Chad Goodman has been playing the bagpipes since the age of thirteen. He is the current Pipe Major of the Kelowna Pipe Band Society. His piping career started in Newfoundland and has taken him across the country playing in New Brunswick, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Banff and across British Columbia. Chad has played at the World Championships in Scotland, on three separate occasions. He has also had the privilege of piping at the Governor General’s garden parties in Ottawa, as well as various military mess dinners over the years.

He has played for weddings, funerals, birthday parties and other events throughout the Okanagan.

Chad has vast experience playing for all sorts of occasions and looks forward to helping to add a nice touch of the Highlands to your event.

Andy Moore has been playing bagpipes for over 50 years. He started lessons as a boy with the Black Watch Cadets in Montréal, Québec, and then enlisted with the Black Watch, Royal Highlanders of Canada (CF Reserves) where he was an infantryman and a piper with the Regimental Pipes and Drums. After 14 years with the Black Watch, he moved to Ottawa and joined the RCAF Pipes and Drums. He played with the RCAF for over 25 years including over 10 years as Pipe Sergeant. He now resides in Kelowna and is the Pipe Sergeant for the Kelowna Pipe Band Society Pipes and Drums.

Through his many years playing with these pipe bands, Andy was honoured to play at many events and historical locations including Vimy Ridge, Beaumont-Hamel, Dieppe, Courcelette, and Ypres among many other sites and events important to Canadians. He has also played for several members of the Royal Family, for many Governor Generals, and several visiting foreign leaders. Throughout these 50 years, Andy has also played for funerals, head tables, and, of course, many, many weddings.