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Rob Proctor, front, leaves the Trent N Dale Pub after playing a set for the small crowd after the St. Patrick's Day Parade, Saturday March 11, 2006. The Spokane Valley Fire Department Pipes and Drums Corps will be performing off and on at O'Doherty's Irish Pub at 11723 E. Sprague, in Spokane Valley on St. Patrick's Day. Kathryn Stevens The Spokesman-Review.
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From left: Brian Foster-Dow, Kurt Kilayko and Rob Proctor play for the patrons of Cyrus O'Leary's after the St. Patrick's Day Parade. The men are part of the Spokane Valley Fire Department Pipes and Drums Corps. They played in area bars last Saturday and will do the same on St. Patrick's Day to raise money for their band. Their main function is play for firefighters and other para-military personnel funerals. Kathryn Stevens The Spokesman-Review.
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Greg Bennett keeps his drum sticks in his knee-high socks before the St. Patrick's Day parade begins. The Spokane Valley Fire Department Pipes and Drums Corps wear traditional Scottish para-military uniform, that had been brought over with the Scottish and Irish immegrants, who came to the United States and often took jobs with the police or fire departments. Kathryn Stevens The Spokesman-Review.
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Terry Best, owner of O'Doherty's Irish Pub in the Spokane Valley, claps after the Spokane Valley Fire Department Pipes and Drums Corps finish one of their many performances at the pub. "This is our home base," Brian Foster-Dow, one of the group's three bagpipers said. The group will perform off and on all day at the Spokane Valley O'Doherty's on St. Patrick's Day. Kathryn Stevens The Spokesman-Review.
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From left: Kurt Kilayko, Rob Proctor, Brian Foster-Dow, and Brian Treffry (behind on left) complete the St. Patrick's Day Parade route and smile as passers-by comment on their playing ability, Saturday March 11, 2006 in downtown Spokane. The Spokane Valley Fire Department Pipes and Drums Corps usually play for para-military funerals, but were out for the festivities of St. Patrick's Day. The corps will be out at area pubs and bars tonight to celebrate the holiday. Kathryn Stevens The Spokesman-Review.
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The Spokane Valley Fire Department Pipes and Drums Corps march across the Washington Street Bridge Saturday March 11, 2006 during the St. Patrick's Day Parade. The pipes and drums corps also plays for firefighter's and other para-military personnel funerals. The band was formed about three years ago and has grown since, both in numbers and in talent. Kathryn Stevens The Spokesman-Review.
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Members of the Spokane Valley Fire Department Pipes and Drums Corps joke with each other before the start of the St. Patrick's Day Parade March 11, 2006. The pipes and drums corps is a group of five volunteer's from the Spokane Valley Fire Department, who say they had little to no musical training before they joined the group. Kathryn Stevens The Spokesman-Review.
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Brian Foster-Dow, right, reattaches Rob Proctor's broach at his shoulder, as they prepare for the beginning of the St. Patrick's Day Parade Saturday March 11, 2006. Kathryn Stevens The Spokesman-Review.
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From left: Kurt Kilayko, Rob Proctor, Greg Bennett (behind), Brian Foster-Dow and Brian Treffry (not pictured), march out of the Washington Street Bridge underpass during the St. Patrick's Day Parade Saturday March 11, 2006 in downtown Spokane. The men are a part of the Spokane Valley Fire Department Pipes and Drums Corps, an all-volunteer band. Kathryn Stevens The Spokesman-Review.