Fire Department City of New York 
EMS Pipes and Drums
Official Web Site

 

Feel free to contact us with any questions you have about joining, hiring us, scheduled events, lessons or other matters. 

 
 

Some Bagpipe History

Initially, bagpipes were considered instruments of the "common" people and used predominately outdoors.

Materials for the bag vary widely: most common are skins of local animals, for example, goat, sheep, cow, pig, and so on. In modern times, pipers have experimented with modern materials such as rubber, Gore-Tex, and other airtight fabrics.

 

Our Pipe Major is 

Don Riley 
Telephone:  570-872-3041
Email

The band's Business Manager is

James Horan
Telephone: 347-306-9250
Email

 

If you would like to write us, address your letter to:

FDNY EMS Pipes and Drums
P.O. Box 604941
Flushing, N.Y. 11360.

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