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In 1950 he became the youngest ever winner of the gold medals for piobaireachd at both the Argyllshire Gathering in Oban and the Northern Meeting in Inverness, at the age of 16. [ 3 ] [ 2 ] He initially intended to pursue piping as a hobby, and pursue a career training horses, but he went on a tour of Canada and the United States with Willie ...
MacColl won gold medals at both the Northern Meeting and Argyllshire Gathering. [1] He also won the former winners Clasp at the Northern Meeting, several Ceòl Beag prizes, [5] [6] and the Metro Cup, in 2012. [7] Additionally, he won the Glenfiddich Championships four times, in 1995, 2006, 2010 and 2015. [8] [9]
Faye's mother Patricia Henderson has placed in Gold Medal competitions, and was among the first women to break into the male-dominated piping scene. [ 5 ] Henderson received lessons from an early age from both her parents, and was a successful solo competitor from a young age.
William Lawrie (1881–1916) was a Scottish bagpipe player, ... In 1910 he became the second piper ever to win the gold medals at ... His bagpipes are now on ...
In 2010, Faye Henderson won the Highland Society of London Gold Medal at the Argyllshire Gathering in Oban, becoming the first woman to win the award either in Oban or at the Northern Meeting in Inverness. Aged 18, she also became one of the youngest ever winners of a Gold Medal, playing "Lament for Donald Duaghal MacKay".
Duncan created a new style of idiosyncratic bagpipe music. [1] He also incorporated the bagpipes into a rendition of AC/DC's Thunderstruck. [2] His work was heard at T in the Park, Celtic Connections, Celtic Colours in Canada, the Lorient festival in Brittany, where he was the two-time winner of the MacAllan Trophy and the Fleadh Cheoil in ...
Born in New Jersey and raised in Ireland, Terry Carroll moved to Okemos in 1980, where playing the bagpipes became his trademark. He died Feb. 20. Bagpiper Terry Carroll played at hundreds of events.
Jori Lance Chisholm (born September 23, 1975) [1] [2] is an American professional bagpipe player and teacher who lives in Seattle, Washington.Chisholm is a successful solo competitor winning the United States Gold Medal four times and has placed in the top three in Scotland's Argyllshire Gathering Gold Medal competition. [3]