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Harley became inspired to learn the bagpipe after seeing the Black Watch perform in John F. Kennedy's funeral procession in November 1963. Then a maintenance worker for Philadelphia's housing authority, Harley began searching the city for a set of bagpipes. Failing to find one, he traveled to New York City, where he found a set in a pawn shop.
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 ...
Stuart Liddell MBE (born 12 January 1973) is a Scottish bagpipe player, playing Great Highland bagpipe. As well as competing in solo competitions, he is the Pipe major of the Inveraray and District Pipe Band .
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.
Eric Rigler is an American player of the Uilleann pipes, Great Highland Bagpipes, and tin whistle. He performs as a solo artist and with the band Bad Haggis, and has been featured on a number of movie soundtracks. [1] He has been described as "the most recorded bagpiper of all time". [2]
An anti-war song that became a 1960s protest anthem. [44] The 1966 single was a folk-rock version of the song that included accompaniment by The Blues Project and a bagpipe player. [45] "If I Knew" Demo recording: The Broadside Tapes 1 (1989, recorded 1962) "I Kill Therefore I Am" Studio recording: Rehearsals for Retirement (1969) Live recordings:
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 ...
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 ...