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MFB at Bell Day

Michael F. Bell Bagpiping Bio,
Part II

Band Piping Experience
       (latest event at the top)

  • St. Mary Magdelene (Millville, NJ) St. Patrick's Day Hooley at Centerton Country Club, Pittsgrove, NJ, 03/15/08 with Birnam Wood

  • Kathleen's Celtic Gifts St. Patrick's Day Party, Turntable Junction, Flemington, NJ, 03/08/09 with Castle Dangerous

  • Memorial Masses for Spc. Eric Rivera at Our Lady Star of the Sea, Atlantic City, NJ, 11/14/07 with members of the Atlantic City Fire Department Sand Pipers Pipes and Drums

  • St. Mary Magdelene (Millville, NJ) St. Patrick's Day Hooley at Centerton Country Club, Pittsgrove, NJ, 03/17/07 with Birnam Wood and macLOUD

  • St. George's Pub St. Patrick's Day Celebration, Brigantine, NJ, 03/16/07 with Birnam Wood

  • Atlantic City Beer Festival, "Celebration of the Suds," Atlantic City, NJ, 03/10/07 and 03/11/07 with Birnam Wood and macLoud

  • Oakcrest High School, Mays Landing, NJ, 02/23/07 with Birnam Wood

  • 15th Annual Greater Philadelpha Mid-Winter Scottish & Irish Music Festival, King of Prussia, PA, 02/16/07 with Birnam Wood and macLOUD

  • Trinity Irish Pub and Carvery, The Pier at Caesars, Atlantic City, NJ, 02/08/07 with Birnam Wood

  • Trinity Irish Pub and Carvery, The Pier at Caesars, Atlantic City, NJ, 02/01/07 with Birnam Wood

  • Trinity Irish Pub and Carvery, The Pier at Caesars, Atlantic City, NJ, 12/28/06 with Birnam Wood

  • Trinity Irish Pub and Carvery, The Pier at Caesars, Atlantic City, NJ, 11/21/06 with Birnam Wood and macLOUD

  • Fernwood Scottish and Irish Music Festival, Buskill, PA, 11/11/06-11/12/06 with Birnam Wood and macLOUD

  • Trinity Irish Pub and Carvery, The Pier at Caesars, Atlantic City, NJ, 11/04/06 with Birnam Wood and macLOUD

  • Trail of Two Cities, 9th St. Bridge from Ocean City to Somers Point Walk/Run, 11/04/06 with macLOUD 

  • Smithville Irish Festival at Ireland and Old Lace, Smithville, NJ, 10/14/06 with Birnam Wood and macLOUD

  • Gloucester City Irish Festival, Gloucester City, NJ 09/30/06 with Birnam Wood

  • Egg Harbor Township NJ Summer Concert Series 08/18/06 with Birnam Wood and macLOUD

  • Bonnie Brae Scottish Festival and Highland Games, Liberty Corner, NJ 06/03/06 with Birnam Wood

  • 92.5 XTU Party at Ireland and Old Lace, Smithville, NJ, 05/29/06 with Birnam Wood and macLOUD

  • Jack Frost Irish & Celtic Festival, Blakeslee, PA, 05/27/06 with Birnam Wood and macLOUD

  • Bayfest, Somers Point, NJ 04/29/06 with Birnam Wood and macLOUD (formerly South Jersey P&D)

  • Pepper's Pub, Southampton, NJ, 04/28/06 with Birnam Wood

  • Annual St. Patrick's Day Pub Tour, 03/25/06 at Somers Point pubs: Gregory's Restaurant and Bar,  Doc's Place, Charlie's Bar and Restaurant, Mack's Seafood and Steaks with Birnam Wood and South Jersey P&D

  • Celebration of the Suds Beer Convention, Atlantic City, NJ, 03/18/06 and 03/19/06 with Birnam Wood and South Jersey P&D

  • St. George's Pub St. Patrick's Day Celebration, Brigantine, NJ, 03/18/06 with Birnam Wood and South Jersey P&D

  • House of Blues St. Patrick's Day Celebration, Atlantic City, NJ, 03/17/06 with Birnam Wood and South Jersey P&D

  • Ireland and Old Lace St. Patrick's Day Celebration, Smithville, NJ, 03/12/06 Birnam Wood and South Jersey P&D

  • McGettigen's 19th Hole St. Patrick's Day Parade Party, Galloway, NJ, 03/11/06 with Birnam Wood and South Jersey P&D

  • Maloney's Uptown St. Patrick's Day Parade Party, Atlantic City, NJ, 03/11/06 with Birnam Wood and South Jersey P&D

  • Atlantic City St. Patrick's Day Parade, 03/11/06 with Birnam Wood and South Jersey P&D

