Los Angeles Scottish Pipe Band

Los Angeles Scots Pipe Band
Los Angeles Scots Pipe Band
Location	Orange County, CA
Grade	2
Pipe major	Scott MacDonald
Tartan	Drummond of Perth
Notable honours	Grade 2 World Championships:; 1st place 1997, Best Drums 1997, Best Bass 1997, 3rd place 1996, 2nd place 1995; Grade 1 World Championships Final:; 11th place 2007 & 2002, Best Bass 1998; Grade 1 World Championships Qualifier:; 4th place 2007, Best Drums 2007 & 2002; North Berwick Highland Games:; 2nd place 2007, Best Drums 2007;
Website	www.lascots.org

The Los Angeles Scots Pipe Band, or, more commonly, the LA Scots, is a pipe band located in Orange County, California. The LA Scots have competed at the grade one level since 1998. In February 2018, the Western United States Pipe Band Association granted a request by the LA Scots to move to Grade 2.^[1]

During their time in Grade 1, the band placed ninth in the qualification round at the 2008 World Pipe Band Championships,^[2] and placed 14th in the qualification round of 2009.^[3] In 2007, the band qualified for the Grade 1 competition and placed 11th.^[4]

Pipe Majors

Scott Ruscoe (1990–1992)
Scott MacDonald (1992–2004)
Colin Armstrong ( 2004–2019)
Scott MacDonald (2019–present)

Leading Drummers

Tom Foley (1991)
Joseph Foley (1991–1995)
Duncan Millar (1996–1997)
Carl Lenny (1998–2000, 2002–2003, 2017-2019)
Andrew Hoinacki (2004–2005)
Andrew Brubaker (2001, 2006)
Richard Baughman (2006–2010)
Glenn Kvidahl (2010–2014)
Bryce Parker (2015)
Molly Steuber (2016)
Steven Graham (2022-2023)
Scott Walsh (2024-)

Discography

At the Beach (1999)

References

^ "LA Scots shift to 2nd – pipes|drums".
^ "RSPBA - the Heart of the Pipe Band World". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-02-17. Angeles Scots
^ "RSPBA - the Heart of the Pipe Band World". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-02-17. Scots
^ "RSPBA - the Heart of the Pipe Band World". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-02-17. Championships

External links

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[1] "LA Scots shift to 2nd – pipes|drums".

[2] "RSPBA - the Heart of the Pipe Band World". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-02-17. Angeles Scots

[3] "RSPBA - the Heart of the Pipe Band World". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-02-17. Scots

[4] "RSPBA - the Heart of the Pipe Band World". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-02-17. Championships

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