Who Doesn't Love the Thistle?
The Caine College of the Arts' Scotsmen Pipe and Drum Corps perform throughout the year, including during commencement. The Scotsmen are featured in concert Friday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Caine Performance Hall.
Utah State University’s Scotsmen Pipe and Drum Corps, formed in 2010 by Caine College of the Arts’ dean Craig Jessop and bagpiper Matthew Earl, perform Friday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Caine Performance Hall on USU’s Logan campus. The theme of this year’s concert is “Who Doesn’t Love the Thistle?”
“We chose the theme because it blends the Scotsmen and the Aggies because of our fight song, ‘Who Doesn’t Love the Scotsman?’” Earl said. “The thistle is an iconic Scottish emblem and is represented in much of the pipe music we play.”
The band will perform traditional piping tunes, including marches, airs, strathspeys, reels and jigs.
“Our goal is to tell the rich history behind the pipes and to allow the audience to experience the unique music that goes along with that history,” Earl said.
The Scotsmen Pipe and Drum Corps includes Matthew Earl, Matt Judd, Justin Tueller, James Pitts, Jamie Reynolds, Matthew Gilbert, Donny Anderson, Myriam Anderson and Josh Musselman on bagpipes. Emily Ashcroft and Eric Walker are drummers.
Tickets for the Scotsmen Pipe and Drum Corps are $10 general admission, $8 seniors and youth, $5 USU faculty and staff and free for USU students with ID. For more information and tickets, visit the CCA Box Office located in room L-101 of the Chase Fine Arts Center on USU’s campus, call 435-797-8022 or see the college’s Production Services website.
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Writer and contact: Whitney Schulte, 435-797-9203, whitney.schulte@usu.edu
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