(Posted:
11/29/04)
Peter
Skae & Joe Brady Jr. Back in the Ranks
Monaghan is proud to welcome back Peter Skae and Joe Brady Jr. to an
already strong Roster.
Peter, who started piping under Ed Larkin and Joe brady Jr. has been
an open/professional piper since 1991 and recently won a first place
at the prestigious London
Highland Club Challenge Cup.
Joe Brady Jr.
is an EUSPBA Panel Piping Judge. Through the years Joe has played with
some of the top bands in the country.
(Posted: 1/16/04)
Tribute to Martin
(click photo)
(Posted: 1/14/04)
The Monaghan family has lost two very dear members. Martin Duffy and daughter Hannah past away last night at their home in the Bronx. Martin was a major influence in the progression of the band and his passion for drumming was unmatched. Both of them will be dearly missed.
Wife Valerie and son John are in critical condition. Please keep them in your prayers.
Wake and funeral information will be posted here at a later time.
(Posted: 11/14/03)
Peter Skae Wins London Highland Challenge
Monaghan Pipe Band is pleased to announce that its former Pipe Sergeant – Peter Skae - recently competed at the London Highland Club Challenge Cup at the Scottish Society of London’s 64th Annual Competition held at Hampton Court London. Peter came home with the First Place Cup in this prestigious Piobaireachd event.
(Posted: 10/30/03)
Monaghan Soloists have Impressive Season
The EUSPBA has released this seasons final standings with several Monaghan players at the top of the list.
2003
Overall Standings:
Grade 1 Drumming
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Rich Janniello
-
1st Place (18
drummers)
Grade 2 Piping
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Jesse Ofgang -
3rd Place (96
pipers)
Grade 3 Piping
-
Scott
Gajdos -
1st Place (260
pipers)
- Congratulations
to Oran Mor and Saffron United on their 1st Place tie for the Overall
Grade II band title.
Website Updates
Various
improvements and updates have been made to the website.
- Check out the Online Metronome on the "Links" page or just
click
here -
(Posted:
8/7/02)
Monaghan in Canada
Monaghan competed at the North American Championships in Maxville, Ontario and at the Montreal Highland Games this past weekend. The band took 5th out of 12 bands at Montreal on Sunday, with the Drum Corps taking 3rd place.
Look for Monaghan next at the Hunter Mountain Celtic Festival on August 18th in Hunter, NY.
(Posted:
7/22/02)
Monaghan at Rockland
The band played at the Rockland County Feis in Stony Point, NY this past Sunday, placing third overall in a MSR competition. Congratulations to Jesse Ofgang, who played in his first ever band competition. The breakdown was as follows:
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Oran Mor 1 1 2 3 (P-Chuck Murdoch, P-Jim Stack, E-Gordie Peters, D-Martin Beaton)
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Tulach Ard 2 4 1 1
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Monaghan 4 2 3 2
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Saffron United 3 3 4 4
(Posted:
7/7/02)
Monaghan at Round Hill
Monaghan traveled to the Round Hill Highland Games in Norwalk, CT this past Saturday to play in a medley event. The band placed second overall in the competition behind Tulach Ard of Boston, MA. The breakdown was as follows:
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Tulach Ard 1 1 2 1 (P-Nancy Tunnicliffe, P-Joe Brady Sr., E-Gordie Peters, D-Dave Armit)
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Monaghan 4 2 1 2
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Oran Mor 2 3 3 3
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Manchester 3 4 5 5 (challenging up)
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Mohawk Valley Frasers 5 5 4 4 (challenging up)
*Please note that
the proper results were not announced at the massed bands. Apparently,
the first column of piping scores were read as the final results. Also,
St. Columcille challenged for evaluation purposes only.
(Posted:
5/19/02)
Monaghan at Colonial
Monaghan traveled to the Colonial Highland Gathering in Fair Hill, MD this past Saturday to play in an unsanctioned medley contest against the grade 1 City of Washington Pipe Band. Judged by Reay MacKay, David Bailiff, Willie Connell, Albert McMullin(E) and Tom Kee(D) at the end of a cold, rainy and dreary day, the event saw Washington taking first and Monaghan placing second.
(Posted:
5/8/02)
Monaghan at Monmouth
Monaghan played in its first competition of the season this past Saturday at the Monmouth Celtic Festival. Although the band took second place to Saffron United, the drummers walked away with best corps of the day. Congratulations to the drummers on their win, and also to Scott Gajdos and Mark Fields on their first competition with MPB.
(Posted:
4/13/02)
Kevin's Radio Debut
Check out the Multimedia page for a new audio clip of Monaghan heavyweight Kevin DiFiore performing on New York's Only Classic Rock Station Q104.3.
(Posted:
4/8/02)
Tunes of Glory
Along with thousands of pipers and drummers from around the country and the globe, the Monaghan Pipe Band was happy to march up New York's 6th Avenue and into Central Park to raise funds for cancer research in the US and UK.
(Posted:
4/6/02)
Concert a Success
The Scottish Power Concert was a great success. Check out the Multimedia Page for Monaghan's opening 3/4's (Loch Maree & Far Over Struy).
Monaghan
Opening for Scottish Power
(Posted: 3/4/02)
New Members
The
Monaghan Pipe Band is happy to welcome pipers Bill Duffy and Scott Gajdos
and snare drummer Mark Fields aboard for 2002.
(Posted:
2/22/02)
Opening Act
Under the direction of Pipe Major Roddy MacLeod and Drum Sergeant John Scullion, the grade 1 Scottish Power Pipe Band will perform a benefit concert for the New York Police and Fire Widows and Children's Fund on Thursday, April 4, 2002. The Monaghan Pipe Band is pleased to announce that it will be opening for such a great band and for so worthy a cause.
"Scottish
Power Pipe Band in Concert"
with special guests the Monaghan Pipe Band
Thursday,
April 4, 2002
at 7:30 in the evening
Washington Irving High School Auditorium
40 Irving Place
New York City
For
further information please email: info@pipefest.com
For
ticket information, call the NYU Center for Music Performance at (212)
992-9751
Click Button for PipeFest.com.
(Posted: 1/4/02)
"Moving Up"
Congratulations
to the following Monaghan band members on their upgrades in the solo
circuit:
Lachlan Cameron - Upgraded to Grade 2 Piping
Tom Munks - Upgraded to Grade 2 Piping
Scott Gajdos - Upgraded to Grade 3 Piping
Rich Janniello - Upgraded to Grade 1 Snare
(EUSPBA Grade 2 Champion)
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