1979
Bagpiper John Wilson dies, Willowdale, Ontario
John Wilson, Scottish born who emigrated to Toronto, Canada in the late 1940s at the prompting of George R. Duncan. Around 1936 was considered by some as the finest player in the …
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1990
Captain Ian C. Cameron, a bagpiper, composer, and author dies, Edinburgh
Captain Ian C. Cameron, a bagpiper, an author and a longtime member of the Piobaireachd Society died at age 72, from a virulent form of lung disease Ian was the composer of bagpipe …
1994
Celebration of Tartan Day approved by the US Senate
In 1998 the US Senate designated 6 April each year as Tartan Day in recognition of the monumental achievements and invaluable contributions made by Scottish Americans. Tartan Day …
2005
John Davie Burgess, King of the Highland Pipers, died at age 71.
John Burgess died on June 29, 2005 at the age of 71. He was born in Aberdeen on 11 March 1934, and first learned to play the practice chanter at the age of four from his father …