Album Notes

I'm a full time Bagpipe Performer with over 20 years experience. I was trained on the bagpipes while living in Scotland at the age of 11 by the world famous pipers, Murray and Patricia Henderson. I have always been devoted to the majestic sound of the bagpipes, and to sharing their magic with my many audiences. As a boy I would play in the kilt along the banks of a river upon which my Grandfather, in his kilt as always, was employed as the estate Salmon ghillie (guide) for 40 years. At the age of 12 I played through the gates and into the courtyard of Edinburgh Castle in Scotland. I was a member of the British Royal Legion Pipe Band, a troop of 200 pipers and 60 drummers for the Edinburgh event, a truly spectacular event. Most recently I was honored when I was requested to be the sole piper to play to a very private company of several revered Lords and Ladies, including the Dowager Countess Strathmore (whose husband, the late Earl of Strathmore, was the Queen's Cousin) in Scotland. The Strathmore family has owned Glamis Castle, since King Robert II first bequeathed it to them in 1372. Glamis Castle was also the childhood home of Her Majesty the late Queen Mother. I've got a strong love for both Ireland and Scotland, and you'll hear it in "Highlands and Lowlands".