A Few Spots still available…
Ian Crane is a piper, vocalist, performer, and former music educator. As a piper he’s performed at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the Kennedy Center, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as on tour to England and Ireland with baroque orchestra, Apollo’s Fire. He will be an instructor at the 2024 The Pipers Gathering, August 9-11, 2024 in Litchfield, CT.
Ian holds degrees in music education and conducting. In 2022 he co-founded the Cleveland Celtic Ensemble and in March 2023 conducted the premiere of Irish-Born composer Eoin McQuinn’s Ireland Journey.
Ian spent a lifetime competing on highland pipes both as a soloist and in bagpipe bands. These days he’s often playing the other Scottish bagpipes – the Scottish smallpipes and Border pipes.
His passion is creating interesting and unconventional arrangements of traditional music.
Registration is now open. Click here for the Workshop Registration Form. Space is limited. The registration fee is $50 for the workshop on Saturday, September 21, 2024 from 9AM-5PM (lunch 12-1:30PM) in Cleveland, Ohio. The workshop location will be provided with your registration confirmation. The smallpipes are in the key of A.
Hope you can join us June 28 – July 3, 2025!
Instructors for OSAS 2024 were…
Fiddle – Elke Baker
Harp – Wendy Stewart, Kelly Stewart, Tiffany Schaefer, Haley Hewitt and Jen Narkevicius
Highland Dance – Gemma Baillie, Daniel Carr, Nadiene Gibney and Joy Tolev
**NEW** Kilt Making – Jon Lilley
Pipes – Barry Conway, Barry Donaldson, Craig Munro, and Palmer Shonk
**NEW** Smallpipes – Timothy Cummings
Snare Drum – Grant Maxwell Tenor/Bass Drum – Owen Russell
Registration for OSAS 2025 will open in March.
Thank you to our 2024 Sponsors!
Diamond Elite Sponsor – Henderson Imports
Sapphire Level Sponsor – Ohio Valley Branch EUSPBA
Sapphire Level Sponsor – Wallace Bagpipes
Emerald Level Sponsor – Clan Bell, Florida
Emerald Level Sponsor – Clan Henderson
and our friends at Mike’s Bar and Grille and The Cheese Shop for their donations to our 2nd Annual Whisky Tasting Fundraiser!
Thank you to our 2024 Donors!
Cathy Caldwell
Tevye Celius
Debbie & Bill Doty
Lindsey Dubock Mallon
Matt & Lindsay Frazier
Missy Gentry
Stevie Hyde
Joy Indomenico
Pam Kilpatrick
Sue Richards
Kristen Swihart
donations received through September 13, 2024
Thank you to our 2024 OSAS Thistle Family!
Meredith Burton
Cathy Caldwell
Tevye Celius
Bill Doty
Ken Gummerson
Tara King
Caitlin Loftis
Lindsey Mallon
Ellyn Kilpatrick
Russ Kilpatrick
Thomas McCollum
Dani Speigel
Kristen Swihart
Thomas Welch
Debbie Wilshire
YOU make OSAS “magic”! – Debbie, Missy & Pam
New in 2024 – Attendance Pins!
We were pleased to present pins to our long-time attendees of OSAS at lunch on Sunday, June 23. 2024 – 5-9 years: Saltire, 10-14 years: Highland Cow, 15-19 years: Scottie, 20-24 year: Sheep, 25-29 years: Lion Rampant, 30-34 years: Nessie, 35-39 years: Unicorn, and 40-44 years: Tree of Life.
Thanks to Kristin Swihart for taking on this project and we look forward to awarding more pins in 2025!
