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About LochRannochPB

Loch Rannoch Pipes & Drums can trace its humble beginnings back to 1995 and a modest Scottish Import Shop and the Pineville, PA Post Office. The band was formed by then Drum Major Sandy Sinclair (Ret.) and Pipe Major Keith Swanson. Sandy hails from Perth, Scotland near Loch Rannoch in the central highlands hence the bands name and tartan Drummond of Perth (modern). The formation of the band started with Keith Swanson, a rock musician from Staten Island, NY and Post Master of the Pineville Post Office, taking lessons on the Great Highland Bagpipes. In no time at all, the five member band hit the streets as the Loch Rannoch Pipe Band. Since these humble beginnings the band has grown to a full fledge pipes and drums unit. Loch Rannoch has marched in parades in Edinburgh, Scotland, New York City, Baltimore, MD and Washington DC to just name a few. The band is made up of individuals from all walks of life and musical backgrounds. While some members have come and gone the core group remains today. In late 2000 Drum Major Sandy Sinclair retired. The band moved its headquarters to Fountainville, PA (just outside of Doylestown) and is now under the leadership of Drum Major Paul Baxter and Pipe Major Ryan Myers. Known as the punk rockers of the pipe world, Loch Rannoch plays traditional sets with the occasional playful touch of the unusual like their tribute to America and the Armed Forces which include a rousing rendition of Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA”. Loch Rannoch Pipes & Drums is seventeen members strong and participates throughout the year in local parades, festivals, and community events and has an active pipes and drums lesson program.