ABOUT
A recent graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's Traditional Music degree, Kenneth has been playing pipes since age 6. With years of experience playing, teaching and recording for different projects around the UK & Europe, Kenneth is part of the latest wave of exciting young musicians to come through Glasgow's bustling folk scene.
Originally from Bearsden, just outside of Glasgow, Kenneth took lessons at the National Piping Centre from age 6 under double silver medalist Gordon Bruce, and Field Marshal Montgomery piper Ryan Canning.
Having played with 1st Bearsden BB band and won internal competitions, Kenneth joined his first competitive band aged 10 - Strathendrick in Grade 4, and a few years later made the commitment to join the Boghall & Bathgate Juvenile Pipe Band, where he received regular critique and advice from some of the World's top band players, as well as a Scottish Championship title.
It was around this time that Kenneth joined the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland under Alistair McLaren, and latterly RURA piper Steven Blake. Originally beginning in the Development Band, before progressing to the Senior Band and eventually into a leadership role as the Pipe Major of the Development Band, Kenneth has performed on several tours around Switzerland, Spain, to the Royal Family on several occasions including at Buckingham Palace, and several sold out tours around Scotland.
Kenneth joined Grade 2 band The Glasgow Skye Association under Ewan Henderson for the 2017 season, winning both European and World Championship titles and culminating in promotion to Grade 1, the highest level of band competition. By this point, Kenneth had began his studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and was undertaking lessons from 8 time Glenfiddich Champion Willie McCallum & Director of the National Piping Centre, Finlay MacDonald.
While at the RCS, Kenneth began to focus more seriously on his Whistle playing, and took lessons from Marc Duff & Hamish Napier, but primarily from fellow piper Ross Ainslie. From this, Kenneth discovered a love for the wider Traditional Music scene, and since then has played numerous sold out Celtic Connections shows, with Phil Cunningham & Aly Bain for their St Andrew's Day party, and a solo spot at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
Since graduating, Kenneth has been writing and releasing his own music with his band, playing ceilidhs and weddings around the UK with some of the country's most in-demand ensembles, and teaching both pipes and whistles at Fèis events and 1 to 1 lessons. He also featured on Hans Zimmer's soundtrack for 'Dune', alongside a lineup of some of Scotland's finest pipers.
Most recently, Kenneth performed with his band for BBC Introducing @ Celtic Connections, Battle of the Folk Bands, and guested on tour in the South of France with rock band Celtic Pipes Rock!