Angus MacColl

Angus MacColl
Born Benderloch
Instruments Bagpipes

Angus MacColl is a Scottish bagpipe player.

Life

He was born in Benderloch, near Oban, and initially learnt the pipes from his father.[1] MacColl is descended from a number of famous pipers, including John MacColl.[1] His son Angus J. MacColl is also a competitive piper.[2][3]

He teaches at the Oban High School.[4]

Career

He has won Gold Medals at both the Northern Meeting and Argyllshire Gathering.[1] He has also won the former winners Clasp at the Northern Meeting, and several Ceòl Beag prizes.[5][6] MacColl has also won the Metro Cup, in 2012.[7] He has won the Glenfiddich Championships four times, in 1995, 2006, 2010 and 2015.[8][9]

He played with the Spirit of Scotland Pipe Band when it formed in 2008 and 2016.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Angus McColl - Todd Bar". toddsbar.com. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Echoes of Oban 2015 Video and Pictures".
  3. ↑ "Oban: Gandy wins Senior Piob; Murray takes Gold; Forrest Silver; Liddell MSR - pipes-drums".
  4. ↑ "Argyll results: Oban High School are World Champion Novice Pipe Band". For Argyll. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "The Northern Meeting Piping Competition - Winners Gallery". northern-meeting.org. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Spirit of Scotland Pipe Band". spiritofscotlandpipeband.com. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Angus MacColl overall Metro Cup winner - pipes-drums".
  8. ↑ "Angus MacColl bags Glenfiddich Piping crown". BBC News. 31 October 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Updated: 2010 Glenfiddich Champion: Angus MacColl". pipesdrums.com. 31 October 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Kilpatrick raises Spirit, lands with all-star band - pipes-drums".
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