Name: Caitlin Macdonald Piping
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Rating: 5

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About Caitlin

Caitlin Macdonald is a Scottish professional Piper, Composer, & Teacher based in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Bagpiper

Glasgow

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Caitlin, a graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, is a professional piper with her career involving performing, teaching, and composing. With over 20 years of experience, Caitlin has seen success as a competing piper both as a soloist and in pipe bands and has also performed globally. She has been in bands such as the Grade 1 ScottishPower Pipe Band competing at the top level of pipe bands and when younger she was in the innovative National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland. As well as performing Caitlin is a highly sought out teacher. She taught in the prestigious College of Piping before settling into her current work teaching in schools and private tuition. Caitlin has taught in specific workshops abroad also, and in addition to this is a keen composer. She’s an enthusiastic, highly motivated and dedicated piper that strives for perfection in all aspects of her piping career so you can be rest assured that your needs will be met at a high level whether that be looking for a piper to play at your event or you would like to learn to play! Some of Caitlin’s highlights and memorable places/performances include: Tartan Week in New York Alaxander McQeen Memorial Service at St Paul’s Cathedral, London The Great Wall of China Multiple performances in Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall including the opening concert for Celtic Connections The Usher Hall in Edinburgh and countless more…

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5 out of 5

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Caitlin's Reviews

5 out of 5

Composition Review: Caitlin composed an original piece of music in celebration of my marriage. My husband and I are extremely grateful to Caitlin for this. An incredibly thoughtful piece of music, Caitlin took a great deal of time and care to ensure that the melody reflected our personalities. You can see and hear the skilled musicianship in the jig with Caitlin able to make Scottish traditional music accessible and enjoyable to all (my husband's family are English). It is something we will cherish for many years to come. Such a unique and personal touch. I would highly recommend using Caitlin to compose a piece of music for a loved one or a special occasion. It's a momento to treasure.

5 out of 5

Caitlin was very professional in her approach both towards the wedding day itself and the preparation beforehand. We asked Caitlin to merge her piping with military traditions relevant to the groom and she exceeded all our expectations by merging the Scottish traditions and military traditions perfectly. On the day Caitlin was available to pipe while guests arrived and also entertained guests while they waited for the bridal party to arrive. Caitlin then played a key role during our guard of honour after the wedding- and was more than happy to pose for photos with the bridal party and the wedding guests. Caitlin is an extremely talented piper- and is professional to a tee. I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone looking for an amazing piper for their wedding day.

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Caitlin's Song list

Some of the most commonly requested tunes include:

- Highland Cathedral

- Amazing Grace

- Skye Boat Song

- Mhairi's Wedding

- Scotland the Brave

- The Rowan Tree

- The Highland Wedding

- The Green Hills of Tyrol

- When the Battle's O'er

- Lochanside

- Highland Laddie

- The Black Bear

- My Home Town

- Flet from Flotta

- The Mist Covered Mountains

- The Flowers of the Forest

- The Dark Island

- Flower of Scotland

- Scots Wha Hae

- A Man’s a Man

Caitlin also has a wide range of some more modern and contemporary tunes and is more than happy to fulfil special requests for events. Some examples of past requests have included pieces such as:

- Hallelujah

- Don’t Stop Believing

- Caledonia

- Danny Boy

- Waltzing Matilda

Musicianship

Genres:

Traditional Scottish folk, Scottish music, Folk, Ceilidh, Military, Film / TV music, Musical theatre, Classical crossover, Christmas, Marching, Covers

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Instruments:

Bagpipes

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Event types:

Wedding, Virtual event, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Composer, Arranger, Instrumental teaching, Audio engineer, Fluent sight-reader, Theory teaching, Composition teaching

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