Duncan McDiarmid | The National Piping Centre

Interviewee: Duncan McDiarmid

Interviewer: Christine MacKay

Background: A farmer in Aberfeldy, Duncan McDiarmid was educated at Merchiston School where he was taught to play the pipes by Pipe Major Hance Gates of Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band. He subsequently competed professionally. He is a long time member of the Atholl Highlanders’ Pipe Band, and is now band President. He still lives in Aberfeldy and is now active as a piping judge.

Publisher: The National Piping Centre

Date: 18-09-2012

Format: Audio

Subjects & Keywords

Event:

World War 2
Blair Castle Horse Trials
World Pipe Band Championships

Organization:

Merchiston School
Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band
The Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society
Atholl Highlanders
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
The Scottish Horse
Rannoch Highland Games
National Piping Centre
National Youth Pipe Band o Scotland
Northern Meeting
Piobaireachd Society
Killin Highland Games
Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association

Person:

Duncan McDiarmid
Christine MacKay
Pipe Major Hance Gates
Euan McDiarmid
John D Burgess
Pipe Major William Ross
Jim Cameron
Bobby MacLeod
Bill Clarence
Pipe Major Pete Wilkie
Pipe Major John MacDonald
Robert U Brown
Dr William Donaldson
Angus MacKay
Donald MacDonald
Pipe Major Alec MacRae
Pipe Major Sandy Spence
Ian Duncan
Duke of Atholl
Gordon Duncan
Dr Jack Taylor
Dr Bill Wotherspoon
James MacIntosh
Robert B Nicol

Place:

Aberfeldy
Perth
Perthshire
Inveraray
Newtonmore
Pitlochry
Kinloch Rannoch
Bridge of Garve
Badachro
Blair Atholl
Atholl Massachussetts
Bermuda
Washington DC
United States of America

Publication:

The Highland Pipe and Scottish Society 1750-1950

Subject:

MacDougall Bagpipes
Competition Piping
Piobaireachd
Accordion
Scottish Country Dance Music
Solo Piping
Judging
Farming
Self Employment
Standards in Piping
Numbers of Pipers
Playing Styles
Canntaireachd
Organisation of Pipe Band Contests

Tune:

Lament for Mary MacLeod