Emerald Pipers - Join the Band

The Philadelphia Emerald Society Pipe Band is designed to provide pipers and drummers with a fun and challenging venue to play and grow, whatever their age or skill level may be. We have beginners groups for youth and adults as well as a parade and performance band. We are unique among Irish bands in that we have the Delaware Valley’s only competition corps and currently compete at the Grade 4 level. For those who want to improve their playing ability and represent the very best of the Greater Philadelphia area’s Irish piping and drumming, this is THE band!

If you are interested in learning more, or would just like to join us for a practice to see what’s going on, please contact President Joe Tobin (home: 215-487-0166, cell: 215-990-0457) or Pipe Sergeant John Collins (cell: 484-557-5069). Band practice is Thursday nights at 7:30 PM for experienced pipers and drummers and Thursday nights at 7:00 PM for beginners. See our LEARN page for more information.

Directions
The Commodore Barry Club is located at 6815 Emlen St. Philadelphia, PA, 19119, adjacent to Septa's Carpenter Lane Station on the Chestnut Hill West (R8) Line.

From PA I-76 (the Schuylkill Expressway):
Take I-76 Exit 32 for Lincoln Drive. Cross the bridge, staying in the center lane, this lane will become Lincoln Drive. Turn right onto Carpenter Lane (9th traffic light), there is an Episcopal Church on the corner of Lincoln Drive and Carpenter Lane. Follow Carpenter Lane until just past the overpass for the Septa Railroad line, make a right onto Emlen St. The Commodore Barry Club is at the corner of Emlen St. and Carpenter Lane.

From the Pennsylvania Turnpike:
Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike to the Ambler exit #339. Take Rt. 309 South to Paper Mill Road. Turn right onto Paper Mill Road, turn left on Stenton Ave, then immediately bear right onto Bethlehem Pike. Follow Bethlehem Pike, then make a left onto Germantown Ave. Turn right onto Carpenter Lane. Follow Carpenter Lane to Emlen St. The Commodore Barry Club is at the corner of Emlen Street and Carpenter Lane.

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