Louisville Fire & Rescue Pipes and Drums
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The Louisville Fire & Rescue Pipes and Drums was founded in 1996 with the help of the Kosair Shrine Pipe band. It was made up of mainly Louisville Fire Department active and retired members. The unit was formed in response to the Line of Duty Death of Fire Fighter Sgt Strawn Nutter and the lack of pipers to perform the traditional honors. Now they have expanded further to include other area Fire and Police Departments, and anyone who wants to learn how to play the Bagpipes and have a good time. The band is based in Louisville, Kentucky and is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization.
The Louisville Fire & Rescue Pipes and Drums unit provides music for parades, ceremonies, memorials, graduations, funerals, weddings and other services throughout the Kentuckiana area. Members of the unit include active and retired members from the Louisville Fire and Rescue, members of Jefferson County fire protection districts, members of volunteer fire departments from surrounding counties and Indiana, Louisville Metro Police, United States Federal Protective Service, civilian members who have joined the unit as a form of community service, and junior members (i.e. 10 and under).
Although the pipeband maintains a performance schedule mostly in the Kentuckiana area, the band has had members travel to California, New York, Texas, and various other states to perform for services such as memorials and dedications. Through the years, the Louisville Fire & Rescue Pipes and Drums have built a solid reputation of great performances. The LFRP&D are consistently requested to perform by the Mayor’s office for various Metro Louisville events and by government officials for events through out Kentucky.
The Louisville Fire & Rescue Pipes and Drums is under the direction of Pipe Major Carolyn H. Cook, Paramedic (retired).
