Pipers

	David Clower David, age 12, has been listening to pipe band music since he can remember, and started playing it when he was nine. He plays with the Cameron Highlanders of San Diego, as well as Turlach Ur, and serves as Pipe Major of the Turlach Urchins. In addition to the bagpipes, David plays French horn and piano. He likes reading, math, soccer and running.
	Rob Clower Rob began piping in North Carolina at age nine under the instruction of John Kiely, an Edinburgh native and formerly a piper with the Royal Scots regiment. He has played with several bands, and served as Pipe Sergeant and Pipe Major of the Iowa Scottish Pipes and Drums. Rob has led Turlach Ur since its inception in 2007 and also plays with the Cameron Highlanders of San Diego. He teaches piping in Grinnell.
	Brian Cornelison Brian has been playin pipes since 2001. He has studied at the College of Piping in Glasgow, Scotland and has trained at Winter Storm. Brian was a member of the Iowa Scottish Pipes and Drums for seven years and has practiced with the Manchester Pipe Band in Manchester, Conneticut, and the Trinity College pipe Band in Hartford, Connecticut prior to joining Turlach Ur.
	Martha Davis Martha began playing the pipes as an undergraduate at the University of Iowa Scottish Highlanders. She has been a member of the Iowa Scottish Pipes and Drums. She enjoys learning in the band as well as in solo competition
	Marcia Elliott Marcia started playing the pipes in 2005, after years of passive observation. A musician for most of her life, she also plays piano, flute and cello, but has found the pipes to be the most challenging. Marcia has two children, one bass\snare drummer and one tenor drummer, who are also members of Turlach Ur.
	Bart Hicklin
	James Jenkins Jim is a native and life-long resident of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  He first learned the Highland bagpipes through the Scottish Highlanders at the University of Iowa where he majored in piano performance and music education.  Throughout his 34 years of piping he has also played with the Iowa Scottish Pipes and Drums and the Hawkeye Area Grand Gaelic Society in addition to numerous performances in the Midwest. He owns and operates James Jenkins Music Studio and Ministries in Cedar Rapids.
	Gavin Lang Gavin is 14 years old and has been playing bagpipes for two and a half years.  He played violin before he began bagpipes.  Rob Clower is his teacher.  Gavin became interested in bagpipes because of his Scottish ancestry.  He also enjoys hunting, trapping, and other sports. He is homeschooled.
	Luc Moisan Luc is 14 years old and started piping two years ago in order to connect with his Irish-Breton roots. His parents have been surprised and delighted with this hobby.
	Brad Morrison Brad has been playing the pipes since 1999, ever since his wife, Mary Jo, urged him to learn. Previous instruments include guitar, piano, didgeridoo, percussion and anything brass. The bagpipe is the first instrument that Brad can say has become an obsession at times, mostly because piping is a family hobby, with his daughters playing and dancing. Brad has played with bands in Michigan and Iowa, and has competed successfully in solo competition as well.
	Madison Morrison Madison, age 12, started playing the pipes somewhat earnestly in 2007. She loves playing with her dad and with her friends. In addition to the pipes, she plays the trumpet and is an accomplished Scottish Highland (competing), jazz, tap, ballet and hip hop dancer. She is also an animal on the soccer field, where she picked up the nick name "Mad Dog" due to her tenacity.

Snare Drum

	Patrick Armstrong
	Nancy Clower Nancy is relatively new to Scottish snare durnning and studies with Malcolm Rosenberger and Aaron Mars. She is an accomplished violist and little imagined that her next musical venture would be drumming. Nancy serves as Drum Sergeant of Turlach Ur and even finds time to teach at Grinnell College.
	Tommy Clower Tommy is 9 years old and has been snare drumming for about a year.  His teachers are Nancy Clower and Malcolm Rosenberger.  He is starting violin lessons too.  When he’s not playing with Turlach Ur and the Turlach Urchins, Tommy enjoys reading, soccer, running, basketball, collecting insects, composing drum music and climbing trees.
	Mecca Morrison While Mecca, age 15, had begun to learn some tunes on the practice chanter, drums are where she gets her groove on. She went to a practice, got some basic lessons and has really been bitten by the bug. Mecca is also an accomplished Highland (competing) and hip hop dancer, and plays the flute in her high school band. She's a singer too, and has been playing soccer as long as she can remember. Mecca serves as Drum Sergeant of the Turlach Urchins.
	Catheryn ('Ryn) Van Cleve  'Ryn is 12 years old. She was the first person in her family to express an interest in joining Turlach Ur, in December of 2008. She has been taking drum lessons off and on for two years and feels as if she has finally found a place for her snare drumming. 'Ryn also studies piano and plays the tenor sax in band. She is passionate about dogs and horses.

Midcorps

	Erica Cornelison Erica is a Highland dancer who has expanded her horizons to tenor drumming. She has trained at Winter Storm and is excited about participating with the Turlach Ur as a member of the midcorps.
	Nancy Cornelison Nancy leads the Turlach Ur midcorps. She is a three-time veteran of Winter Storm and would like to thank Bob Henderson for his support as she was getting started. Nancy was a member fo the Iowa Scottish Pipes and Drums for three years prior to joining Turlach Ur.
	Amber Dingman Amber is a two year veteran of Winter Storm and has recently graduated from the Turlach Urchins. She had her beginnings with Iowa Scottish, and found her passion for tenor drumming with Turlach Ur. She is a junior at Iowa State University where she spends her time dissecting things and playing D & D. She is a blue belt in Tae Kwon Do, and a teaching assistant to Master Pak.
	Callie Van Cleve Callie is 14 years old. She was unexpectedly entranced with the tenor drumming she witnessed while waiting for her sister after band practice. Winter Storm 2008 clinched her desire to become part of Turlach Ur. Callie enjoys musical theatre and has been active in her junior high musicals, playing Annie last year. She is also a first rate babysitter and ripsticker.
	Rick Van Cleve Rick decided to join Turlach Ur because he loves music and didn't like the idea of being the family roadie. He is learning tenor drumming from Nancy Cornelison and attended Winter Storm 2008.

Bass Drum

	Bryan Elliott Bryan has performed with Turlach Ur for two years and is a two year veteran of Winter Storm. He is a cross-over from the snare section, returning to his roots when in the presence of Thumper Bob. He has played with his high school band in the percussion line, and has played cello and piano. He enjoys woodworking and spends way too much time on his computer.
	Bob Henderson Bass Drummer extraordinaire, Bob has been a percussion player since 1958. He has played percussion with the Omaha Pipes & Drums, Coriovallum Dutch Pipes & Drums and Iowa Scottish Pipes and Drums. Bob is retired from the Air Force, and enjoys spending time as a groupie for the Elders.

	Students
	Chloe Baumann Snare Drum
	Roland Eckhart Snare Drum
	Anna Ivanov Bagpipes
	Eli Ivanov Bagpipes
	Julien Moisan Snare Drum Julien is 9 and has been practicing the snare since fall. He is a major history buff and an artist, who loves to read, play soccer, draw, and most of all, engage in sword fighting with his friends.
	Sam Pederson   Snare Drum
	Laura Van Cleve Bagpipes Laura began to study bagpipes in December 2008. She had always been fascinated by the bagpipes and was thrilled by the opportunity to be a student of Rob's. The band is a wonderful change of pace from working at a busy community mental health center.