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Our
Patch shows the Bear Mountain Bridge
spanning the Hudson River. The Band consists of police
officers who live and work in the Hudson Valley Region. |
Our
band was formed in March of 2000 by a small group of law enforcement
officers who played in various civilian bagpipe bands in the Hudson
Valley Region. We began with ten members who had a mutual desire to
serve our community and within two years have almost tripled in
membership and we continue to grow today. We are comprised of law
enforcement officers who are employed or reside within the Hudson
Valley Region and are of Irish descent. It is our commitment to
assist our community by providing quality entertainment in a variety
of ways. We have donated our services and performed at events such
as police graduations, awards ceremonies, police memorials, Dare
Graduations throughout the Hudson Valley, at Valley Central High
School with Det. Stephen McDonald, the NY-COPS Foundation on the Intrepid with
the Hon. Governor George
Pataki, the International Hotel and Restaurant Trade show at the
Jacob
Javitz Center, at many parades throughout the Hudson
Valley and at several memorial and candlelight vigils resulting
from the WTC tragedy. We've also performed regularly on area radio
stations and cable networks as well as being featured in "The Buzz"
section of the
The Times Herald-Record. In all we've performed at approximately
100 area events throughout the Hudson Valley.
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Our
Shield (Plaid Pin) is modeled
after the Police Shield. The Shamrock in the center is a
symbol of Ireland. At this current time all of the Band
Members are Irish by descent. |
We currently have
twelve sets of
music in addition to many single tunes which we play at our various performances. Over the past
six
years we have helped several fire departments claim trophies for
best marching unit while taking best pipe band and or musical unit
In many of those parades as well. Piper Kevin Cummings
maintains our web site which has received several awards for
outstanding website construction. Our band members are clad in
an original tartan which the band has registered with the Scottish
Tartan Society. A
gold colored shield is worn on the chest which represents the Hudson Valley
law enforcement community of which we are a part.
We were able to accomplish so
much in such a short period of time due to support received by a
number of private organizations. The Beacon Elks Lodge, The Town
of New Windsor and the Ancient Order of Hibernians - Division 2 in
Cornwall have been
gracious enough to lend us their facilities for practices and band
events. Dana Distributors has provided us with transportation which has assisted us in getting to and from our
destinations safely and responsibly as well as promoting our
organization throughout the region.
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Our unique
HVRP Band Tartan is registered with the Scottish Tartan Society. |
Joe Brady, Sr. with over 50 years of bag piping experience, has
acted as our Bagpipe Instructor for many years. Our present
Band Instructor is Andre Beliveau, a talented young piper with a
passion for piping! We also appreciate the media such as WBNR radio,
K104.7, WTKR Cable Network and The Times Herald-Record for their
kind words and continued support. It has been this type of support
which has assisted us in growing as a band and attaining our goal of
providing quality entertainment throughout the Hudson Valley and
keeping the dream alive.
We are available for hire for events such as weddings, funerals,
parties, parades, etc... and can provide from one piper to an entire
band depending on your needs. Contact us for all your entertainment
needs. |