4/28/2014 - Sunday's ceremony began with lilting music from the long procession of bagpipers. (Staten Island Advance


​4/28/2014 - Irish Famine dead reburied as huge crowds attend (PHOTOS) (Irish Central)

4/28/2014 - Irish Great Hunger immigrants receive proper burial in Staten Island. (Demotix)

3/18/2014 - A member of Richmond County Pipes and Drums since 1996. (Staten Island Advance)

3/17/2014 - A handful of Richmond County Pipe & Drum members gathered to march in the parade. (Staten Island Advance)

1/21/2014 - Richmond County Pipes and Drums were among the groups to take part in last year's Staten Island St. Patrick's Parade on Forest Avenue. (Staten Island Advance)

11/21/2012 - Richmond County Pipe & Drum Corps marched down the aisles with their bagpipes in full throat. (Next Left Notes)

9/18/2012 -  The Richmond County Pipes and Drums band gave a stirring performance at this past weekend’s 31st Annual Great Irish Fair. (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)

9/17/2012 -  Among the entertainment was the rousing bagpipe and drum performance of the Richmond County Pipes & Drums Band. (McBrooklyn Blog)

5/28/2012 - Richmond County Pipes and Drums march in the Staten Island Memorial Day Parade on May 30, 2011. (Staten Island Advance Photo)

3/24/2012 - The band opens up for Ronan Tynan and Judy Collins at the Historical St. George Theater. (SI Advance Photo)

3/17/2012 - Pipe Major Sean Waters on his first NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade as Pipe Major (Ed Lefkowicz photography

3/17/2012 - A view of 5th Avenue, NYC Parade, 2012 (Ed Lefkowicz photography)

3/17/2012 - A RCPD band member, also in Xaverian Pipes & Drums, who does the NYC Parade two times that day. Never wanting to disappoint his bandmates! (Ed Lefkowicz photography)

3/13/2012 - The latest Staten Islander of the Week is Larry Ronan, who has donated countless hours of his time as the President of Richmond County Pipes and Drums to teach Irish music and history throughout the borough. (NY1 Video

3/11/2012 - The band at the 2012 Union County St. Patrick's Day Parade (The Star Ledger Photo)

3/11/2012 - Cian Kelly marching at the 2012 Union County St. Patrick's Day Parade (The Starr Ledger)

3/10/2012 - Bobby Kelly teaches his son, Cian, drum strokes with the help of his nephew, Brendan Walsh at the 16th Annual Union County Parade.  (The Star Ledger Photo)

3/5/2012 - Staten Island is going green this weekend with the help of some bagpipers who will be marching in the annual St. Patrick's Day parade (NY1 Video)

5/31/2011 - The Memorial Day Parade wouldn't be complete without Richmond County Pipes and Drums (Staten Island Advance Photo)

2/17/2011 - St Patrick's Day Memories from former Band Member, Chris Byrne (Irish Echo)

5/30/2011 - Local Veterans March In Annual West Brighton Parade (NY1 Video) - Richmond County Pipes And Drums participates in the 92nd annual Staten Island Memorial Day Parade.

10/4/2010 - The Richmond County Pipes and Drums can be seen along the Columbus Day Parade route. (Staten Island Advance Photo)

9/1/2010 - Sean Waters of Richmond County Pipes & Drums skirls at the last Livingston Post Installation at Cedar Grove Beach. (Staten Island Advance Photo)

2/27/2007 - Richmond County Pipes And Drums Prepare For St. Patrick's Parade (NY1 video) - The Richmond Country Pipes and Drums have been a musical fixture at the Island's Saint Patrick's Day Parade for more than 40 years. NY1's Mara Montalbano filed the following report on how band members are already fine tuning their instruments in preparation for this year's big day. 

7/1998 - Staten Island Irish American Committee which twinned Staten Island and County Wexford in 1987. Richmond County Pipes & Drums performed.  (Hibernian Digest)

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6/13/2015 - Anna McGillicuddy, Deputy General Consul of Ireland, gets a membership certificate at the 17th Annual Staten Ireland Irish Fair from Richmond County Pipes and Drums as an honorary member. (Staten Island Advance)


3/21/2015 - Student to March in Highlands Parade, Twice! (Two River Times)


2/20/2015 - Richmond County Pipes and Drums bagpipe band rehearses in advance of their performance in the Staten Island St. Patrick's Parade. Slideshow. (Staten Island Advance)


2/22/2015 - One of Staten Island's oldest bagpipe bands warms up before busy St. Patrick's season. (Staten Island Advance

6/8/2014 - Richmond Country Pipes and Drums accepts a plaque of recognition from Staten Ireland Fair organizers. Staten Island Irish Fair, June 8, 2014 in Travis. (Staten Island Advance)

5/8/2014 - Guests were treated to a special performance of popular Irish tunes by the Richmond County Pipes and Drums. (Staten Island Advance

4/28/2014 -  The Friends of the Abandoned Cemetary event started with a funeral procession led by the Richmond County Pipes and Drums. (Irish Central).  Photos