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- Western U.S. Grade 5 Pipe Band Champions -
2010 & 2011
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Irish Pipers Sweep Pleasanton!
The Irish Pipers Band organization enjoyed unprecedented success this Labor Day weekend at the 146th annual Caledonian Club of San Francisco Highland Games in Pleasanton, sweeping every band competition entered.
The "Bushmills Irish Pipers" were announced as the winners of the Grade 5 Quick March Medley contests on both Saturday and Sunday, as well as Saturday's Grade 3 MSR and Sunday's Grade 3 Timed Medley.
The Caledonian Club Games played host to the largest Grade 3 band competition in the Western United States this year with six bands entered, including bands from as far as Utah and Canada.
 The games in Pleasanton mark the end of the Irish Pipers Bands' competitive year.
The weekend's wins complete the Irish Pipers' perfect season in Grade 5, having taken first in every Grade 5 contest entered in 2011.
The perfect weekend is the perfect prelude to the 2012 season, which will see the debut of the new Irish Pipers Grade 4 band.
The Grade 4 band will join the existing Grades 3 and 5 bands, making the Irish Pipers one of the largest multi-level competitive pipe band organizations in the Western United States.
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Welcome
Welcome to the official website of the Irish Pipers Band of San Francisco! The band was formed in 1932 by Irish immigrants that desired to maintain the piping traditions of their native land. The Irish Pipers are the oldest continuously active Irish Pipe Band west of the Mississippi River. This year, we celebrate our 79th Anniversary!
Here you will find important information about the band's performances, competitions, fundraisers, and instruction for the bagpipes and drums.
Please visit often for continuous updates.
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Free Lessons for Kids
Starting this Fall 2011, the Irish Pipers Band, in partnership with the United Irish Cultural Center, is pleased to offer a new program for children and teens ages 8-18 interested in learning to play the Great Highland Bagpipe.
Weekly evening classes take place at the United Irish Cultural Center in San Francisco.
Aside from the purchase of materials, group instruction is free of charge.
For more information or to sign up, please contact sfirishpipers@gmail.com.
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