Fred Morrison, piping concert

Fred Morrison, piping concert

Fred Morrison is one of Scotland’s great and outstanding pipes and whistle players. The celebrated Gaelic piping tradition of his father’s native South Uist forms the bedrock of his intensely expressive, uniquely adventurous style. His outstanding technical prowess saw him winning many top competition prizes while still at school, and inspired by pioneering acts like the Bothy Band and the Tannahill Weavers. Although his first-love instrument remains the great Highland bagpipes, over the years his mastery has expanded to encompass whistles, Scottish smallpipes, or reelpipes and Irish uilleann pipes. He was also one of the first Scottish artists to forge dynamic links with his Celtic cousins in Brittany and north-west Spain, adding further to his repertoire of influences and tunes, and has long been renowned as an outstanding composer. “widely regarded as one of the greatest Scottish pipers alive today.”

Date: 23/11/16
Start Time: 7.30 pm
Venue: Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, An Talla Mhòr
Audience Numbers: 68
Type: Music Traditional