Our Active Membership Roster
Our membership is currently comprised of talented pipers and drummers from throughout the states of California and Nevada. The pipers and drummers have all had success with bands and in solo competitions and most are quite active as individual competitors and performers. Our musical leaders are among the best in their craft and are both known not only for being outstanding players, but also as avid instructors and adjudicators. Click on any of the names below to learn more about our diverse group of musicians.
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Our Associate Membership
These members include people who currently support the operation of The Band as well as players on leave of absence from The Band along with players and students who are not yet part of the competition group.
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Membership Profiles
 Jacy Anderson, Drum Major - WebsiteJacy Anderson is a World Class Drum Major. A graduate and Drum Major of Chula Vista High School, he has been with groups such as the LA Scots. He has been Drum Major for the James J. Coyne Memorial Pipe Band since 2003. |
 David Boyd, Snare Drummer - Email - WebsiteDavid started drumming very young initially learning the various rudiments from his oldest brother, Robert. He wasn't very serious until joining the City of Glendale Pipe Band at age 13, where he was taught by Kim Wallek. David has played with the 53rd Street Cabar Feidh under John Davis, the LA Police under Callum Hannah, and served 2 year as Drum Sergeant of JJCMPB. In December 2005, he invited Andrew Hoinacki as Drum Sergeant and remains as a key player in the snare line. David has many solo drumming awards and also plays with the Celtic band "Silent Planet". |
 Mike Boyd, OperationsProfile forthcoming. |
 Robert Boyd, Snare DrummerRobert remembers, when he was 5 years old, marching in his backyard with his dad and grandfather playing their pipes. He started attending rehearsals and knew he wanted to play snare drum. He got started and took First Place in his very first solo contest! He took time away from Scottish music to play guitar and drumset during high school. He watched as his younger brothers become excellent musicians, Eric as a piper and David as a drummer. He has been drawn back into the fold and considers it an honor and blessing from God to play right next to David in this corps. |
 Tim Burke, PiperTim started as a piper with Glendora High School Pipe Band under the instruction of Jeff Henderson and Darrell Calvillo. He joined JJCMPB during the early 2007 offseason but was unable to complete the season with the band. He picked up with the Pasadena Scots and played with them for the remainder of the season helping the band earn the 2007 WUSPBA Grade 4 Champion Supreme honors. Tim has now returned to JJCMPB for the coming season. |
 Darrell Calvillo, Pipe Sergeant - Email - WebsiteDarrell began to learn the pipes at age thirteen through the Glendora High School Pipe Band and was elected pipe sergeant his senior year. He joined JJCMPB in 2004 and was named as Pipe Sergeant in late 2006. Darrell is a solo competitor as well. A couple of his recent accomplishments have been the aggregate solo piping prize at the Seaside Highland Games in October 2005 and the aggregate solo pipng prize at the Queen Mary Scottish Festival in February 2006. |
 Victoria Canchola, Tenor DrummerVictoria began drumming with the Grade IV City of Glendale Pipe Band under Pipe Major, James J. Coyne. A year later, Seumas Coyne invited her up to The City of Glendale's Grade II band, where she "flourished" under the leadership of Drum Sergeant's Alan Savage and Kim Wolleck. The Glendale's grade II band enjoyed a run of success across the U.S. & Canada and Victoria excelled in solo competition as well. Upon Seumas' return to California from New York, Victoria was thrilled to be invited into JJCMPB, especially having personally known "Jimmy." Career changes have caused Victoria to take a hiatus from the band, but she looks forward to returning to competition as soon as her schedule allows. |
 Chris Carson, PiperChris overcame his Bakersfield birth to become a piper in the Irish, then Scottish tradition. He studied under Jack Turnbull, John Massey, and Jim Coyne. He has performed with many groups over the years, including, most notably, The Clontarf Irish Warpipe Band, Balgray Pipe Band of Granada Hills, L. A. Police Pipe Band, 53rd Street Pipe Band, City of Los Angeles Highlanders and the Pacific Coast Highlanders out of Ventura County. At this point in his career, the venerable virtuoso is at the peak of his powers. |
 Sarah Cooper, PiperSarah has been piping since she was twelve. She began her studies with Helen Gladden and the Alameda County Sheriffs Pipe Band. She soon joined the band and played with them for five years. Sarah was promoted to Pipe Major for the 2002 season. Sarah joined the James J. Coyne Memorial Pipe Band in 2003 and is one of the key players in The Band today. Sarah has won many awards in grade I solo piping and has studied at the College of Piping in Scotland. |
 Briana Coyne, Tenor DrummerProfile forthcoming. |
 Norma Coyne, Tenor Drummer / Operations - Email - WebsiteProfile forthcoming. |
