One half of a Juno-nominated duo will be at the Port Moody Arts Centre next month to teach bagpipe tricks to intermediate players.
Scottish native Alan MacLeod, who in 1993 was up for a Juno with Bill Bourne in the Best Roots or Traditional Album category, leads a three-hour class April 16.
MacLeod will accept up to 20 students for the session that will largely focus on folk music and tempos. Participants are asked to bring their own bagpipes, sheet music and practice chanter.
A New Westminster resident, MacLeod is a former world juvenile piping champion who was with the Tannahill Weavers, a Scottish band that became known for changing the sound of Scottish traditional music by including the Great Highland Bagpipe music (on Saturday, MacLeod will perform an exhibition set at the BC Pipers’ Association annual gathering in Surrey).
Visit pomoarts.ca to sign up for his class.
