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Instruction
With instructors from Northern to Southern California, Utah, Nevada, and Alabama, Bushmills San Francisco Irish Pipers offer a full, comprehensive program for all interested in instruction on the pipes and the drums. Basic instruction is available free of charge for all ages. In exchage for instruction, we request your participation in band practices and events. Band instruction is provided in a group setting or one-on-one, depending on the number of students and their ages and availability of instructors.
For more information, please contact Mike LeBoeuf at (415) 724-0613 or at pipemajor@ipbsf.org.
Meet Our Piping Teachers
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 Mike LeBoeuf, San Francisco
Former Teachers: Tom Bottomly, Seumas Coyne, William Driscoll, Chase MacLennan, J. William Merriman, Ozzie Reid
Bands: Irish Heritage (1992-2003), Prince Charles (2000-2003), Bushmills Irish Pipers (2003-present)
Peripheral Interests: Uilleann piper of 10 years; former teachers and influences: Ted Anderson, Sean Folsom, and Finbar Furey
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 Suzan Karayel, Oakland/Berkeley
Former Teachers: Jan Richey, Michael LeBoeuf, J. William Merriman, Seumas Coyne
Bands: Piedmont Youth Bagpipe Band (1999-2004), Prince Charles (2000-2006), Bushmills Irish Pipers (2007-present)
Peripheral Interests: Rugby
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 Rob Lund, Hayward/San Leandro
Former Teachers: John Partanen, Glenn Thompson
Bands: Mesa Caledonian (1997-1998), Irish Heritage (2000 - 2004), City of Chicago (2006), Bushmills Irish Pipers (2004-present)
Peripheral Interests: Piping
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 Ian Sharp, Tulare/Visalia
Former Teachers: Tommy Arthur, Donnie Duncan, Liz Steuber
Bands: Cameron Pipe Band, City of Sacramento (founding member), Prince Charles Juvenile (1989-1992), LA Scots (1995), Bushmills Irish Pipers (2005-present)
Peripheral Interests: Grade 1 solo competitor
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 Ryan Morrison, Birmingham (Alabama)
Former Teachers: Jamie Hamilton, Mike LeBoeuf, John Richardson, Charles Smith
Bands: Ian Sturrock Memorial (1995-present), Birmingham Society of Piping (1998-2000), Bushmills Irish Pipers (2006-present), Duncan McCall (2008-present)
Peripheral Interests: Kitchen piping, Arabic hand-percussion, guitar, website design
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