Torphy Pipes and Drums

Oíche Shamhna shona duit!

Members of the band along with the Monmouth County Police and Fire Pipes and Drums were honored to play at the opening ceremony of the First Annual First Responder Appreciation Day hosted by the Ken Tietjen Memorial foundation. It was a beautiful day and a great event.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support the band at our Pub Night. The funds raised will go a long way toward outfitting our four new pipers as well as allowing us to continue providing free professional instruction to those wanting to learn the pipes or drums.

St. Agnes Blue Mass 2023. Always an honor. Thank you to the Knights of Columbus Rev. Joseph J. Donnelly Council 11660.

A great big thank you to all who came out for the Pop Conlin Irish Wake Fundraiser yesterday. The weather cooperated and it ended up being a beautiful day and a great time for an even better cause. Photo credit to Laurie Kegley.

Massed band 3:00PM all bands welcome to participate contact Russ for more information

Beautiful night at St. Mary’s Great
Fair!

Come out to the Dublin House on September 30. All pipe bands are welcome to participate. Golf shirts and kilts. Always a great benefit for a great cause. Tuning 1:30 PM.

Congratulations to our drummer girl Molly on receiving one of the Port Authority Police Dept. Pipes and Drums Memorial Scholarships last night. This meant a lot to her Mom, having been blessed to have known these three great men who were heroes killed in the attacks on 9/11 along with 34 other PAPD officers. 37 Never Forget.

What a beautiful day we had to honor and remember our fallen service members at the Keansburg Memorial Day Parade.

Our young pipers did well today at the Fair Hill Scottish Games taking a 2nd in the Piobaireachd and 3rd in the March. Well done Lads!

Old Bridge FSOS will be holding their Pub Night April 15. Hope to see you there!

Great parade season. Now on to Pub Night
Saturday April 15 7:30 pm
Eamonn Ryan band.
Tables available 25$ pp
Contact John Hatton or any Band member.

A few from the South Amboy Parade.

Some video from Highlands Fire Department after the parade. This year we were teamed up with the Old Bridge Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh. https://youtu.be/LCdKuhKw_jY
https://youtu.be/63NYxkJoD9g

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No band photo from South Amboy yesterday, so we would like to give a shout out to Roger, our faithful driver from Shamrock Stage Coach, for getting us around and putting up with our shenanigans.

View from the Chubby Pickle’s roof. Great shot!

Another great weather day in Highlands! South Amboy tomorrow.

Another great day in Rumson today! Long day. The band played at a house party before the parade, then the parade, then a business party after and rounded out the day at the Columbus Club in Fair Haven along with the Birmingham 6 (great Philly band if you’ve never heard them).Broke in a bass drummer on the fly too (thanks Tom!) Feel better Bud! We missed you!

Do you know what today is? Happy International Bagpipe Day!

International Bagpipe Day- March 10 Prepare your kilts as we celebrate one of the world’s most exceptional woodwind instruments!

Unfortunately the Middletown St. Patrick’s Day Parade set for tomorrow March 11th has been postponed due to weather. Tentative new date of April 1st. We hope to see you all at the Rumson Parade on Sunday March 12th.

Beautiful day for the Belmar Parade! Happy 50th anniversary!

Thanks to the Guerin family for hosting the Belmar kick off!

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The band is always looking for new members! If you have thought about learning the pipes or drums we have several new students looking for you to join them! If you are an experienced player looking for a place to land we are happy to welcome you. The band offers professional instruction in a family friendly environment. Please message us for details. You could be on the street with us by next season. What are you waiting for?

To kick off the season, we had the pleasure of playing at the Belmar St. Patrick's Day Parade 50th Anniversary Fundraiser at the Salty Whale in Manasquan. Thank you to the Coast Star for the nice mention in their January 12th issue.

Honored to represent the band and Middletown Township Police Department at the 4th Degree Knights of Columbus Exemplification yesterday on the Battleship New Jersey BB-62.

Members of the band had a great time supporting Jason’s Dreams for Kids at the Annual Pop Conlin Irish Wake Fundraiser held at the Dublin House in Red Bank this past Saturday. Got to debut our new O’Neills kit!

Thank you to the Rumson Memorial Day Parade Committee for inviting us to play at your ceremony. It was an honor.