band wears the Prince Charles
Edward Stewart tartan.
www.pc-pipes.com
www.atlantapipeband.comThe Atlanta Pipe Band has been recognized as
a leader among pipe bands in the South and a major
competitor throughout the United States and Canada.
The Band has established this standard of excellence
in performance and competition, the band won the US
Open Pipe Band Championship (Grade III) and the 2005
Midwest Championship in Alma Michigan.