Piper Kelly Barr, who resides in Michigan, has been
playing pipes for slightly over thirty years. She started
playing with Celtic Pipes and Drums, and later played
with Loch Traigh and Detroit Caledonian. Kelly
competed in solo piping events off and on from 1980
until 2003, rising to the competitive Grade Two level.
Major influences on Kelly’s playing are Lynn Scott, Bruce
Burt, Sr., and Pipe Major Adrian Melvin. Kelly is employed
as a banker. In her free time Kelly enjoys skiing, hunting,
four wheelers, and motorcycles. Kelly feels lucky to
have married her best friend, GMPB snare drummer Chris Barr, who continues to impress her and amaze her every day. Kelly and Chris have two children, Highland dancer Cayla, and son, Colton.
playing pipes for slightly over thirty years. She started
playing with Celtic Pipes and Drums, and later played
with Loch Traigh and Detroit Caledonian. Kelly
competed in solo piping events off and on from 1980
until 2003, rising to the competitive Grade Two level.
Major influences on Kelly’s playing are Lynn Scott, Bruce
Burt, Sr., and Pipe Major Adrian Melvin. Kelly is employed
as a banker. In her free time Kelly enjoys skiing, hunting,
four wheelers, and motorcycles. Kelly feels lucky to
have married her best friend, GMPB snare drummer Chris Barr, who continues to impress her and amaze her every day. Kelly and Chris have two children, Highland dancer Cayla, and son, Colton.