My name is Bryce McCulloch. I am 36 years old and I have played the highland bagpipes for 12 years. I play the highland bagpipes because I love the instrument and wish to share its Scottish music and traditions to as many people as possible.

In my early 20s I wished that I had persevered with my school violin music lessons; but you know what it's like, your friends torment you and call you all sorts of names. Regretfully, I dropped the music lessons. I was about to begin the violin again when, out of the blue, my brother Gordon gave me a highland bagpipe practise chanter as a Christmas present. I did not look back.

It was the best present I ever received. I practised for hours each night and eventually joined the local PIPE BAND, After I was confident with playing in front of crowds I developed my solo bagpiping career.

For more about me and the Maybole Pipe Band read below and visit my site at: www.bryce-mcculloch.com

BAGPIPING CAREER OF BRYCE

Since those early days I have developed into a "good steady piper", (not my words), with both Solo piping and Band piping experience. At the moment I concentrate on Solo Piping although I play with the MAYBOLE PIPE BAND as much as possible. After five years I was offered the grand position of Resident Bagpiper at Culzean Castle Ayrshire, Scotland. In (1997) I became Resident Piper at the Station Hotel, Ayr, Scotland. Through the usual word of mouth, enquiries and recommendations I am kept busy piping at Weddings, Robert Burns Suppers and events where people require the sound of the Scottish highland bagpipes. I also play the small pipes, a traditional lowland pipe that has recently become more popular due to the array of new tunes written especially for it.