  • Oakcrest High School, Mays Landing, NJ, 03/10/06 with Birnam Wood and South Jersey P&D

  • E.H. Slaybaugh Elementary School, Egg Harbor Twp, NJ, 03/10/06 with South Jersey P&D

  • Atlantic City St. Patrick's Day Parade Fundraiser at Maynard's, Margate NJ, 02/26/06 with Birnam Wood and South Jersey P&D

  • 14th Annual Greater Philadelpha Mid-Winter Scottish & Irish Music Festival, King of Prussia, PA, 02/20/06 with Birnam Wood and South Jersey P&D

  • Fernwood Scottish and Irish Music Festival, Buskill, PA, 11/12/05-11/13/05 with Birnam Wood and South Jersey P&D

  • Drew Univeristy Pub, Madision, NJ, 11/11/05 with Birnam Wood

  • Smithville Irish Festival at Ireland and Old Lace, Smithville, NJ, 10/09/05 with Birnam Wood

  • McGettigen's 19th Hole Halfway to St. Patrick's Day Party, Galloway, NJ, 09/17/05 with Birnam Wood and South Jersey P&D

  • Green Lane Park Scottish Irish Festival and Highland Games, Green Lane, PA, 09/10/05- 09/11/05 and 09/11/04-09/12/04 with Pocono Region P&D

  • Schuylkill County Firefighters Convention Parade, McAdoo, PA 08/20/05 with Pocono Region Pipes & Drums

  • Bonnie Brae Scottish Fesitival and Highland Games, Liberty Corner, NJ 06/04/05 with Birnam Wood

  • Cape May Celtic Festival, Cape May, NJ 05/28/05 with Birnam Wood and South Jersey P&D

  • Frederick Celtic Festival, Frederick, MD, 05/14/05 with Birnam Wood

  • Bayfest, Somers Point, NJ 04/30/05 with Birnam Wood and South Jersey Pipes and Drums

  • USMA Bagpipe Tattoo, West Point, NY 04/24/05 with Pocono Region Pipes & Drums; also (4X) with Pipeline Pipeband

  • 2nd Annual St. Patrick's Day Pub Tour, 03/19/05 with Birnam Wood, Bogside Rouges, and South Jersey P&D. The pubs: Caroline's, Maloney's Uptown Tavern, Maloney's Pitney Tavern, Christi's Bar & Restaurant, and Testa's Good Guys Pub.

  • Ireland & Old Lace Food & Fleadh St. Patrick's Day Party, Smithville, NJ, 03/18/05 with Birnam Wood and South Jersey P&D

  • Borgata Casino Gypsy Bar St. Patrick's Day Party, Atlantic City, NJ, 03/17/05 with Birnam Wood and South Jersey P&D

  • Ireland and Old Lace St. Patrick's Day Celebration, Smithville, NJ, 03/13/05 with Birnam Wood and South Jersey P&D

  • McGettigen's 19th Hole St. Patrick's Day Party, Galloway, NJ, 03/12/05 with Birnam Wood and South Jersey P&D

  • Atlantic City St. Patrick's Day Parade, 03/12/05 with Birnam Wood and South Jersey P&D

  • Atlantic City St. Patrick's Day Parade Fundraiser at Maynard's, Margate NJ, 02/27/05 with Birnam Wood and South Jersey P&D

  • Ocean City NJ First Night at OCHS, 12/31/04 with Birnam Wood and South Jersey P&D

  • Neo-Celtic Christmas Concert at The Music Hall, Smithville, NJ, 12/10/04 with Birnam Wood and the South Jersey Pipes and Drums

  • Palmerton, PA Veterans Day Parade, 11/07/04 with with Pocono Region P&D

  • Tournament of Bands - Pleasant Valley H.S, Brodheadsville, PA, 10/09/04 with Pocono Region P&D

  • Washington Township Fall Festival and Parade, Long Valley, NJ, 10/02/04 with CuChullain Pipe Band

  • Pen Argyl, PA Labor Day Parade, 09/06/04 with Pocono Region P&D

  • Newark Bears Pro Baseball vs. PA Road Warriors, Irish Night Opening Ceremony, Newark, NJ, 08/15/04 with CuChullain Pipe Band

  • Forest City, PA, Old Home Week Parade, 08/07/04 with Pocono Region P&D

  • Fair Haven, NJ, Fire Department 100th Anniversary Parade, 06/12/04 with Pocono Region P&D

