CelticFest Performer Bios

The British Columbia Regiment, Irish Pipes and Drums were formed in 1992, with one Piper who acted as the Commanding Officers Piper. Formerly, it had existed as the Irish Fusiliers Pipe Band of the Irish Fusiliers of Canada Reserve Regiment based at the Stanley Park Armoury in Vancouver. The Regiment and Pipe Band were disbanded in 1964 after the destruction of the Armoury in a fire 3 years previous.

In June 2002, The Irish Fusiliers of Canada and the British Columbia Regiment were formally merged to preserve the Battle Honours and name of the Irish Fusiliers of Canada (The Vancouver Regiment). With the merger, the BCR Irish Pipes and Drums have become a visible symbol of the Irish heritage of these two outstanding regiments.

The British Columbia Regiment Irish Pipes and Drums consisting of 24 members are one of five serving Irish regimental pipe bands in the world and appear under the direction of Pipe Major, Warrant Officer Jordan Seguin, and by the kind permission of Lt. Col. Bruce Kadanoff, Commanding Officer of the British Columbia Regiment. The band, which is an all-volunteer band made up of civilian women, men and youth of diverse ethnic origins, is based out of the Beatty Street Armoury in Vancouver, B.C.

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