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Members of The Queensland Irish Association Pipe Band

gricey

Bruce

(Gricey)

Pipe Major

Bagpipes



Bruce Grice is the dedicated leader of the QIAPB and as webmaster will not allow anything funny or incriminating said about him here. However, his wife knows all his secret passwords.
buzzy

Buzzy

Drum Sergeant

Side Drummer
Percussionist
Bodhran Player
Anything you hit...


Born in Madagascar in the 18th century, Colin Ennis, more affectionately known as Buzz is a "drumming institution" throughout Queensland. This is evidenced by his Nobel Prize for drumming in 1995. Buzz loves Guinness and brightly coloured shirts and is a living legend and drumming go-to man.
Pipers
geoff

Geoff 

Pipe Sergeant

Bagpipes
Techno-Piper
Bodhran



Hailing from Western Australia this imported piper has a reputation for nailing down anything that moves with his brilliant upholstery skills. Geoff is a dedicated tutor to all the new learners who work their way through the band and has the best false fingered C in the business.
brett

Brett

Pipe Corporal

Bagpipes
Side Drum




Brett is a cheeky little bugger who has more excuses than a foreign call centre for not learning tunes. He is a dedicated piper and has a various collection of kilts hanging in his wardrobe.
danny

Danny

 
Pipe Corporal

Bagpipes

Danny is a genuine asset to the band and the celtic community in general. Danny can be seen in many historical band photos but due to some strange temporal disturbance he has only recently joined the band. Danny enjoys performing solos during band gigs and outside various pubs in Lorient, France.
robert

 

Robert

Bagpipes



Robert is not only a piper but also a driving instructor, gourmet chef, gardener and a wine merchant. At the current tally he has the record in the band for the most scars and hospital visits. 
hammo

Andrew

(Hammo) 

Pipes
Small Pipes
Even Smaller Pipes


A well travelled and experienced piper who has made his way here to Queensland all the way from Canberra on a unicycle. Andrew can often be heard piping under shrubs and bushes and if approached cautiously will often take requests for AC/DC and John Farnham tunes and is able to speak in a fake South African accent.
eamon

 Eamon

Bagpipes



Eamon as 'El Presidente'of the Queensland Irish Association wields power firmly but fairly and is responsible for 90% of the band's bar tabs. Eamon keeps the Irish pipe music tradition alive and kicking!

 pam

Pam






Bagpipes



Pam's dedication to practice borders on the fanatical but is reflected in her majestic Mo Ghile Mear solo. She is fond of Guinness, Whiskey and Corona though never mixed together.
randall

Randall






Bagpipes


...
the man behind the face, behind the baguette.
This man is the inspiration for the“Random Randall Award” who often appears in the most unexpected of places with a variety of snacks and bread sticks and when he's not fanning fires under peoples kilts he's putting them out with the Rural Fire Brigade.
boc

Brian

(Boc) 

Bagpipes
Mace
Singing

Brian O'Connor, affectionately known as Boc is a National Treasure whose singing performances are eagerly watched by millions around the globe. Brian can also pipe, drum major, and fight.

mavis

Mavis

Bagpipes


Mavis is the most organised of all the pipers and whose efforts to raise funds always succeed in spite of other people’s' laziness. Also, despite repeated questioning Mavis still maintains that the radiation levels emitted by her hat are within safe levels and furthermore this is not the same hat that crashed at Roswell, New Mexico in 1947.
Ross

 

Ross

Bagpipes


Ross is a cross between Noah and Yogi Bear.  He is one of our most dedicated learners and a lover of Austrian pipe music.  Ross is a man who has built his own boat in the middle of the bush, sailed it up to Queensland and sold it and bought a farm and some bee hives and decided to learn to play the bagpipes.  Ross holds the band record for the most bee stings sustained in a one hour period and also has an essential, unlimited supply of bees wax.
simon

Simon

Bagpipes

Simon is a relatively new addition to the band but certainly the piper with the most meticulously maintained moustache of us all...and with a great moustache comes great responsibility.

Chris Robertson

 

Chris

Bagpipes




Chris is always good for a laugh and his piping is an asset to the band.
selina

Selina

Bagpipes



Selina is a bagpiper import from Tasmania. She allegedly joined the band especially to get her own blurb on the members page.  Selina is an expert on electricity production, whiskey tasting and healthy eating and her offspring enjoy joining in the pipeband fun with their toy drums and miniature kilts.
aileen

Aileen

Bagpipes


Aileen is definitely our most vociferous band member. She is an expert on international affairs and our go-to band member for Russian history trivia.  Aileen is a keen piper and enjoys helping others to improve their skills during our weekly practice sessions. After much hands on experience, Aileen is definitely the person to go to for advice if you ever need to remove a colony of ants from your drones.

Sandy





Bagpipes

Bodhran
Tenor Drum
Sandy started with The Irish in the bass section but has recently moved onto the bagpipes and has proven herself to be an excellent piper.
aodhan

Aodhan

Bagpipes



Aodhan is an enthusiastic piper who always wears a cheeky grin, usually indicating he's up to something. He is fast becoming a skilled beer drinker as he has been learning from the best. Aodhan is a very friendly, dedicated member of the band.

