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New page: The '''McGuire's Pipe Band''' is a group of more than a dozen musicians who play bagpipes and drums at several dozen annual functions, including the McGuire's Irish Pub 5K Run and [[Ev...
The '''McGuire's Pipe Band''' is a group of more than a dozen musicians who play bagpipes and drums at several dozen annual functions, including the [[McGuire's Irish Pub 5K Run]] and [[Evenings in Olde Seville Square]]. The current pipe and drum majors are [[Wayne Willis]] and [[Michael Zipay]], respectively.
The band was founded in [[1988]] by [[Jack Dasinger]] under the sponsorship of [[McGuire's Irish Pub]]. Dasinger's band, the [[Hadji Highlanders]], had begun playing at McGuire's after losing their gig at the [[Hadji Shrine Temple]].
Basinger served as bandleader until [[2001]], when [[Sam Varney]] took over as pipe major. He remained general manager of the band until his death on [[July 16]], [[2003]], when his ultralight plane crashed at the [[Coastal Airport]] in [[Beulah]]. Varney is the band's current general manager.
The Pipe Band has released two recordings of their music, ''Live From McGuire's'' and ''The Pipes of Christmas'', which are available in the restaurants' gift shops. The group performs in traditional Scottish dress attire wearing the MacDonald Lord of the Isles tartan.
==External links==
*[http://www.mcguirespipeband.com/ McGuiresPipeBand.com] – Official site
[[Category:Musical groups]]
The band was founded in [[1988]] by [[Jack Dasinger]] under the sponsorship of [[McGuire's Irish Pub]]. Dasinger's band, the [[Hadji Highlanders]], had begun playing at McGuire's after losing their gig at the [[Hadji Shrine Temple]].
Basinger served as bandleader until [[2001]], when [[Sam Varney]] took over as pipe major. He remained general manager of the band until his death on [[July 16]], [[2003]], when his ultralight plane crashed at the [[Coastal Airport]] in [[Beulah]]. Varney is the band's current general manager.
The Pipe Band has released two recordings of their music, ''Live From McGuire's'' and ''The Pipes of Christmas'', which are available in the restaurants' gift shops. The group performs in traditional Scottish dress attire wearing the MacDonald Lord of the Isles tartan.
==External links==
*[http://www.mcguirespipeband.com/ McGuiresPipeBand.com] – Official site
[[Category:Musical groups]]
