Pipe Bands

Cleveland is proud to be home to some of the best Pipe and Drum bands in the Midwest. Please click on the bands below for more information, or click here to view performance times in the schedule.

87th Cleveland Pipe Band, founded in 1987 by John Crawley, Sr., is a non-profit Scottish/Irish Pipe Band based out of Cleveland, Ohio.

87th Pipe & Drum


The Cleveland Firefighters Memorial Pipes and Drums was formed in 1991 with the primary purpose to “Honor Our Fallen.” The Gaelic version, “Onoir Do Na Marbh,” appears on the band’s bass drum and shoulder patches. The band participates in funerals to honor firefighters, EMS personnel and police officers and has traveled to Pennsylvania, Michigan, West Virginia and Massachusetts to perform for firefighter line of duty[...] Read More »

Cleveland Firefighters Memorial Pipes & Drums


The West Side Irish American Club Pipe Band originally started out as the Irish Heritage Pipe Band in 2002, and officially joined forces with the West Side Irish American Club in 2013. Of our nine pipers, five have been with the band since its inception, and our Drum Sergeant, Mike Taylor, has been with us since the beginning as well. For those of you keeping[...] Read More »

West Side Irish American Club Pipe & Drum