The first meeting was held at the home of Barry and Nancy Miller on November 14, 2003 to see if the interest was there for such an organization. The response was overwhelming and so Kentucky United Pipes and Drums was born.
Applications for Pipe Major were taken prior to the first meeting and the first Pipe Major of KUPD was chosen. Will Young of Versailles, Kentucky was chosen due to his experience and successes as a grade 2 EUSPBA piper and band member.
Other first year officers were chosen and include Vicky Goodloe-vice president, Ross DeAeth-pipe sergeant, Rick Clayburn-drum sergeant and treasurer, and Connie Clayburn-secretary/band support with the understanding that elections will be held each year.
The first performance of KUPD was at the Kentucky Scottish Weekend May 8th, 2004 with the band giving a strong performance winning 3rd place and the drum section taking 1st place.
The highlight of 2004 was the performance of KUPD at the Stone Mountain Highland Games in Stone Mountain, Georgia where the band took 2nd place out of 17 bands in grade 5, a great ending to a first year from a band at that time was not even 1 year old.
If you would like information on how you can get involved in piping or drumming, please sign our guest book with your inquiry and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
