THE OFFICIAL SITE OF CALEDONIAN HIGHLANDERS PIPE & DRUM BAND

The Caledonian Highlanders - Pipe & Drum Band have earned their reputation as a talented band in Upstate NY. Performing at traditional events, parades, parties, weddings, funerals and festivals, their distinct traditional music inspires and delights young and old. Explore the site to learn more...

HIGHLIGHTS

The band celebrated our 50th Anniversary in 2019, marching in the NYC Tartan Parade. We all had such a great time sight seeing, dancing at a traditional Scottish Ceilidh (dance party) shows, museums, the zoo and more. We were stopped on the street many times for pictures, drew a crowd at Bryand Park when we played ad-lib and met so many people from all walks of life. Imagine marching down 6th ave. right past Radio City Music Hall, not a car in sight, flanked by skyscrapers with thousands of people waving Scottish flags, cheering and clapping. It is something we will never forget. Many thanks to our "Band-Aids" Scott and Leslie Burg, Anita Adelsberg, Aiden and Karen Thurston, Jr Brooks and our banner carriers Shelby and Sandy Swan. All of us feel so blessed to be part of such a great group of people, doing what we love. AND.....WE PLAN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2021 TARTAN DAY PARADE!

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OUR PROUD HISTORY

The Caledonian Highlanders Pipes and Drum Band was founded in 1969 by our pipe major Lee Adelsberg. We hail from all corners of the Finger Lakes region in upstate NY and are currently based in Chemung County. Band Members are all volunteers of various heritage and backgrounds who enjoy the tradition and glory of Scottish and Irish music. Our bagpipe and drum experience ranges from less than one year to 50 years.

WHEN AND WHERE TO SEE OUR 2020 PERFORMANCES

HECTOR FIREMANS FAIR PARADE

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Saturday July 24th, at 7:00PM. The parade with a view and a true community event. Great carnival and battle of the parade bands after the main parade too!

PALMYRA CANALTOWN DAYS GRAND PARADE

September 26th @ 4:00PM

Pending confirmation, we are proud to be be invited to perform at the 53rd annual Palmyra village parade.

BAND MEMBERS

Individual and Band Performances Available Upon Request

Made up of experienced musicians coming from a variety of different backgrounds, the members of The Caledonian Highlanders - Pipe & Drum Band share a mutual passion for bagpipe music. The band works together weekly preparing for performances and fine tuning our craft. Check out the members of The Caledonian Highlanders - Pipe & Drum Band below.