 Seumas Coyne, Pipe Major - Email - WebsiteSeumas started playing bagpipes at the age of 3, and turned professional by age 12. He was taught by his father, James J. Coyne, as well as Angus Mackay, Jimmy McIntosh, Murray Henderson, Jack Lee, Tom McAllister Jr. and J.K. McAllister. He has played with successful bands including Shotts & Dykehead, St. Mary's District, Simon Fraser University, City of Washington, the Los Angeles Scots. He has been Pipe Major of the City of Glendale, Chicago Caledonian, and now James J. Coyne Memorial. He uses his many years of prizewinning experience to educate players through the James J. Coyne Memorial School of Piping & Drumming. |
 Jeremy Cull, Piper - EmailJeremy began his musical involvement at the age of 12 performing on piano at major events including the Southwestern Youth Music Festival and the Los Angeles Liszt competition. In August 2000 he began learning bagpipes at Glendora High School. Seeing immediate competitive success, he was quickly promoted to Grade I within three years. He played in the 2004 World Pipe Band Championships with the Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band, taking 3rd place in Grade 3A. He has received tuition from Geoffrey Henderson, Ian Whitelaw, Andrew Wright and Murray Henderson. Jeremy has been a member of JJCMPB since late 2003. |
 Andrew Fusco, PiperAndrew is one of our distance-players commuting from Las Vegas, Nevada. Along with his committments to JJCMPB, he is also the Pipe Major of his home town band, the Grade 4 Desert Skye Pipes & Drums. |
| Tangie Hill, Bass Drummer Profile forthcoming. |
 Andrew Hoinacki, Drum Sergeant - Email - WebsiteWith over 20 years of competitive experience in snare, tenor and bass drumming, Andrew has established a winning reputation as a player, instructor and adjudicator. He serves as the Drum Sergeant of the James J. Coyne Memorial Pipe Band and has previously served as Drum Sergeant of the Grade 1 LA Scots Pipe Band and the Grade 2 Chicago Caledonian Pipe Band. He is member of the Western US Pipe Band Association Music Board and is a certified adjudicator on their A-panel for solo and band drumming as well as ensemble. Andrew is the founder of ScottishDrumming.com and serves as a clinical instructor throughout North America as well as teaching students in Southern California. |
 Michael Huntley, Tenor DrummerMichael Huntley has been pretending he knows how to drum, like most drunken Irishmen, since the early 1980's. He stumbled and fumbled through such renouned bands as Glenn Morh, Glenn Lyon and City of Glendale pipe bands. Once he even won an award for contributing to the band winning first place. At the correct angle the inscription reads: "Thank GOD he showed up." That was in Hawaii in 1990. Hmmmmm. Evidently he is on track for the "What have you done for me lately" Jackson award sometime this year. |
 Aaron Mars, Snare DrummerAaron started with the Cameron Highlanders of San Diego in Grades 4 and 3. He transferred to play in the Grade 2 Los Angeles Police Pipe Band until it dissolved in 2003. He spent a few seasons travelling to play with the Iowa Scottish Pipes & Drums, and in 2006 returned to "the Camerons". For 2007 Aaron will serve as Drum Sergeant of the Camerons in Grade 4 as well as playing with JJCMPB. |
 Jeff McElhiney, PiperJeff is one of our traveling members and lives in Gillette, Wyoming. He started learning the pipes in 2004 and is self taught. He is currently studying with Jori Chisholm through web-cam lessons. As well as joining JJCMPB in late 2007, he also continues to serve as Pipe Seargent for the Wyoming Pipe and Drum Band in his hometown. |
| Carol McQuaid, Operations Profile forthcoming. |
 Allison Porch, Tenor DrummerProfile forthcoming. |
 Aaron Stewart, Snare DrummerAaron is from Provo, Utah, where he is currently a student at Brigham Young University. He joined JJCMPB in 2003. Aaron has taken a leave of absence from The Band for the 2007-2008 seasons to carry out a religious mission in Birmingham, Alabama. |
 Colin Stewart, PiperColin travels to play with us from Provo, Utah. He has taken a leave of absence from The Band for the 2006-2007 seasons to carry out a religious mission in Sweden. |
 Shaun Stipp, Piper - EmailShaun started his musical career on guitar at the age of eleven. He has performed on the Kevin and Bean morning show at thirteen and won the first round of the Dan Stover scholarship contest at sixteen. Shaun played with his high school jazz ensemble and began playing pipes his sophomore year. In 2005-2006 he served as Pipe Major of the Glendora High School Pipe Band and latterly became a member of JJCMPB the same year. He looks forward to continued success with The Band. |
 Ian R. Werner, Piper - Email - WebsiteIan Werner is 25 years old and spet the first 21 years of his life growing up in the SF Bay Area. He now lives in Turlock and goes to school in Merced. He received his initial instruction from Ellison Dunlap. He then followed up with more intensive competition-oriented lessons with Kate Melenyzer. Following the collapse of the L.A. Police Pipe Band, circa 1996, Ian joined the newly formed Alameda County Sheriff's Pipe Band (grade II), led by the dynamic duo Helen & Tim Gladden. Thus, Ian received instruction from Helen, and on certain occasions, from Ian Whitelaw. Now, Ian is an active member of Coyne Memorial and competes in grade I solo piping. Ian has received instruction from not only the thee aforementioned people but briefly from Dugald MacNeill, Gavin Stoddart, Harry McNulty, Angus J. MacLellen and Murray Henderson. |