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Film Title: The Fincastle Fire of 1870 Documentary, Historic Homes of Virginia; Roles: Supporting, Music Performance; Production: Mollasses Manifesto; Director: Bill Badgly; Filming Location: Fincastle, Virginia; Date of Filming: June 2026.
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Teaching one graduate course: ECE 5480 Cybersecurity and the Internet of Things, Summer 2026, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia.
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Played solo bagpipes at a funeral service for a Coast Guard veteran and former area volunteer firefighter, Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Roanoke, VA, 4 June 2026.
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Joined the Virginia Highlands Pipes and Drums to play bagpipes for the Roanoke Catholic High School Graduation Ceremony, Roanoke, VA, 30 May 2026.
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Played bagpipes with the Appalachian Piping Academy at the Glenvar High School Graduation Ceremony, Salem Civic Center, Salem, VA, 27 May 2026.
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Joined the Virginia Highlands Pipes and Drums to play bagpipes at the April 16 Memorial to honor the 32 students and faculty killed on April 16, 2007. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 16 May 2026
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Joined the Virginia Highlands Pipes and Drums to play bagpipes for 13 different departments across four different graduation ceremonies for the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 16 May 2026
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Joined the Virginia Highlands Pipes and Drums to play bagpipes for the 71st annual Vinton Dogwood Festival Parade, Vinton, VA, 25 April 2026
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Played as a guest bagpiper in Tidewater Pipes and Drums in the 2026 Virginia International Tattoo, Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia, April 15-19, 2026.
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Joined the Virginia Highland Pipes and Drums to play at the Sedalia Celtic Festival. Other pipes and drums bands included Winchester Pipes & Drums, Albemarle Pipes & Drums, and Hargrave Military Academy Pipe and Drum Corps. Sedalia Center, Big Island, Virginia, March 28, 2026.
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Solo bagpipe performance: provided Welcoming Music for the Opening Event of the Botetourt County Spirit Trail (part of the VA250 commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, the Revolutionary War, and the Independence of the US in the Commonwealth of Virginia), The Preserve at Crooked Run, Fincastle, Virginia, March 14, 2026.
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