To bring together quite a lot of new videos that I have made over the last few weeks, we decided to make a blog post!! It's amazing how much traction and views these have been getting on Facebook, so thought you might like to have a watch of them here. Thanks very much to [...]
As well as performing my solo Bagpiping duties for weddings, corporate events, Burns nights, and more, I have a few Scottish bands that I perform with at events all over Scotland and the world. One of these is Tartanium, a Scottish Rock Band I created with the intention of wowing [...]
International Bagpiper heads to the Philippines for a Wedding Only a couple of weeks ago, I was performing International Bagpiping duties in Las Vegas, working with Visit Scotland for one of the worlds largest events shows, IMEX. This time, I am flying East, back to the Philippines for the third event in [...]
The Travels of International Bagpiper Roddy the Piper continue, this time to Las Vegas, Nevada. The first thing you notice stepping off the plane is how hot and heavy the air is. Then you realise how crisp the air in Scotland is. That’s always nice to come back to. I’ve landed in Las Vegas [...]
Robert Burns celebrations The Burns Bagpiper. To celebrate our Nations Bard, Rabbie Burns, Roddy was asked to do a number of Burns Nights. The start of the 12 day tour started with an Oil and gas giant who put on a fantastic traditional burns supper at the AECC in Aberdeen. With immortal memory, addres [...]
VIP bagpiper. X Factor was back in Edinburgh, as part of their UK wide talent competition. Of course when in Scotland, you need to have some bagpipes. But they didn't just want a bagpiper, they wanted to play (maybe not to professional standards!!) Roddy was assigned to it. The idea was to [...]
With so many wedding venues to choose from, I thought I would publish a wee story from the best place I get to visit to provide my wedding bagpiping service. So, ever thought of getting married on an island? This week I have had the pleasure of piping at a fantastic wedding in the middle [...]
So everyone wants to be a Ferarri owner. When you hear that the Ferrari Owners Club is having a wee event to celebrate their 50th anniversary, you just have to be there. You are even keener when they then mention they are bringing along a few cars, and Greypaul are putting some of their excellent [...]
Roddy thoroughly enjoyed being part of a Highland Games event last week at Cameron House, organised by Reel Time Events. The participants enjoyed a whole variety of different activities, inclucing falconry, tossing the caber, Highland dance workshop and a farmers dash. As well as entertaining guests with his bagpipe playing, Roddy also led [...]
Group Bagpipe Class. If you are visiting Scotland and want some hands on experience with bagpipes, then this is for you. The bagpipe masterclass is ideal for events of up to 25 people. Roddy will run through how the bagpipes work. Show you how to play a scale on the chanter, and then let you [...]
