A premier Highland Pipe & Drum Band based in Southeastern Michigan. We are a non-profit organization, dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Scottish music and heritage.
Cabar Feidh Pipe Band (CFPB) is a professional and competitive pipe and drum band. Composed of members of various ages and professions, we are dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Scottish music and heritage. We welcome new members of all levels of ability and are fortunate to have world class instructors. Please contact us for practice times and location.
BAND LEADERSHIP
Paul McLeod, Pipe Major – Paul moved to the role of pipe major in Fall 2021, and led Cabar Feidh Pipe Band to their best season in band history with three first place wins in the 2022 Midwest and Ontario Highland Games season. Previously Pipe Sargent, Paul has been with the band for over twenty years and brings a great leadership style to the band.
Don Mills, Pipe Sargent – Don’s tenure starts with the Glasgow Rangers, predecessor band to Cabar Feidh Pipe Band. Don has been both Pipe Sargent and Pipe Major previously. Under Don’s leadership as Pipe Major, Cabar Feidh Pipe Band began its journey to move to a more competitively focused band.
Todd Sargent, Lead Drummer – Todd, our newest leadership member, brings deep drumming experience to Cabar Feidh Pipe Band. Todd started his path as a teenager, playing for St. Andrews and attending the College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts in Timmins, Ontario. Todd went on to play with a number of high-level bands over the decades, before joining Cabar Feidh Pipe Band in 2022.
INSTRUCTORS
Piping Instructor: Tyler Johnson – Tyler began his piping career in 2003 at the age of 8, then joined the Windsor Police Pipe Band two years later. Tyler grew with the band through Grade 5, Grade 4 and Grade 3 from 2005 to 2008. During this time Tyler started taking lessons with Gail Brown, Milton, Ontario, and then quickly rose through the solo piping ranks to Grade 1 in 2010. Tyler has played in the World Championships a number of times, competes as a professional solo piper in the Piper’s and Pipe Band Society of Ontario (PPBSO) and the Midwest Pipe Band Association (MWPBA) with many successes, is currently under the tutelage of Michael Grey, and is an active member 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band.
Drumming Instructor: Steven Hill – Originally from the Toronto area, Steven comes from a rich piping background, including the late Pipe Major Roland Hill of the Seaforth Highlanders and the late Pipe Major Robert Hill of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, both of Scotland. Steven started drumming at age 10, quickly rising through the ranks to Grade 1 with The MacNish Distillery at age 15. Steven entered professional grade drumming at age 18, with many successes both Ontario and the US, currently plays with the Peel Police Pipe Band, and is and Accredited Judge for the PPBSO.
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