Archy jay music1/1/2024 It was the last thing I could do for him. I was just 20 and had to pipe/march my father's herse to the crematorium. From awesome concerts with lively hyper audiences all around the world, to my father's funeral. I give them oxygen, my heart and my soul when I play. My bagpipes become a "living breathing" partner. They are my sidekick - my Partner In Crime. I am not that powerful person without my bagpipes by my side. You see, I am not the person you see before you. I hear you scream and it hits right to my core. With the taste and the feel of the fresh cold night air, I hold my pipes and say to them "we are ready". I have also been featured in the newspapers, magazines, television, radio and have played in front of audiences as large as 60,000 people across the globe. McCallum Bagpipes! Thanks to my bagpipes and fans/followers, I have been able to travel all over the UK, Europe, USA, Canada and Australia. I am sponsored by McCallum Bagpipes! I feel so highly honoured as McCallum Bagpipe is truly my favourite bagpipe maker!!! If your wondering what bagpipes/reeds and repairs I use. Sharing stages and Festival/Venues with The Dropkick Murphy's, Europe, Cradle of Filth, Rob Zombie, Within Temptation, Gaelic Storm, Switchfoot, Young Dubliners, Sepultura, Opeth, The Wicked Tinkers, Seven Nations, Sweet, Corvus Corax. I have played with big bands such as the famous Saor Patrol and Celtica - Pipes Rock. There is a powerful force within the bagpipes. I knew that the bagpipes can do much more. With major fire in my belly, I needed to see what else was out there. From my early piping days I played in the traditional pipe bands such as "Inverkeithing High School Pipe Band", "The City of Edinburgh Pipe Band", "The Royal Burgh of Inverkeithing Pipe Band", "Torrevieja Pipes And Drums" (which is based in Spain). At the age at 21 I broke away from the "traditional bagpiper" ways. I wanted to change peoples perception of the bagpipes. From the age of 8 I started playing bagpipes and at the age of 18 I was experimenting with different sounds. In My Solo Career I am passionate about my music, it comes from my soul and I believe it is my true vocation.
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