  • Summit Hill, PA, Memorial Day Parade, 05/31/04 with Pocono Region P&D

  • Stroudsburg, PA, St. Patrick's Day Parade, 03/21/04 with Pocono Region P&D

  • Jim Thorpe, PA, St. Patrick's Day Parade, 03/14/04 with Pocono Region P&D

  • Sparta, NJ, St. Patrick's Day Parade, 03/13/04 with Pocono Region P&D

  • Bethpage LI St. Patrick's Day Parade, 03/07/04 with Pocono Region P&D

  • Nesquehoning PA Veterans Day Parade, 11/09/03 with Pocono Region P&D

  • Oxford NJ 250th Anniversary Parade, 10/11/03 with Pocono Region P&D

  • Sussex Co. Salute to Vets Parade, Sussex Fairgrounds, 11/09/02, Augusta, NJ with Pipeline Pipeband

  • Somerset County 9/11 Observance, Somerville, NJ, 09/11/02 with Pipeline Pipeband

  • Tunes of Glory Parade NYC 2002, 04/06/02

  • Morristown, New Jersey, St. Patrick's Day Parade (5X) with Pipeline Pipeband (03/09/02) and St. Ann's Pipe Band March 1996-1999

  • John Basilone Memorial Parade, Raritan NJ (4X) most recent: 09/26/04 with Pocono Region P&D and with St. Ann's Pipe Band

  • PNC Arts Center NJ Scottish Heritage Festival (1998-2002) with Pipeline Pipeband and St. Ann's Pipe Band

  • Walden, NY Parade, 09/28/02, with Pipeline Pipeband

  • Northvale NJ Borough Memorial Day Parade, 05/27/02 with Pipeline Pipeband

  • Rockland County AOH Irish Feis 2001 (band competition) with Pipeline Pipeband

  • Monmouth County Celtic Festival and Feis 2001 and 2002 (band competition) with Pipeline Pipeband

  • Ringwood, NJ, St. Patrick's Day Parade (2X) with Pipeline Pipeband March 2000 and 2003

  • West Orange, NJ, St. Patrick's Day Parade, 03/10/02, with Pipeline Pipeband

  • Union Dinner in Honor of James P. Hoffa, New York, NY, 02/01/01 with The Pipes & Drums of Local 608, International Brotherhood of Carpenters

  • New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade, 03/17/01 with The Pipes & Drums of Local 608, International Brotherhood of Carpenters

  • Queens County St. Patrick's Day Parade, Rockaway NY with The Pipes & Drums of Local 608, 03/10/01(?) International Brotherhood of Carpenters

  • New York City Labor Day Parade, 09/09/00 with Pipeline and The Pipes & Drums of Local 608, International Brotherhood of Carpenters

  • West Milford H.S. Tattoo, 11/18/00, with Pipeline Pipeband

  • Ringwood Inn St. Patrick's Day and Parade Parties (6X) with Pipeline Pipeband, 1999-2002

  • Broadfoot and Broadfoot Gallery, Various Show Openings (5X) with Pipeline Pipeband, 1999-2001

  • Bell Day Celebration at Friendly Sons, Old Bridge, NJ, 10/22/00, with Pipeline Pipeband 

  • Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish St. Patrick's Day Party, Wayne, NJ (3X) with Pipeline Pipeband,  March 2001-2003

  • Our Lady of the Valley Parish, St. Patrick's Day Party, Wayne, NJ (4X) with Pipeline Pipeband, March 2000-2003

  • Lake Cupsaw St. Patrick's Day Party, Ringwood, NJ (5X) with Pipeline Pipeband, March, 1999-2003

  • Hampton NJ Borough Fire Dept Centennial Parade with St. Ann's Pipe Band, 07/99

  • Fire Department Parade, Phillipsburg, NJ with St. Ann's Pipe Band 1999

  • Somerville, NJ, St. Patrick's Day Parade with St. Ann's Pipe Band, March, 1998-1999

  • Washington NJ Borough 4th of July Parade (4X) with St. Ann's Pipe Band, 1996-1999

  • Lebanon NJ Borough 4th of July Parade (3X) with St. Ann's Pipe Band, 1997-1999

  • Clinton NJ Celtic Day by the River (2X) with St. Ann's Pipe Band, 1998-1999

  • High Bridge NJ Borough Centennial Parade with St. Ann's Pipe Band, 1997

  • Fire Department Parade, Hackettstown, NJ with St. Ann's Pipe Band, 1997

  • Boonton NJ Firemen's Home Anniversary Parade with St. Ann's Pipe Band, 1998

  • Hunterdon County Annual Rescue Squad Meeting with St. Ann's Pipe Band, 05/96


Solo Piping Experience
        (latest event on the bottom)
  • Summer Concert Series at Third (Reformed Church), Raritan, NJ

  • Warren County Fire Academy Commencement Exercises, Washington Twp, NJ

  • Middletown Township WTC Victims Memorial at Sunrise Assisted Living Center, Lincroft, NJ 12/09/01

