Blog

4 Feb

Announcing our Upcoming Party

We are hosting a band party! Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024 Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm Where: VFW – West Dundee $15 cash cover, pay at the door Food Cash bar Raffle Music Fun!!!

2 Sep

At the 2023 Waukesha Games, we took home a huge 1st place win! Here is our 1st place-winning performance from Waukesha 2023: This group came a long way in a short amount of time, and we are proud of and…

24 Jun

2023 Chicago Games

It was a beautiful Father’s Day weekend for the Chicago Highland Games of 2023. It was the first time out on the field for our tenor drummer Kaylie and bass drummer Sean, and it was Lacee’s first time out as…

2 Apr

Finding our Sound

We want to take this opportunity once again to thank everyone for the support at our last fundraiser. With what was raised, we were able to purchase new pipe chanters, and we are really excited about finding our new sound!…

2 Mar

Rehearsal Changes

At the start of this year, we moved our rehearsals to Tuesday evenings at the VFW-West Dundee. We truly appreciate the accommodations at the VFW and the larger practice room. Our rehearsals are still open to the public – come…

12 Sep

Member Spotlight: Tammy

An interview with bagpiper, Tammy Micelli: 1.) When did you get into bagpiping? I started learning bagpiping about 15 years ago. 2.) What made you start? I was with my daughter at her piano lessons. Somebody else was learning the…

8 Jun

Success at 2022 Milwaukee Games!

At the Milwaukee Highland Games on June 4, the The Alliance Pipe Band (Dundee Scottish + Chicago Highlanders Pipes and Drums) took 2nd place and got Best Bass and Midsection and Best Drum Corps. Great day with an awesome bunch!…

21 May

Member Spotlight: Grayson

Meet Grayson. Grayson started with Dundee Scottish in 2015 at the age of 13. “I have been playing drums ever since I could walk but started with Highland music when I was 8 years old at the Chicago Academy of…

4 Apr

Get Some Tape on That Pipe Chanter

One of the basic bagpipe maintenance tasks is putting and maintaining fresh tape on your pipe chanter, so that individual notes can be tuned. Of course, you don’t want it to slide around while you’re playing, so choosing the best…

20 Feb

Thank You for a Successful Fundraiser!

Thank you, wholeheartedly, to all of our supporters!! We had a successful fundraiser to kick off 2022, and it was a fun time!