Pipe Band Sticks To Tradition, Looks to Grow
The Baltimore City Pipe Band practices Thursday nights at Racers Cafe in Parkville.
The music of the bagpipes is a sort of inherently divisive sound—either you love them or you hate them. If you fall into the former category, you might be interested to know that one of the oldest continuously existing non-competition pipe bands in the state practices weekly right here in Parkville. On Thursday nights, a group of between eight and 12 players from the Baltimore City Pipe Band meets at Racers Cafe to practice the drums and bagpipes. Ty Schwenk, an Aberdeen man who plays the bass drum for the band, said the commute to Parkville is worth it. Schwenk, who has been playing with the band for 5 years, said it's all about tradition. "We try to keep the tradition of the drums and pipes going," Schwenk said. Check out a video …
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