HOMETOWN: Falls Church, Virginia
INSTRUMENT: R.G. Hardie, 1968
JOINED THE BAND: 2009
PAST BANDS: Bonnie Brae Highlanders, Alaska (1969-1971), Clan Gordon Pipe Band, Washington (1971-1972), Washington Scottish Pipe Band, Seattle (1972-1973), Fairbanks Red Hackle Pipe Band (1973-1974), City of Alexandria Pipes & Drums (1975-1982) (Pipe Major), Clan Campbell Pipes & Drums (1982-1984) (Pipe Major of Training Band)
OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: SOBHD Silver Certificate, Highland Dancing, 1973
Article, Piping Times, Pipe training using pressure gauge, 1974
First performance with Washington Revels, 1984
St. Patrick’s Day at the White House Reagan, 1984 Clinton, 1993-1997, 2000
Arranged & performed medley with 65-piece string orchestra, 2001
AC/DC tribute rock concert, 2008
A special pride is the incorporation of fiddles and vocals (and other) into pipe band concert appearances, beginning in 1975 with the Alexandria P&D.