Stuart

Stuart

Bagpipes


Stuart is a keen and enthusiastic bagpiper and a skilled soundman for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He is also a dab hand at the keytar and when not piping or making the radio sound he can often be heard busking with solo covers of gangster rap on his portable theremin.
Chris Doran
Chris


Bagpipes


The Man with the grip of Steel. Chris hasn't been with us that long yet but when we can get him to relax he plays a mean bagpipe.



Side Drummers
brucey

 

Bruce

Side Drum



Brucie is guaranteed to know someone in any city in the world, especially beautiful women. A living breathing 'Facebook' he is the go-to man for international contacts.
lenny

 

Lenny

Side Drum



Hailing from the United Kingdom, Lenny is one of nature's true gentlemen who travels excessive distances to assist the band. A dedicated member of The Irish.
adam r

 

Adam

Side Drum
Drum Kit



Adam is an award winning drummer and one of the youngest playing members of the band. Allegedly very popular with the ladies. He enjoys digging holes, four wheel driving and plaiting his hair.
adam c

 

Adam

Side Drum

Adam is a software expert for the aerospace industry, so if ever you need a self aware semi-sentient attack helicopter then Adam should be the 4th or 5th guy you talk to. He is also an expert on Viking Death Metal and Nissan Cube Racing. Adam somehow has an uncanny ability to publish our performance sessions on Facebook before we have actually finished them.

sarah
Sarah



Side Drum

Sarah is the youngest member of the band, following in her big brother's footsteps. Sarah loves tapping out a tune with both her drumsticks and her Irish dancing shoes.

Karen



Side Drum

Ian



Side Drum
Bass Section
kindness

Mark

Drum Corporal

Tenor Drum
Bodhran
Bass Drum
Lagerphone

What is there to say about Mr Kindness that hasn't already been said by others? He actually believes that alcohol is a food group. Mark is a tenor drumming champion who has time between beers to teach young whipper snappers a thing or two.  
A man of style!
graham

Graham 

Bass Drum
Tenor Drum



Wolfie is a vastly experienced bass machine whose drum rolls can be felt in adjacent postcodes.
bill

 

Bill

Bass Drum
Tenor Drum
Bodhran


One of nature's true gentlemen, Bill's beard and smile are a Friday night institution as his commitment to the raffles ensure the band remains solvent. In 2012 Bill proudly received the "Bandsman of the Year" Award for his dedication to the band. In our recent overseas trip to Lorient in France Bill also earned the nickname "Bollard Bill"...why not ask him about that story, he loves to tell it!
dave
David


Drum Major
Tenor Drummer


Mace
Tenor Drum
Dave enjoys yelling out commands to the band in his role as Drum Major but is also showing a talent for flourishing as a Tenor Drummer. Dave is always relaxed and wears a cheeky grin.
steve

 

Steve

Tenor Drum


Steve is an enthusiastic tenor drummer who diligently practises the latest tunes and his flourishing in hotel rooms, on international flights and his lunch breaks.  He claims that he does not like to be fondled when he has his kilt on.
 susan  
Susan



Tenor Drum

Susan is the pipe major’s wife so there will only be true and serious things written here. She is always full of good ideas and helpful diagrams with colourful board markers. Susan certainly has the neatest handwriting in the band. She has been mastering the tenor drum for the last 12 months and always avoids playing with a flourish. If you ever arrive at a party that is heavily themed then it's probably Susan’s fault.
Extra Members
john

 John

Bagpipes



John's guest appearances are a welcome addition to the band both in his piping capacity and also his ability at propping up the bar in various locations including an Etihad Flight 433 to Dubai.
boothy

David

Drum Major

Mace




Boothy has a eye for detail and is the man you need when it comes to dress and drill.
Chris Robertson
Chris


Bagpipes
Boothie

Andy

Bagpipes



Andy is a stalwart of the band whose long drives (hot laps) to practice from Toowoomba are made in record time due to a love for V8 engines and speed.
Chris Chris



Side Drum
Chris is a champion drummer whose snare rolls are as smooth as he is on the ballroom floor as he foxtrots and waltzes his way into women's hearts.
Learners

 

Monique

Bagpipes


Monique is one of our current bagpipe learners and is progressing very well.  She is an online news writer for “Dear Old Auntie” when she is not working or practising. Monique can also be spotted at high altitudes in foreign countries feeding rare and dangerous wildlife with her feet.

 

Camille

Bagpipes



Camille is a new learner who will soon be harvested for the main band. She is our zombie expert and a fastidious editor, so she won't never tollerait bad spelling, uncorrect gramma, pore sentince structuer or double negatifs. Camille is also the only band member who got to write her own blurb.

Danielle



Bagpipes
Danielle is a new learner of the bagpipes and is also an ultrasound technician who likes long walks back to her car and enjoys free parking and probing things with a transducer. Danielle must be our current record holder for the fastest transition time through the bagpipe lesson syllabus.

Rebecca



Bagpipes
Rebecca is a keen learner of the bagpipes. It won't be long now until Rebecca's giant killer robot subdues us all...
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