![]() She is also webmaster for the band’s Web site. Within a couple of years she joined the Misty Isle Pipe Band as a drummer. Because the bagpipe is such a demanding instrument to play and she was juggling the demands of a tough school schedule, she put her piping lessons on hold and switched her focus to learning the tenor drum. She first began taking piping lessons from Pipe Major Tom Reoch. She first saw Misty Isle compete at the Queen Mary Highland Games in February 1999 where she discovered that “girls can do that!” “I’m thrilled to be coming back to my home town to perform with my Misty Isle band members,” said Amato-Reoch. She was raised in LCF and graduated from Flintridge Prep in 1993. ![]() Jen Amato-Reoch, Tom’s wife, is a drummer in the band. Under the direction of Tom Reoch, who was born in Scotland and founded the band in 1999, this world-class group will be the first Scottish band to perform in Memorial Park. with the last gasp of a bagpipe scheduled at 8 p.m. The heart and soul of Scotland will march into town with the Misty Isle Pipe Band. This Sunday evening’s program promises to be different fare than usual. Last Sunday, when the group Smooth performed during the sixth offering of the summer season, the park was curb-to-curb people, several of whom danced to the Funk/Latin/Rock sounds. ![]() The popularity of the Music-in-the-Park concert series grows each week.
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