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| Stuart Barr, St. Patrick's Church, Cedar Rapids, 2019. |
If you are interesting in learning how to play bagpipes, or ever thought about playing in a local pipe band, and live in East Central Iowa near the Iowa City - Cedar Rapids corridor, then you have come to the right place.
Stuart Barr is now offering bagpipe lessons in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
And, yes, we are pleased to announce to imminent forming of Cedar Rapids & District Pipe Band! We have a quorum of local pipers and drummers that debuted at the 2021 Cedar Rapids St. Patrick's Day Parade. We intend to start meeting regularly as a novice and teaching band soon. Email us at the address above if you are interested in learning more!
Stuart has been playing pipes for over 15 years, and was primarily taught by Adrian Melvin of Victoria Police Pipe Band, Grade 1 World Champions 1998. Stuart competes at solo competition grade 3 level in bagpiping light music and in piobaireachd, the classical music of the great highland bagpipe.
Stuart successfully taught numbers of junior and adult students how to play pipes as Pipe Major of the Tunes of Glory Pipe Band near Chicago, and took many students from lesson #1 to becoming full playing members of the band.
Stuart co-founded and was Pipe Major of the Glenshinnoch Pipe Band in Naperville, IL, which competed in grade 4 competition. He has also played with the Grade 3 bands Fountain Trust in Indiana and Chicago Celtic, and recently with Iowa band Turlach Ur.
Stuart is also very active with the Midwest Pipe Band Association (MWPBA), having previously served on the Board as Secretary-Treasurer and website architect, and currently as website administrator.
Sorry, but Stuart is currently unable to accept requests for solo performances.
