Dunvegan Pipe Band was originally formed in 1960 under the name of the Lockheed Pipe Band. It was formed to provide its pipers and drummers with an opportunity to pursue their interests in Scottish traditions and to perpetuate the playing of bagpipe music. While many members are of Scottish descent, the only membership requirement is a genuine interest in the customs and music of Scotland.

The band was organized under the direction of Calvin H. Biggar, who served as Pipe Major through 1966. Pipe Major Thomas Kinnear assumed musical direction and ledership and served in that capacity until 1967. In 1968, the leadership role was assumed by Ozzie Reid, formerly of the 6th U. S. Army Pipe Band, the Los Angeles Scottish Pipe Band, and the San Francisco Police Pipe Band. Pipe Major Reid, who still serves as musical director, was born in Northern Ireland and has been very actively involved in pipe band work since his arrival in the United States in 1953.

In 1976, due to a ruling by the U. S. Internal Revenue Service, the band was forced to dissassociate its operation from the Lockheed Company. At that time it chose the name of Dunvegan Pipe Band. The name "Dunvegan" is taken from the ancestral home of Clan MacLeod on the Isle of Skye, which is also the ancestral home of the MacCrimmons, historically the finest playing and teaching pipers in Scotland.

Dunvegan has developed into one of the consistently top-flight pipe bands in the United States. The thrust of the band has changed over the years. From basically a parade-style band Dunvegan has become more of a competitiion and concert-oriented organization. The band is considered by many as one of the most musically inventive and original in North America and has appeared in both competitions and concerts throughout the Pacific Coast area, including Arizona, Nevada, Utah, British Columbia, and Hawaii.

Dunvegan Pipe Band practices every Wednesday at the American Legion Hall in Redwood City, California. For further information, contact: P/M Ozzie Reid (510)836-1633; D/S Roger Webster (408)229-2241; Secretary David More (408)562-1275.