Gary West-Direct from Scotland

Gary West is a musician, academic and broadcaster based in Edinburgh, Scotland, who has spent his professional life researching, teaching, performing and promoting the cultural and musical traditions of Scotland. He spent almost three decades as a faculty member of the University of Edinburgh where he was the Head of Celtic and Scottish Studies and where he held a personal Chair in Scottish Ethnology. He is known also as ‘the voice of piping’ having presented ‘Pipeline’ on BBC Radio Scotland for two decades before developing his own podcast, ‘Enjoy Your Piping’ which promotes piping on a weekly basis to over 100 nations worldwide. He is a highly esteemed piper and piping teacher in his own right, having won both the Scottish and European Championships with the Vale of Atholl Pipe Band, and is now Pipe Major of the famous Atholl Highlanders Regiment, the private army of the Duke of Atholl. Recognized as one of the world’s leading players on Scottish Smallpipes, he has performed, recorded and taught widely across Europe and North America.
Gary will be joined by renowned smallpiper Timmothy Cummings and other members of the Ohio Scottish Arts School Faculty.
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