  • 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Annual Robert Burns Night and Poetry Slam, Gladstone and Bernardsville, NJ, 2001-2004

  • Warren Middle School Performing Arts Day, Warren NJ (2X)

  • Alliance of North American Pipe Band Associations' World Wide Memorial Gathering of Pipers and Drummers for 09.11.01 Victims

  • Bethlehem Township NJ's World Trade Center Victims' Memorial

  • Warren County Heritage Festival, Oxford NJ, 1998

  • St. Ann's of Hampton Special Mass for 09.11.01 victims, heroes, and families

  • Warren County Farmers' Fair (2001) for Northwest New Jersey Folklife Project

  • Hampton NJ Memorial Day Parade (2X)

  • Women's Association of Morristown Memorial Mansion in May 2003 Preview Party Gala

  • Bonnie Brae School 9/11 Memorial. 09/11/02, Liberty Corner, NJ

  • Trent House Annual Holiday Open Houses, Trenton NJ (3X), 1996-1998

  • Garden State Sheep and Fiber Festival, 09/16/00, Harmony, NJ

  • Gill St. Bernard School, Gladstone, NJ, Headmaster Installation 

  • Woodglen, NJ Bicentennial Music Fest, 08/98

  • Memorial to fallen police officer, Burlington County, NJ
  • Annandale Reformed Church Coffee House

  • Hampton Recreation Association Baseball Opening Days (3X) 
  • St. Ann's of Hampton Church annual picnics and Holiday Masses (10X) 1996-1999

  • Rev. William J. Hewitt's 75th Birthday Luncheon

  • Hampton Borough School Fun Night (2X) 

  • First Baptist Church of Washington, NJ, Scotland Mission Dinner

  • Musconetcong Valley Presbyterian Church Christmas Service

  • Quechee VT Highland Festival 1996 (solo competition)

  • Bonnie Brae Highland Games 1999, 2000, and 2001 (solo competition) 

  • The St. Andrew’s Society of Connecticut Scottish Festival, Goshen CT, 2001 (solo competition) 

  • Capital District Scottish Games, Altamont NY, 2000 (solo competition) 

  • Old Bridge NJ Friendly Sons Competition 2000 (solo competition) 

  • Round Hill CT Highland Games 2001 (solo competition) 

  • Rockland County NY AOH Festival and Feis 2000 and 2001 (solo competition) 

  • Monmouth County Celtic Festival and Feis 2000 and 2001 (solo competition) 

  • Mid-Atlantic Branch EUSPBA Spring Meeting 1999 (solo competition) 

  • St. Patrick's Day celebrations at bars:  Anderson House, Washington House, Felix's, Rockafella's, Scotty's Stadium Club, R Place Bar, Gunnar's Landing (Buttsville, NJ), Wyoming Brewing Company (Hazelton, PA), and Glen Gardner Inn

  • Immaculate Conception Parish, St. Patrick's Day Party, Mahwah, NJ 03/03

  • St. Patrick's Day Party at Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club 03/14/04

  • Our Lady of Fatima, St. Patrick's Day Mass, Piscataway, NJ 03/17/04

  • Tutor Time Daycare Center Scotland Study Day, Edison, NJ 07/02/04

  • Happiness Is Camping (for children with cancer) Last Night of Camp Candle Lighting Ceremony, Blairstown, NJ 08/12/04

  • Galloway Cultural Festival, Galloway Middle School, Galloway, NJ 04/02/05

  • Laguna Grill Open Mike, Brigantine, NJ 06/29/05
  • The Links at Brigantine, St Patrick's Day Tournament Opening, 03/12/06

  • The Links at Brigantine, Tournament Opening, 04/29/06

  • American Cancer Society Relay for Life, Path of Hope Commemeration, Moorestown Mall, Moorestown, NJ, 05/01/06

  • The Links at Brigantine Beach, St Patrick's Day Tournament Opening, 03/18/07

  • Brigadoon production at West Deptford High School, Westville, NJ, 04/19/07, 04/20/07, and 04/21/07

  • Fado Jewelry Presentation at Ireland and Old Lace, Galloway, NJ, 01/12/08

  • The Links at Brigantine Beach St Patrick's Scramble Golf Tournament Opening, 03/16/08
  • St Patrick's Party at The Blue Marlin Cafe, Galloway, NJ, 03/17/08

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Michael with the Pocono Region Pipes & Drums at Nesquehonig, PA

The Poet and the Piper: Michael with Nobel Prize Winning Poet Seamus Heaney at Tullyglass House Hotel, Ballymena, N. Ireland

Michael at Various Parades in 2004 with Pocono Region P&D. Click picture to see larger view

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