Murray Henderson (piper)
Murray Henderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Timaru |
| Instrument | Bagpipes |
Murray Henderson is a bagpipe player and reed-maker from Scotland.
Life
[edit]Murray was born in Timaru in New Zealand, and moved to Scotland in 1973.[1] He initially learned to play the pipes from his father.[1]
His wife Patricia is also an accomplished piper, having placed in Gold Medal competitions, and his daughter Faye Henderson is also a Gold Medal winner.[2]
Career
[edit]Henderson has won the Gold Medals at the Argyllshire Gathering and the Northern Meeting, and has won the clasp (for former winners) at the Northern Meeting six times,[3] in four different decades.[4] He has also won the Bratach Gorm five times, and the Glenfiddich Piping Championship four times.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Murray Henderson". thepipingcentre.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ Laurence Ford (25 August 2011). "Northern Meeting piping challenge is a family affair". Highland News. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ a b "About Murray". hendersonreedmakers.com. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Murray Henderson wins MacDonald Quaich". pipesdrums.com. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
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