Some of the great pipe tunes of Scotland, played by some of the most talented young players around. Add to this the grace and skill of this band and you have Highland Games, the most fun piping album around.
Finlay MacDonald is one of Scotland's rising stars. He was the face of Glasgow's popular "Piping Hot!" festival and has appeared on the ever-popular Hogmany Show for BBC Television. Having specialised in performance and composing at RSAMD he has been in demand as a performer and has toured with top Scottish Bands such as Deaf Shepherd, Battlefield Band, Old Blind Dogs and the Kate Rusby Band.Finlay fronts his own band and with them he has recorded and toured all over the UK and Europe.
Simon McKerrell has toured around the world and performed on BBC Radio a number of times. He was awarded the Seumas MacNeill Scholarship from the College of Piping in 1999 and has played with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Performing Arts Orchestra of England. For several years he was a member of award-winning folk band Back of the Moon with whom he recorded two albums. Simon enjoys composing pipe tunes and other melodies and teaches at National Piping Centre in Glasgow.
Chris Gibb is a popular piper well-known on the competition scene. He was a member of the cast of Brian McNeill's "Scottish Crossings" performed in the USA one of a series of artistic exchanges between CalArts and the RSAMD.
Guest Musicians:
Jonny Hardie: guitars
Brian McAlpine: piano & keyboards
Aaron Jones: bass, bouzoukie
Iain Copeland: drums percussion
Rick Taylor: trombone