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The Monterey Bay Scottish Bagpipers Research Group | |
     
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Frank Conley-Mr. Frank Conley of Carmel Valley, CA has been playing the bagpipes for over 60 years and teaching young and old alike to play this amazing instrument. He specializes in adult and older adult students as well. His students have won piping competitions at all of the major Highland Games in the U.S. Frank loves to teach as well. Please go to the "lessons" link to the left for more information. Click Here to hear Frank play the Lament "Comrades We Left at Gallipoli" (465KB MP3 file) |
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Irv C. Rogers-Born in Los Angeles and raised near San Diego. Irv retired after nearly 40 years in the construction business. He started playing the bagpipes in 1991 after getting "charged" by listening to bagpipers play at the Monterey Scottish Highland Games. Click Here to hear Irv play the Slow Air "The Water is Wide" (1300KB MP3 file) |
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Michael Bench-Born and raised in Brownfield, TX. Michael is a consulting Arborist in the Bay area and has been playing since St. Patrick's Day in 2001 after meeting Frank Conley. Click Here to hear Mick play the Lament "The Unknown Warrior" (2900KB MP3 file) |
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Kip Morais-Kip was born and raised in Salinas. Kip began his piping career by starting lessons with Frank at age 10! Now, at 19, he's become one of this areas finest players. Since he was 10 years old, he's competed in almost every grade 4 competition in the area and won! In his first Grade 3 competition at Mount Tamalpais he took first in S/R, second in 6/8 march, and a third in 2/4 march! Kip recently took first place in Grade III Piobaireachd at the Pleasanton games in September 2006! Over the weekend of July 7-8, 2007, Kip wowed the hometown crowd at the Monterey Scottish Games by winning a stunning four medals in Grade II Solo Competition. Kip's honors included first place in Piobaireachd, MSR, Hornpipe/Jig, and a second place in 6/8 March.Click here to hear Kip play the Hornpipe "Crossing the Minch" (1900KB MP3 file) |
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Eric Magnus-Hailing from Pacific Grove, Eric is a Computer Systems Administrator and a bagpipe enthusiast who has been playing with the MBSBRG since 2006. Eric has recently moved to the Dallas, TX area where he plays with the Fort Worth Scottish Pipes and Drums. Click here to hear Eric play the Gaelic Air "The Fair Maid of Barra" (3900K MP3 file)
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Garrett Nichols-Garrett started learning to play the bagpipes with Frank Conley in March, 2007. The initial goal was to be able to pipe in the haggis for his family's annual Burns Night celebration, but then he found out how much fun playing pipes can be. Now there's no telling where it will lead.
We promote, teach and support bagpipers in the Monterey Bay area of California. We love playing bagpipes and helping each other and others to become better pipers. Our members include pipers aging from 19 to 80.
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