Stuart Liddell
Stuart Liddell is a Scottish bagpipe player. Stuart Liddell was born in Oban and spent his early years in Inveroran, near Bridge of Orchy (hence his first album title). His father Billy was an accomplished musician, as is his mother Agnes, and his grandfather was the late Pipe Major Ronnie McCallum MBE, piper to the Duke of Argyll. At the age of four the family moved to Moffat in Dumfriesshire where Stuart went to school. The family moved to Inveraray, his mother's home town, in 1983. He is one of the most recognized names in piping, and one of the top competitive solo players in the world today.
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[edit] Band history
Liddell lives in Inveraray and is Pipe Major of the hugely successful juvenile Inveraray Pipe Band -- a band he helped found. For ten years (1998–2008), he played with the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band in Burnaby, British Columbia[1] and won three World Pipe Band Championship titles (1999, 2001, 2008). Before joining the SFU Pipe Band, he played with Scottish Power Pipe Band. Stuart Liddell goes around some of the schools in Argyll teaching them how to play the chanter and then later on play the Pipe's or Drum's in the Pipe Band.
[edit] Solo Prizes
Liddell has won many of the top awards in solo piping, including the Gold Medal at the Argyllshire Gathering (2000), the Gold Medal at the Northern Meeting (2004),[2] the former winner's Clasp at the Northern Meeting (2007 & 2009),[3] the Bratach Gorm at the Scottish Piping Society of London (2009) and the Glenfiddich Championship (2009).[4] He is known for his fast playing and innovative arrangements of piping standards. His competitive successes demonstrates that he is well-versed in traditional playing styles.
[edit] Recordings
In 2007, Liddell released his first solo recording, Inveroran. He has also appeared on several recordings of Simon Fraser University Pipe Band, with solo tracks on many discs.
[edit] See also
Simon Fraser University Pipe Band
