A Piper’s Tale: Stories From The World’s Top Pipers

Fergus Muirhead – Forewords by Eddi Reader and Carlos Núñez

Hardback

£13.99 (free P&P for UK)

Preorder today – released 12/9/13

Gather round the fire, grab a dram and join the world’s top bagpipe players – they have quite a few stories to tell… From Jack Lee to Finlay MacDonald, Terry Tully to the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, broadcaster Fergus Muirhead talks to the major stars of this musical world. Their stories are hilarious, revealing and often moving as they speak about a musical and cultural passion that has consumed their lives. Why did the NYPD leave a crime scene to speak to Willie McCallum? Did Gordon Walker really sleep with the Crown Jewels? Is there a secret dram for a better performance? What’s it like for traditional musicians to be treated like rockstars? With a foreword by renowned Scottish musician Eddi Reader and the world-acclaimed Carlos Nuñez, this is a wild and wonderful tour of Scotland’s traditional music – funny, deeply personal, heartfelt and essential to musicians and music lovers alike.