Our Approach
Brotherhood Above All
The Indianapolis Public Safety Pipes and Drums exists to continue the tradition of honoring our fallen public safety personnel. Made up of people from a multitude of safety backgrounds, the band performs, teaches and travels to foster brotherhood during the best and worst times in public safety.
Our Story
Our Story
The band travels all across the midwest region performing with other bands as part of the massed funeral band at Line of Death funerals. Additionally, we perform in the annual St. Patrick's Day parade and as the host band for the Fire Department Instructor's Conference in Indianapolis.
Meet the Band
Courtney Rice
Pipe Major
Courtney has been playing bagpipes for 25 years, 17 of those with the band, and has been pipe major for 12.
Billy MacLeod
Pipe Sergeant
Billy has been playing bagpipes with the band for 13 years. He has been pipe sergeant for 3 years
Mark Wills
Pipe Sergeant
Mark has been piping for more than 25 years and has been with the band for 15 years. He has served as pipe major and currently serves as pipe sergeant
Chad Tatman
Drum Major
Chad recently took the mantle of drum major after the retirement of Drum Major Emeritus Clayton Thomas. HE started i the band as a snare drummer.
Ian Reppert
Drum Sergeant
Ian serves as drum sergeant and manages the bass line of the drum corps.
Ryan Miller
Drum Sergeant
Ryan serves as lead snare and manages the snare line of the drum corps.
Steven Bond
Pipe Corporal
Steve has been with the band since the police and fire bands merged into a single unit. He serves as pipe corporal for the band.
Neil Reeves
Pipe Corporal
Neil serves as pipe corporal with the band and also serves as pipe major for the honor guard band at his home department.
Patty Powell
Bagpiper
Patty has been piping with the band for 15 years.
Pete Arcamo
Snare Drummer
Pete has been playing with the band as a snare drummer and is currently learning to play bagpipes.
Jeff Campbell
Bagpiper
Jeff has been playing with the band for more than 10 years.
Troy Clements
Bagpiper
Troy has been with the band for one year.
Dan Davis
Bagpiper
Dan is a charter member of the band, having served as a bagpiper for more than 20 years.
Chris Dickerson
Bagpiper
Chris joined the band after the merger with the police pipe bands.
Brett Havlin
Bass Drummer
Brett graduated to the bass drummer role from the tenor line.
Isaiah Hart
Bass Drummer
Isaiah recently joined the band as a second bass drummer.
Nick O'Hare
Snare Drummer
Nick recently joined the band as a snare drummer.
Clayton Thomas
Drum Major Emeritus
Clayton recently retired as Drum Major/Band Manager. Clayton served the band as a charter member and led the band for 20 years.
Luke Cody
Bagpiper
Luke Joined us this year as a piper.
Matt Fullington
Bagpiper
Matt joined us this year as a piper