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A Piper's Tale : Stories from the World's Top Pipers, Hardback Book

A Piper's Tale : Stories from the World's Top Pipers Hardback

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From Jack Lee to Finlay MacDonald, Terry Tully to the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, the major stars of this musical world tell their talesGather round the fire, grab a dram and join the world's top bagpipe players--they have quite a few stories to tell.

Their stories are hilarious, revealing, and often moving as they speak about a musical and cultural passion that has consumed their lives.

Why did the NYPD leave a crime scene to speak to Willie McCallum?

Did Gordon Walker really sleep with the Crown Jewels?

Is there a secret dram for a better performance? What's it like for traditional musicians to be treated like rock stars?

With a foreword by renowned Scottish musician Eddi Reader and the world-acclaimed Carlos Nunez, this is a wild and wonderful tour of Scotland's traditional music--funny, deeply personal, heartfelt and essential to musicians and music lovers alike.

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