Marcia Elliott

At a young age, Marcia was fascinated with the pipers playing on the square in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Marcia eventually connected with Sue Frambach, bagpipe instructor, and was taken on as a student. This is her third year with Iowa Scottish. Prior to learning the bagpipes, Marcia played piano, violin, viola, piccolo and flute and was a cellist in the Iowa State University Symphony

Sue Frambach

Sue explains, "My Mother made me do it!!" At her mother's suggestion, she joined the University of Iowa Scottish Highlanders, where she learned to play the bagpipes. After graduation, Sue helped found the Iowa Scottish Pipes and Drums. Currently, she is President of the Scottish Heritage Society of Iowa - Central Iowa Chapter. Sue also plays the piano and is the organist at St. Luke's Episcopal church.

Bart Hicklin

Bart became an official member of the Iowa Scottish Pipes and Drums in 2006. Band historians have confirmed that he is the ISPD's first polo player.

Bob Henderson

Bass drummer Bob Henderson has been a percussion player off and on since 1958. He started playing with a pipe band after returning from a seven year tour in Alaska in 1977. Bob retired from the Air Force in 1987, after 23 years and touring many countries. He has played percussion with the Omaha Pipes & Drums, Coriovallum Dutch Pipes & Drums and Iowa Scottish Pipes and Drums.

Chuck Leibold

Chuck serves as Drum Sergeant (lead drummer) for the ISPD and as lead tip for the band's Grade III competition unit. As Lead Drummer he is responsible for writing all of the performance and competition drumming scores for the band. He has successfully competed in solo competition in Grades III and IV. He has been a drumming since he was just a lad and has been with the band for over twenty-five years.

Robb McMullen

Rob joined Iowa Scottish in 2005. He hails from Roland, Iowa and is a proud graduate of the Sue Frambach school of piping.

Grant Purdy

I wanted to play the pipes since I was a small child, after hearing them on a record my parents had. My parents couldn't find anyone to teach me pipes at that time, so they encouraged me to play the flute. I played that instrument for many years until my senior year in high school, when my dad finally found a man to teach me pipes. I took lessons for 6 months and went off to college, where I continued the flute but let the pipes fall by the wayside. It took coming to Des Moines and hearing the Iowa Scottish Pipe Band to get me started again. Now the flute has fallen by the wayside.

Karen Palm

Karen has been a piper with the Iowa Scottish for almost two years. She recently retired from Qwest after 30 years, and now lives peacefully in Urbandale with Digger, her Schnauzer. He is not overly fond of the pipes.

Lorinda Roth

Lorinda played French horn, piano and guitar, but she always wanted to play the bagpipes. A couple of years ago she bought a chanter and soon discovered she couldn't learn to play on her own. After months of searching for a teacher she finally connected with Sue Frambach, the local bagpipe teacher, and was taken on as a student.

Jeff Rowat

Jeff started drumming as a "little drummer boy" and continued through college. After a few years away from the drum he picked up the sticks again to join the UI Hawkeye Alumni Band. He is now enjoying life as a Scottish drummer.

Peter Schmidt

Peter was always fascinated with the pipers playing in various renaissance festivals around the mid-west his whole life. After moving to Des Moines with Army two years ago, he happened to stumble on one of ISPD's CD's. With the urging of his children he pursued his lifelong desire to learn to play the bagpipes, found Sue Frambach, and was taken on as a student. In the fall of 2009, Peter became a member of the band and played in his first parade in Des Moines.

Sue Seidenfeld

Sue has been Pipe Major of ISPAD since 2007. She founded and continues to instruct the Warrior Pipes and Drums bagpipe band at Waukee High School. Sue has played bagpipes for nearly 40 years with five different bands. Her background includes both vocal and instrumental music (clarinet, saxophone, bell lyre, soprano recorder, hammered dulcimer, piano and organ). Sue is on the artist roster of Metro Arts Alliance Education and Outreach Program.

Mort Seidenfeld

Mort has been strongly influenced by the bagpipes for over 35 years. Mort played bagpipes with Omaha Pipes and Drums in 1991 through 1998 and has played with Iowa Scottish since moving back to this area in 1998.

Chris Tyrrell

Chris joined the band in 1995, learning the pipes from then PM Tom Mulvehill. He enjoyed solo competition in the light music early in his career, but is now content to annoy the neighbors with piobaireachd. He occasionally plays with the band in its various endeavors.

Stuart Walker

Stu has been drumming for many years and played with the Emerald Knights Drum and Bugle Corps in Cedar Rapids as well as the University of Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band. In addition to his role as a competition drummer for Iowa Scottish Pipes and Drums Stuart plays drums for a "party band".