Andy has been playing in pipe bands since 1968. He started in Baltimore City Pipe Band and then moved to play in Delmar & District grade 3 band where he found tutelage with Roddy MacDonald. After leaving Delmar, Andy became the Pipe Major of Na Fianna, a grade 5 band, and helped them to upgrade to grade 4 before joining MacMillan-Birtles. He played in MacMillan-Birtles under Chris Hamilton until 2011 when he took some time away from piping before rejoining MacMillan-Birtles in 2020. His favorite part about MacMillan is the chance he’s given to continue to work on keeping up his piping chops as he works his way through his 60s.