Lee Country Pipes and Drums is pleased you are visiting our site and have an interest in our history. We take great pride in our beginnings as well as our present. We are a close family of pipers, drummers, colour guard and cheering loved ones. With the support of both long term and new sponsors in our community, we find ourselves continually growing and changing.

In 1998, a small group of pipers and drummers came together to form Lee County Pipes and Drums. Making it's first performance at the 1998 Oktoberfest, it has been, from that point forward, a welcoming home for the beginner and the accomplished alike. Duncan MacLachlan, as Pipe Major, helped to build a strong and lasting foundation with close knit charter members. The charter members are listed below.

Duncan, born in Scotland, played with the 1947 World Championship Shotts & Dykehead Pipe Band. After he emigrated to Canada, he helped found several bands including Grade 1 Waterloo (Ontario) Regional Police Pipe Band, of which he was PM. With his wife, Jenny, herself a champion dancer, he founded the Cambridge (Ontario) Highland Games. Duncan is credited with influencing some of the major pipers of today, including Ringo Bowen and Jim McGillivray.

In the Spring of 2000, Duncan passed away at his home in Ontario. In honor his honor, we wear the Clan MacLachlan tartan.

George Cook stepped up and took over as PM until 2002. At that time, William Ferrigno became the Pipe Major. Today, William Ferringno is Senior Pipe Major and Music Director and George Cook leads us as Pipe Major and Band President. Lee County Pipes and Drums has grown to a band of 48 members.

Lee County Pipes and Drums has made great strides from our humble beginnings. Under the guidance and leadership of our Executive Board, Senior Pipe Major Bill Ferrigno, Pipe Major/President George Cook, and our Drum Major Tom Scott, we continue to grow everyday. The band members exude a feeling of family, friendship, honor for our heritage and the history surrounding piping, drumming and Celtic music.