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A Piper's Tale: Stories from the World's Top Pipers
Author(s): Fergus Muirhead (Author), Eddi Reader (Author), Carlos Nunez (Author)
- Publisher: Cargo Publishing
- Publication Date: 13 Aug. 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 204 pages
- ISBN-10: 1908885866
- ISBN-13: 9781908885869
Book Description
Gather round the fire, grab a dram and join the world’s top bagpipe players – they have quite a few stories to tell. From Jack Lee to Finlay MacDonald, Terry Tully to the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, broadcaster Fergus Muirhead talks to the major stars of this musical world. Their stories are hilarious, revealing and often moving as they talk about a musical and cultural passion that has consumed their lives.
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About the Author
Fergus Muirhead is a broadcaster and author who can be seen regularly on BBC Scotland. He has played the bagpipes all over the world and has recorded with Scottish folk bands Molindinar and Ceolbeg as well as with the Chieftains and Carlos Nunez. Fergus has been involved in every Piping Live Festival since it began and is a regular at the popular William Kennedy Piping Festival.Eddi Reader is a Scottish singer-songwriter. Carlos Nuñez is a Galician musician who plays the traditional Galician bagpipe. He appeared on the Chieftans’ Grammy-winningSantiago and has collaborated with such musicians as Ry Cooder, Sinéad O’Connor, and Altan.
