The Akron & District Pipe Band
The historic performance Pipes and Drums of the Akron & District Pipe Band has been entertaining and thrilling audiences in the Northeast Ohio area and throughout the Midwest for over 25 years. The Akron Pipe Band plays under the leadership of Pipe Major Tim Wiley and Drum Major Tim Barton.
A family-friendly band, the Akron & District boasts excellent instructors in piping and drumming, and a busy schedule of performances throughout Ohio year round. Lessons are available for kids from ages 10+. Many are adults just starting out or returning to playing the pipes.
Whether it's a festival, a wedding, a parade, military homecoming, honoring our fallen heroes, thanking our veterans, or just celebrating the day, the Akron & District Pipe Band brings joy and smiles to kids of all ages.
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- The Louisville Lone Piper
- Northeast Ohio's favorite bagpiper!
The Louisville Lone Piper plays for events all over Northeast Ohio including Louisville, Canton, Akron, Cleveland, Green, Jackson Twp, Kent, Stow, Barberton, Mogodore, Parma, Fairlawn, Medina, Minerva, Maple Heights, Mentor, Hiram, Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, Streetsboro, Aurora, Solon, Wooster, New Philadelphia, even as far as Zanesville, Toledo, Dayton, and Detroit, MI! - The Homepage of the Akron & District Pipe Band
- The Official Website of the band. Much information about our band is here. You can purchase the CD of the Band from this site.
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- The J. Higgins Company
- An Outstanding source for all your bagpiping needs, including uniform items, bagpipes and drums, piping and drumming supplies, glengarry hats, hose tops, rain capes, and much more at the best prices you will find anywhere!
Performance Excellence
The Akron & District Way
Our band is a performance band, pursuing excellence in the British military tradition of pipe bands. We play regularly at festivals, some of which we have been playing at for over a quarter of a century! That's tradition! In this picture, we are playing at the Malvern, Ohio "Great Trails Festival." Where you can find us!
Interested in learning the bagpipes yourself?
Lessons begin at 6:30 pm every Monday night.
Band Practice follows, usually around 7:30 pm, every Monday night.
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