Tutor: Angus MacKenzie

Another new course in 2012 for Sabhal Mòr Ostaig with Dàimh piper Angus MacKenzie.  This course introduces some of the great tunes in Angus’ repertoire from Cape Breton, Scotland and Ireland for sessions, cèilidhs and performance playing.  Designed for the increasing number of pipers playing small and border pipes the course will involve the learning of tunes as part of a session atmosphere with guidance from Angus on styles and techniques with written music distributed as a future reference.

Angus MacKenzie is himself a native Gaelic speaker steeped in tradition from the musically rich area of Mabou, Cape Breton Island on Canada's east coast. His father emigrated from South Uist in the Western Isles to Canada, while his mother's people are descended from the early settlers know as the Mabou Pioneers, who left from Lochaber.  A former pupil of world famous piper Dr Angus MacDonald, Angus was also pipe major of the Gaelic College of Nova Scotia’s pipe band where he steered the students to victory in their grade at the world Championships in Glasgow. 

Angus then came to Scotland to study at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, the Gaelic College on the Isle of Skye where he still lives today.  He has been the piper in the Highland band Dàimh since its inception more than 10 years ago and has played on stages throughout the world.

This course is for students competent at playing at an intermediate level and above and who have their own set of bellows pipes in the key of ”A.”.

More Information on Angus can be found here:
http://www.daimh.net/the-band/angus-mackenzie/

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