After speaking them, what they actually wanted was symbolic Scottish wedding ceremony. This idea started back in 2019, when Amy and Joel, a couple from Savannah, Georgia wanted me to play the pipes for their Vows Renewal in Edinburgh, but they were “open to suggestions” about what else should happen. I was still doing a lot of piping though, employed by various music agencies and from word of mouth for weddings and events, and still playing at competitions with my pipe band.Ģ023 sees me taking steps to becoming a Wedding Celebrant! Sadly I didn’t keep it going after I took up a “sensible” job in IT (Boo!!). I originally launched Scottish Bagpipers in 1998 when I was student. To be honest, I’m not too sure how I did this, given that studying and attending university often wasn’t “compatible” with the many piping related activities I had at the time, including a six month stay in in South Korea to promote Mackies Ice Cream! I’ve performed for many events all over Scotland and further afield such as Taiwan, Angola, China, Australia, New Zealand and throughout Europe. I moved to Edinburgh in 1996 to go to university, gaining a degree in Business and Information Technology. With great encouragement (and selflessness!) from my parents and other family members I successfully competed in the bagpipe competitions at Highland Games all around Scotland and at pipe band competitions from a young age, as well as playing in traditional Scottish folk bands. I’m originally from Kingussie in the Highlands, where I was initially taught the bagpipes by my school History teacher, David Taylor. From my the age of nine, bagpipes have been a massive part of my life.
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