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John Ban Mackenzie Bagpipes

These are a set of pipes I believe to be made by John Ban Mackenzie, who lived between 1796 and 1864. They belonged to a gentleman named Ken Macrae, who's 90th birthday I played for in January 2019. Sadly, on 26th June 2019 I played for his funeral after he passed away. [...]

By |2023-07-07T18:41:03+00:00May 25th, 2021|

Rocket Inbound!

Return of the Black Arrow Rocket One of the pleasures of playing as a bagpiper for events in Edinburgh is that I get to play at unique occasions. This one was truly that! Penicuik, just south of Edinburgh has not been a place associated with the space industry until now! On [...]

By |2023-05-01T15:53:18+00:00January 25th, 2019|

Hogmanay 2019

Delighted to have been asked back to play as a Hogmanay Bagpiper for the second year in a row at the Fairmont Hotel, St Andrews for their Hogmanay celebrations. Playing with me as a Mini-Pipe band to play in the "Bells" and perform a short recital were piper and drummer friends and colleagues, Thomas [...]

By |2023-05-01T15:52:29+00:00January 2nd, 2019|

Jumble Sale Gems

Inverness-shire Militia Plaid Brooch My mother was a great frequenter of Jumble Sales, Car Boot Sales and Charity Shops over the years, and would regularly come home with some great finds. I remember when I she found this plaid brooch for me in one of the regular Jumble Sales held in [...]

By |2023-05-01T15:52:36+00:00December 18th, 2018|