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John D. Burgess
12+ albums
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Pipe Major John Davie Burgess MBE (born Aberdeen 11 March 1934 - died 29 June 2005[1]) was one of the most eminent players of the Scots bagpipes.[2] He began playing at the age of four, and gained international fame as a child prodigy, before turning professional at the age of sixteen. In 1950 he became the youngest ever winner of the Gold Medals for piobaireachd at both the Argyllshire Gathering in Oban and the Northern Meeting in Inverness[3], and he went on to become known as the 'King Of The Highland Pipers'[4]. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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The Swallow-Tailed Coat / Turf Lodge
892Delvinside / The Highland Lassie Going To The Fair / The Pretty Apron / The Ladies From Hell
523The Swallow-Tailed Coat/Turf Lodge
224Willie MacLean/Tulloch Gorm/John Morrison Of Assynthouse
205Bobby Cutherbertson / The Ballachulish Walkabout / The March of the Cameron Men
136The Swallow-Tailed Coat & Turf Lodge
117The Tom Bigbee Waltz
118Lord Alexander Kennedy / Delvinside / Pretty Marion
109The Lewis Soldier / Thick Lies the Mist / The Roes Among the Heather / Hiro Hirum / The Lewis Wedding
910Murdo MacLeod / Colonel Davidson / Jeannie Carruthers / The 74th's Farewell To Edinburgh / Achany Glen
8albums
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The Rough Guide to Scottish Folk
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The Rough Guide To Scottish Folk Music
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Rough Guide to Scottish Folk
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The Rough Guide to Scottish Folk—living traditions from Glasgow to the Shetlands
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King Of The Highland Pipers
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The Great Highland Bagpipe March, Strathspey
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The Piping Centre 1996 Recital Series - Volume 2
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Rough Guide: Scottish Folk
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Rough Guide : Rg To Scottish Folk
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The Great Highland Bagpipe: March, Strathspey & Reel: Solo & Band Performances
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Harps, Pipes & Fiddles
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1st Piping Centre 2