Ian Sturrock Memorial Pipe Band

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The Ian Sturrock Memorial Pipe Band (ISMPB), is a bagpipe and drum band based in Birmingham, Alabama. The band was established in October, 2008 from the membership of the Heritage Pipes & Drums and was named to honor the pipe band's original founder and primary instructor Ian Sturrock.

The band is sponsored by Guinness®, the Saint Andrews Society of the Middle South and the Caledonian Society of Alabama.

ISMPB performs in and around Birmingham with traditional Irish pub band Jasper Coal and at various seasonal events for their sponsors. The band also leads the annual Saint Patrick's Day Parade along with the parade's primary sponsor the Birmingham Irish Cultural Society.

The band is currently under the leadership of Pipe Major Ryan Morrison. The membership of the band includes individuals from throughout Alabama as well as Georgia, Florida and Mississippi.

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