Born in 1969 and lived all my life is Skye, Scotland. Began playing the GHB at 9 years old and spent my early teens playing hundreds of ceilidh's. Moved from ceilidh to folk after hearing Silly Wizard in mid teens and began playing guitar . Started playing the whistle after hearing Davy Spillane and the Bothy Band and played in various bands of different genres. Formed the band that was to make me my living in '91 and still at it.
I play Oveton whistles, Sinclair/Strathmore GHB, Garvie Border pipes by Nigel Richard and Hamish Moore smallpipes. Really need to get stuck into my Uillean pipes again soon.
My local session in in the Cellar Bar in Dunvegan. Very friendly session where we are looked after well and although it is probably 70% Highland/Scottish and 30% Irish tunes we do our best to play what visitors to the session can play
Favourite music at the moment would be, in no particular order, - Daimh, Silly Wizard, Shooglenifty, Flook, Liz Carroll, Lunasa, Session A9, Gordon Duncan, Fred Morrison, Martyn Bennet, Bothy Band, and other such things. I like/appreciate almost all Scottish/Irish related music though for some reason my brain has difficulty accepting hornpipes and I rarely play them.
This is my local session...please come along for at tune if you're ever in Skye
http://www.thesession.org/sessions/display/372
Here is a list of tunes from this site that are suitable to play on Highland pipes, Scottish Border pipes and Scottish small pipes. (just started it so give it time)
Tunes in A / mix / min ....
Struy Lodge
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8628
Fleshmarket Close
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6184
Buntata's Sgadan
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4389
Hamer o'er the Taing
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8627
Pressed for Time
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2589
Edmonton Airbus
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4611
High Road to Linton
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4161
Zito the Bubbleman
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7872
Kelsey's Wee
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1604
Break yer Bass Drone
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4420
Roddy MacDonalds Fancy
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3154
Scotsville
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8067
The Prince of Wales
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8835
Dancing Feet
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3768
Old Grey Woman of Raasay
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/340
Rory Gallacher
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2526
Scarce of Tatties
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/95
Rory MacLeod
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2905
The Panda
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2478
The Seagull
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4361
Jerry's Pipe
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8080
Would the Minister not Dance
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7849
Price of a Pig
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4114
The Kitchen Maid
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4140
The Banks of Allan
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8639
Kenny Gillies of Portnalong
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1875
A.A. Cameron
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1275
Devil in the Kitchen
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1746
Tunes in A min (not smallpipes)
Andy Renwicks Ferret
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/439
The Old Bush (not smallpipes)
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1499
The Birds Nest
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1358
Tunes in D
Rip the Calico
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/719
third tune here....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVztCC37wlc
The Wise Maid
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7335
Richard Dwyer's
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8453
Miss Girdle
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2417
Tail Toddle
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1484
The Kitchenpiper
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2012
The High Drive
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4428
The Famous Baravan
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5386
Ramnee Ceilidh
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2639
Wild Irishman
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1027
Kenny MacDonald's
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3889
Captain Horne
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4262
Tunes in D dor (not smallpipes)
Bulgarian Red
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4389
Tunes in Bm
The Ballivanaich
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5772
Paddy's Leather Breeches
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7774
The Ale is Dear
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/866
Golden Brown Chevette
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8094
Last Tango in Harris
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6124
Chloe's Passion
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1756
Tending the Steer with a Heavy Heart
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7779
Bogan Lochan
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1749
Tunes in E dor
The Little Cascade
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1368
Miss Campbell of Sherness
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1368
Tunes in bogman's tunebook: 69
| The Prince Of Wales | reel | August 22nd 2008 |
| Struy Lodge | reel | June 18th 2008 |
| Paddy The Ahhhhh | reel | October 23rd 2007 |
| Would The Minister Not Dance? | slip jig | October 11th 2007 |
| The Races At Carrick | jig | October 6th 2007 |
| Skye Barbeque | October 22nd 2007 |
| Partners In Crime | Ross Ainslie And Jarlath Henderson | January 28th 2008 |
| The Ghost Shirt | Farquhar MacDonald | October 6th 2007 |
| Roag | Pipedown | October 6th 2007 |
| Peatbog Faeries | May 23rd 2003 |
| Cellar Bar | May 23rd 2003 |
| Tune from Sandy Bell's | June 23rd 2008 |
| Irish Tradition | March 20th 2008 |
| Irish Holiday | October 5th 2007 |
| Discussions | Re: Royalites for Tunes? | August 29th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Tunes with two parts | August 28th 2008 |
| Tunes | August 22nd 2008 | |
| Discussions | Re: Ears or eyes? | August 12th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Ears or eyes? | August 10th 2008 |