Tag: Macalester College Pipe Band

The inaugural Richendrfer Memorial Cup won by Bill Zadra

The inaugural Richendrfer Memorial Cup won by Bill Zadra

The Skye K. Richendrfer Memorial Challenge Cup took place on Saturday, February 4, at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The competition was created by Andrew Lewis, Pipe Sergeant of the Macalester College Pipe Band. The competition commemorates the life and work of Skye Richendrfer, who was a prominent and […]

Memorial Challenge Cup in honour of Skye K. Richendrfer

Memorial Challenge Cup in honour of Skye K. Richendrfer

The Minnesota Piobaireachd Society is co-sponsoring a piobaireachd competition named in honour of Skye Richendrfer, who passed away on November 20, 2022.  Skye, well known in the piping community in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere, was a cofounder of the society, and a one time Pipe Major of the Macalester […]

Geological formation called Devil's Tower against an empty sky

Bagpipes on the Devil’s Tower

Tak Tang is a CLASP competitor, but has had other passions in his life as well as piping. As you will read below, he combined both to take his pipes to the top of the Devil’s Tower in Wyoming. He is originally from Hong Kong, but now lives in the […]