Members

Norwegian Constitution Day (17th of May); Bergen, 2014. Foto: James Hosea

Meet the members of Bergen Pipes & Drums

Bergen Pipes & Drums is led by Pipe Major Thomas de Ridder. The band is organised with a piping and a drumming section and is run by a committee elected by band members. Profiles of band members will be provided here once we update their photos.

   

Piping section  

Thomas de Ridder (BE) Pipe Major<br>
Joined: 2009<br>
Played since: 2001<br>
Previous experience: Fleming Pipeband, Ghent District Highlanders Pipes & Drums<br>
Also plays in:Balagan
Thomas de Ridder (BE)
Pipe Major
Joined: 2009
Played since: 2001
Previous experience: Fleming Pipeband, Ghent District Highlanders Pipes & Drums
Also plays in:Balagan  
Kirstine Folmann (DK) Piper and founding member<br>
Joined: 2005<br>    
Played since: 1990<br>
Previous experience: Kibæk Pipeband, Aarhus Pipes & Drums and Heather Pipes & Drums of Copenhagen
Kirstine Folmann (DK)
Piper and founding member
Joined: 2005
Played since: 1990
Previous experience: Kibæk Pipeband, Aarhus Pipes & Drums and Heather Pipes & Drums of Copenhagen 
Øystein Hoprekstad (NO) Piper<br>
Joined: 2006<br>
Played since: 2006
Øystein Hoprekstad (NO)
Piper
Joined: 2006
Played since: 2006  
Roger Fulton (NO) Piper<br>
Joined: 2005<br>
Played since: 2005
Roger Fulton (NO)
Piper
Joined: 2005
Played since: 2005 
Gregor Campbell (UK) Piper<br>
Joined: 2007<br>
Played since: 1988<br>
Previous experience: Glenalmond College Pipe Band, Inverclyde & District Pipe Band, Stonehaven Pipe Band, St Columba's Pipe Band and King's Edgehill Pipe Band<br>
Also plays in: Balagan
Gregor Campbell (UK)
Piper
Joined: 2007
Played since: 1988
Previous experience: Glenalmond College Pipe Band, Inverclyde & District Pipe Band, Stonehaven Pipe Band, St Columba's Pipe Band and King's Edgehill Pipe Band
Also plays in: Balagan 
Kristin Dracup (NO) Piper<br>
Joined: 2008<br>
Played since: 2008
Kristin Dracup (NO)
Piper
Joined: 2008
Played since: 2008  
Michal Gosiewski (PL) Piper<br>
Joined: 2011<br>    
Played since: 2001<br>
Previous experience: Gdansk Pipe Band
Michal Gosiewski (PL)
Piper
Joined: 2011
Played since: 2001
Previous experience: Gdansk Pipe Band 

Drumming section  

Colin Gordon (UK) Drum sergeant, Snare drummer<br>
Joined: 2007<br>
Played since: 2007
Colin Gordon (UK)
Drum sergeant, Snare drummer
Joined: 2007
Played since: 2007 
Willie Dawson (UK) Snare drummer<br>
Joined: 2007<br>
Played since: 2007
Willie Dawson (UK)
Snare drummer
Joined: 2007
Played since: 2007 
Bjarne Sutherland (NO) Snare drummer<br>
Joined: 2010<br>
Played since: 2010
Bjarne Sutherland (NO)
Snare drummer
Joined: 2010
Played since: 2010 
Milosz Gosiewski (PL) Snare drummer<br>
Joined: 2014<br>
Played since: 2014
Milosz Gosiewski (PL)
Snare drummer
Joined: 2014
Played since: 2014  
Barbara McIntosh (CA) Tenor drummer<br>
Joined: 2009<br>
Played since: 2009
Barbara McIntosh (CA)
Tenor drummer
Joined: 2009
Played since: 2009 
Annelise Ackenhausen (NO) Tenor drummer<br>
Joined: 2012<br>
Played since: 2012
Annelise Ackenhausen (NO)
Tenor drummer
Joined: 2012
Played since: 2012 
Evelyn Sutherland (NO) Tenor Drummer<br>
Joined: 2010<br>
Played since: 2013
Evelyn Sutherland (NO)
Tenor Drummer
Joined: 2010
Played since: 2013 
James Hosea (UK) Bass drummer<br>
Joined: 2009<br>
Played since: 2009
James Hosea (UK)
Bass drummer
Joined: 2009
Played since: 2009