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About the Kutztown Pipe Band

Starting in Fall 2017 with a group of 5 very dedicated and enthusiastic intro to piping students, the Kutztown Pipe Band has grown to include approximately 2 dozen members, and has transitioned into a performance group, with the debut performance at the Kutztown Memorial Day Parade in 2019. 

The Kutztown Pipe Band is both a student group at Kutztown University and a non-profit community group in the Borough of Kutztown. Band members include faculty, staff and students from Kutztown University, staff and students from local schools, and residents of the Borough of Kutztown and nearby communities. Each band member is at a different stage in the journey to becoming proficient at the bagpipes and pipe band percussion. We are a learning and performing band, that offers bagpipe and drumming instruction to anyone wishing to join the band and embark on the lifelong journey to mastering the Great Highland Bagpipes.

If you’d like to participate in the Kutztown Pipe Band but don’t have any experience in piping or drumming, we want to help!  Although we accept anyone into our group who has experience in Scottish piping and drumming, we grow the band primarily by offering free intro to piping lessons to anyone who is interested in learning to play the bagpipes or Scottish drums.  Contact us at Laura@kutztownpipeband.com for details.

The Kutztown Pipe Band expanded to host a weekly session in 2022. Our session group members bring talent on acoustic guitar, fiddle, flute, smallpipes, uilleann pipes, whistle, vocals, and more! Contact us at Laura@kutztownpipeband.com if you’d like more information about these session practices.    

Check out our Newsletter Archive to read more about what the KPB has done!

KPB October 2024 Newsletter Volume 7
KPB July 2024 Newsletter Volume 6
KPB April 2024 Newsletter Volume 5
KPB January 2024 Newsletter Volume 4
KPB October 2023 Newsletter Volume 3
KPB July 2023 Newsletter Volume 2
KPB April 2023 Newsletter Volume 1