Gordon Duncan began piping at the age of 8. Taught by his father, he was a prolific Junior Winner at various competitions and stopped competing by the age of 17. He was one of Scotland’s most innovative, skillful and exciting pipers. For two years he was a MacCallan winner at the prestigious Celtic festival in Lorient, France.
He was featured as a member of many bands includingCeolbeg Wolfstone Tannahill Weavers, and Dougie Maclean Band. He has also been a member of The Vale of Atholl Pipe Band, Scottish Power Pipe Band, and most recently Drambuie Kirkliston pipe band.
Duncan composed many pipe band tunes, which have been recorded by many folk and pipe bands across the world.
Gordon Duncan died in December of 2005. He was 41.
Discography
Just for Seamus (Greentrax, 1994)
Circular Breath (Greentrax, 1997)
The Piping Centre 1996 Recital Series, Vol. 4 (Temple Records, 1998)
Thunderstruck (Greentrax, 2003)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
