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1. BAGPIPE PLAYER WW2 PLUS
2. BAGPIPE PLAYER WW2 PROFESSIONAL
3. BAGPIPE PLAYER WW2 SERIES
4. BAGPIPE PLAYER WW2 TV

John Wilson's three books of pipe music contain many of his own compositions and settings, and his third volume especially includes many Canadian compositions. Cairns (Rockcliffe, Ont), Neil Sutherland (Winnipeg), Donald MacNiven (Kirkland Lake, Ont), Sam Scott (Manotick, Ont), William Gilmour (Toronto), Angus Graham (Prince George, BC), Reay Mackay (Toronto), and John Knox MacKenzie (Vancouver). More recent Canadian composers whose tunes have been published include John Wilson (Toronto), George Grant (St-Hubert, Que), W.J. Two familiar to pipers everywhere, Colonel Robertson and The Mid-Lothian Pipe Band, were composed by Farquhar Beaton, third pipe-major of the 48th Highlanders of Canada. Several published collections contain tunes by Canadian pipers. Few piobaireachdan have been composed in the late 20th century, but much light music has been written for pipes. The extensive repertoire of the Highland pipes includes marches (2/4, 4/4, 6/8, 3/4), strathspeys, reels, jigs, hornpipes, slow airs, and, above all, piobaireachd (pibroch), the classical variation form. Elsewhere in Ontario and in British Columbia there are good makers of practice chanters and of reeds, but in 1990 most Canadian pipers still played instruments from Scotland. Tuck uses blackwood and plastic and produces complete bagpipes as well as chanters. His chanter, now used exclusively by the band, is responsible for its unique tone. Gordon Tuck was Pipe Major of Macnish Distillery Pipe Band, St Thomas, Ont in the early 1970s when he began manufacturing his own design of chanter at his factory, Tuck Aluminum Ltd. Both have introduced their own chanter patterns, and Dunbar has experimented with new materials (impregnated beech and maple, and even plastic). At least two makers in Canada are so qualified: Jack Dunbar (St Catharines, Ont) and a more recent arrival, Matt Marshall (Bowmanville, Ont). The chanter, drones, and stocks usually are made of African blackwood, with ivory or silver mounts (often both), and their manufacture is a skilled business for which, in Scotland, an apprenticeship of five years is required. The Highland bagpipe has a single eight-holed chanter with conical bore and a double reed, producing nine notes on a basically Mixolydian scale, and three drones with single reeds (two tenor, one bass), sounding octave intervals below low A on the chanter. The names are recorded of some Canadian pipers and of Scottish emigré pipers active around World War I but there is no way of ascertaining their standards of performance, and no one seems to have investigated whether they may have handed down unusual variants of traditional tunes. Furthermore, although undoubtedly there was much activity, it was difficult for players in isolation from the fountainhead of their tradition to maintain or improve standards, even if their enthusiasm was undimmed.

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Positive data, however, are lacking, and until quite recent times the story has to be told as a series of footnotes to the history of piping in Scotland. Tony has two tartans Royal Stuart and Black Watch,his family tartans, and can attend in Formal Ceremonial dress, Day or Evening dress subject to your preference.The Highland bagpipes, which have become the most familiar of all types of bagpipe, must have been introduced to Canada by the earliest Scottish settlers in Nova Scotia and Upper Canada. He will tailor the day to your specific requirements and can advise where needed, on the formal parts of your Event and the best way to utilize your piper, to make it an occasion you, your family, and your friends will remember as one of the highlights

He has played throughout the United Kingdom and overseas including Poland, India, Germany, Holland and the Caribbean to name a few, and has recently completed the latest United Kingdom Stadium Tour with Sir Rod Stewart via Encore. He will also play at family funerals, large corporate events, as well as other family celebrations such as birthdays.

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He has had the honour of playing at Royal attendances, National TV and Radio and has played at many weddings both traditional and themed. Tony is predominately a solo piper however also manages The Home Counties Pipes & Drums whom are available for larger corporate events including, carnivals and fetes and can therefore supply the number of Pipers, Drummers, and Highland Dancers to your specific requirements.

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He went on to be tutored further under the watchful eye of an Ex Scots Guards Pipe Major, prior to launching his professional career. he attended the piper’s course at the Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming, Inchdrewer, House Edinburgh. On discharge from the Armed Forces, after 22 years.

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Tony is an accomplished piper and has been playing the Great Highland Bagpipes for 20 plus years.