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Some background info on the people that keep this Pipe Band ticking over.

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	Pipe Major Ian Tennent Year Joined Band: 1981 Favourite Strathaven PB moment: Millenium March in Edinburgh. A long time member of the band (some of the photos on this site even show him with a black beard!) Ian became PM after Peter Ligget. Apart from his PM duties Ian is also the band comedian with a joke for every occassion (and we do mean EVERY occassion). If Ian isn't in some far flung part of the world on business he can be found on the golf course (usually with John Cox) except when on band duty ..natch.
	Pipe Sergeant Stuart Graham Year Joined Band: Favourite Strathaven PB moment:
	Leading Tip John Scott Year Joined Band: Favourite Strathaven PB moment:
	Piper David 'Dusty' Miller. Year Joined Band: Favourite Strathaven PB moment:
	Piper Dugie Turner. Year Joined Band: 1981 Favourite Strathaven PB moment: Another long time member of the band. Dugie originally hails from the lovely isle of Mull. Despite the pressures of running his own plant hire business Dugie still makes time to turn out for the band.
	Piper John Cox Year Joined Band: 198?. Favourite Strathaven PB moment: Marie Curie Massed Bands in Edinburgh. The Pipie's partner in crime on the golf course. John is also a member of the Strathaven Bowling Club and has also been known to go off sailing for the week. How he manages to fit in the time for piping is a mystery.
	Piper David Muircroft Year Joined Band: 1980. Favourite Strathaven PB moment: Davie lives 'just up the road' in Chapelton and is another long time member of the band who joined after learning with the 1st Blantyre Boy Scouts and a stint in the Stonehouse PB.
	Piper Norman Mort Year Joined Band: 1996. Favourite Strathaven PB moment: Marie Curie Parade Edinburgh 2000. Norman is affectionately known as the 'Late Norman Mort' as he is perpetually running late. Norman is also the band Treasurer. He cites the Tartan Day Parade in New York, 2002, as one of his all time favourite piping experiences.
	Piper Alan Cruickshank Year Joined Band: Favourite Strathaven PB moment:
	Piper Alistair Dean Year Joined Band: Favourite Strathaven PB moment:
	Piper Chris MacKenzie Year Joined Band:1997 Favourite Strathaven PB moment: 2001 trip to Alden Biesen Chris's favourite piping moment was practicing in a glen in the Canadian Rockies and suddenly having a feeling he was being watched. Turning round he saw a bus load of Japanese tourists taking his photo. Many believe he only goes to the practices so that he can go to the pub afterwards. Can often be seen puffing his way around the roads of Strathaven on his push (he is more off than on it) bike.
	Piper Alistair Menzies Year Joined Band: 2003. Favourite Strathaven PB moment: His first Strathaven Gala Day (2004). Alistair is the newest member of the pipe core although he is well known to most of the band through links with the Friends of Scouts band in Cambuslang. Alistair has the 2004 Strathaven Gala day as his favourite PB moment......this is surprising as we doubt he can remember much of it !!
	Drum Major Peter Smith Year Joined Band: 1995 Favourite Strathaven PB moment: Belgium Drum Major, Snare drummer and even on occassion Bass drummer it is all no problem to the irrepressible Peter Smith. Like the rest of the drum core, including his wife Mary, he cites winning the Best drum core at Sanqhar as one of his favourite moments.
	L-R Tenor Drummer Harriet Findlater-Lang, Bass Drummer Scott Brown Tenor Drimmer Mary Smith and snare drummer Gordon seivwright. Harriet Findlater-Lang Joined Band: 1998 Favourite Strathaven PB moment: Winning the Best Drum Core at Sanqhar. Mary Smith Year Joined Band: 1997 Favorite Strathaven PB moment: Winning the Best Drum Core at Sanqhar. Hariet and Mary are the sisters at the heart of the tenor drum section. Scott Brown. Year Joined Band: 1997 Favourite Strathaven PB moment: Winning the Best Drum Core at Sanqhar. Big Scott is the heartbeat of the band. Scott's dedication to the band is shown by his playing for the band through 2004 despite breaking his leg earlier in the year. Gordon Seivwright Year Joined Band: 2001 Favourite Strathaven PB moment: Winning the Best Drum Core at Sanqhar. Gordon is now firmly established in the Snare drum section. Indeed on a couple of rare occassions he has BEEN the snare drum section.
	Pipe band Secretary Stuart Hanna Year Joined Band: 2000 Favourite Strathaven PB moment: Belgium 2001 Stuart is the Pipe band secretary and as such the man responsible for making sure everything happens in a timely fashion. Stuart is also learning to play the pipes and should be out with the band soon. He can often seen racing through the back roads of Avondale on his bicycle.

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