The Spirit of Scotland Pipe Band is the newest pipe band in the Valley of the Sun. Formed in the Fall of 1996, with seven pipers and one drummer, the band has more than tripled in size. Several of our musicians have played with other bands in the United States, Canada and Great Britain.
Spirit of Scotland Members:
 Rick Knowles - Pipe Major
Bernie Flynn* Ed Cozens* Bill Cooley Kelvin Hoover Matthew Johnson Kari Maschino Dan Maschino Wheaton McClanathan Dave Millett AJ Money Carrie Sherman |
 Kyle Reich - Drum Seargant
Mike Kotzbach* Bill Merritt* Doug Gibbons Robert LaVar Kevin Maestro Kip McMillan Michelle Neuckranz Natalie Neuckranz |
* Band Officers
The Spirit of Scotland is a Competition Band:
We are a member of the
Western United States Pipe Band Association.
The Spirit of Scotland has competed at the following Highland Games: Arizona Highland Games - Mesa, Arizona United Scottish Society Highland
Gathering - Costa Mesa, California San Diego Scottish Highland Games -
Vista, California Caledonian Club of San Francisco
Gathering and Games - Pleasanton, California Tucson Celtic Festival - Tucson,
Arizona
Seaside Highland Games - Ventura, California The Spirit of Scotland is also a Performance Band: The Spirit of Scotland takes great pride in playing
traditional Scottish music at civic and private events. Included among the functions at which we've played are: The National Anthem - Phoenix Suns
Game, November 11, 2000 The Phoenix Open (1999-2001) Commencement Ceremonies for our
sponsor, the University of Phoenix The MicroAge Fiesta Bowl Parade
(1999-2000) The Arizona/United Kingdom Festival
at Phoenix Symphony Hall The Festival of Nations in
Scottsdale The St. Patrick's Day Festival in
Phoenix The Mill Avenue Faire in Tempe Worldport At the Ameican Graduate
School of Intl. Management in Glendale The London Bridge 25th Anniversary
in Lake Havasu City
