The Bushmills San Francisco Irish Pipers was formed in 1932 as the Irish Pipers Band of San Francisco and is the oldest continuously active Irish Pipe Band west of the Mississippi River. Original members of the band were Irish immigrants that desired to maintain the piping traditions of their native land. The band was a charter member of the Pacific Coast Pipe Band Association.

The band played at the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge and at the groundbreaking ceremony for the United Irish Cultural Center. The pipers played at the charter meeting for the founding of the United Nations. They have also performed on national television with Gene Kelly. The band has traditionally participated in the St. Patrick's Day Parade as well as the raising of the Irish flag at City Hall. They have competed in bagpipe competitions in Long Beach, Pleasanton, Campbell, Woodland, Monterey and Portland. The Irish Pipers Band has been the guest band at the Peace Officer's Memorial service in Sacramento.

This year the President of the Irish Pipers Bob Baker was the Grand Marshall for the San Francisco St. Patrick's Day Parade. The band is led by music director Mike LeBoeuf and Pipe Major Mike Bowler. The drum sergeant is Stuart MacLean.

The band wears the County Wexford tartan. The Bushmills San Francisco Irish Pipers practices on Monday evenings at St. Cecilia's School in San Francisco.

In 2007, Bushmills San Francisco Irish Pipers celebrates our 75th anniversary. In 2006 Bushmills® Irish Whiskey began a sponsorship of the competing bands. This year the bands are preparing for more competitions. See our performance schedule for venues near you and check back with us for information on our 75th Anniversary celebration.

Kathleen Aston
Bob Baker
Mike Bowler, P/M
Earl Braten
Tom Byrne
John Carlin
Larry Chan

Phil deRoulet
John Flynn
Scott Greenfield
Tam Hartl
Tom Harvey
Mike LeBoeuf, Sr. P/M
Alex Lentz

Rob Lund
Rich McNamara
Lynne Miller
Ryan Morrison
Jeff Muehl
Sean Murphy
Joe O'Leary

Alex O'Neill
Fred Payne
Reg Ricci
Mike Seibert
Pat Ward
David Winter
Hal Wilkes

Rachael Aston
Annie Campbell
Sean Connolly
Georgia Crispelle
Harold Deen

Ed Garvey
Amber Hamack
Tim Jordan
Katie LeBoeuf
John Mahoney

Ron McGlashan, Sr. D/M
Lyndsay McLaurin
Stuart McLean
Jason Mispagel
Ben O'Leary

Brendan O'Leary
Daren Olson
Kathleen Smith
Katherine Stone
Connie Taylor

Pat O' Neill
Sean O' Neill
Denny Scannell
Frank Crotty
Frank Jordan
Pat O'Shea

Jimmy O'Neill
Bert Wall
Dan Sullivan
Ed McGovern
Jim Kelleher
Walter Garry

Mike Brady
Denis Dinneen
Jack Cotter
Mike Sexton
Tim Regan
Terry Reilly

Danny Healy
Tim Twomey
Gus Wegals
John Kelleher
Patrick Ward

Bill Ahern
Phil Brady
Dudley Burns
Con Crowley
Mike Doyle
John Mahoney
Dave Powell
Dennis Powell
Bill Wasley
John Quinn
Henry Styles
Pat Galvin

Joe Tamany
Tom Boyle
Lee Valencia
Charlie McSwan
Tom Reilly
Joe Nigro
Bill Short
Jack Jordan
Frank Leonard
Jack Hickey
Bill Driscoll

Martin Murphy
Scott Ludeke
Jim Hickey
Neil Murphy
Neal O' Leary
Denis O' Leary
David O' Leary
Stephen Murphy
Eddie Hughes
Pat Ward
Cliff Wilson

Dan Healy
Steve Vernon
Joe Sheridan
Harry O'Brien
James Sullivan
Dan Ring
John Murphy
Jack Hickey
Maureen Byrne
Burt Wahl
Patty Cotter

Kevin Collins
Paul Hamilton
Tom Smith
Stuart Molver
Dennis Grimes

David James
Richard Murphy
Brian Callan
Gordon Baeyen
Willie Durkin

Jack Conway
Pat Wasley
John Hallisy
P/M Hugh Kelly
Tony Bencivenga

Bill Wasley
Dave O'Connor
Rich Murphy
Frank Hagen
Brian Molver