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Currently a Grade 1 piper with both the Western & Eastern
US Pipe Band Associations, my musical background began 43 years ago with the violin, and over the years has included
the french horn, sitar, oboe and clarinet. Recently,
however, I have devoted most of my time to Indian music and piping, with formal training,
piping schools, and workshops, including ASU School of Music, The Balmoral School of Piping and Drumming, The
Invermark College of Piping , The Jimmy McIntosh School of
Piping and Drumming , the North American Pipers Gathering for alternate pipes , the Kirsten Studio for
the Performing Arts, the Ananda Asram School of Indian Studies, and the LearnQuest Academy of Hindustani Music.
What I play - equipment
My bagpipes
are all made by Dunbar Bagpipes of Canada. The P4a pipes
are full metal mounted, made out of a product called Delrin, and use a Canmore zipper synthetic
bag. They are not susceptible to cracking and are much easier to maintain. The Dunbar
DB-2a pipes are blackwood, with silver metalwork, and also uses a Canmore
zippered bag. I use Balance Tone (synthetic) drone reeds, and either
Gilmour, or Harris medium chanter reeds. When performing,
depending on the location, I use a Dunbar Delrin or a Dunbar Blackwood; both are the "Elite II" model. My smallpipes are both John Walsh in 'A' & 'D'.
My other instruments include a 1896 Thibouville-Lamy violin, a custom Srishti sitar crafted in Calcutta
India, and a Buffet R-13 clarinet made in 1988. BAGPIPE MUSIC
Traditionally, bagpipe music can be categorized into several
major groups:
> Dance Music - Strathspey, Reel, Jig, Lilt, Hornpipe > Marches - 2/2, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8, & 9/8 > The Laments - Mainly
used for funerals
> Piobaireachd - The classical music of the pipes
For general performances, I play a mixture of each of these,
and also some of the more modern compositions. There are thousands of bagpipe tunes available, so if you are looking for something special, I will do my best to find it. Many of the Scottish Clans have their own tunes and if available,
I will perform those at your request. I also perform many of my own compositions,
and will also compose a tune for your special occasion at no cost.
A Grade 1 solo piper & member of The
Eastern & Western US Pipe Band Associations, Clan MacKay, Pipers and Pipeband Society of Ontario, The Scottish Piobaireachd
Society, The Piobaireachd Society of Central PA, The Lowland and Border Pipers Society, The American
Society of Composers, Authors, & Publishers (ASCAP), The Maine Arts Commission, The Maine Songwriters Association,
The Sangeet Society & The Hindustani Music Circle. Extra Class Amateur
Radio Operator - AI1B
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