Hello :-))
Born in 1969 and lived all my life is Skye, Scotland. Began playing the GHB at 9 years old and spent my early teens playing ceilidh's. Moved from ceilidh to folk after hearing Silly Wizard in mid teens and began playing guitar . Started playing the whistle after hearing Davy Spillane and the Bothy Band and played in various bands of different genres. Formed the band that was eventually to make me my living in '91 and still at it.
I play Oveton whistles by Colin Goldie, Sinclair/Strathmore GHB, Garvie Border pipes by Nigel Richard and Hamish Moore smallpipes. Recently got back into playing Uilleann pipes again after a few years of abstinence, and loving it.
My local session in in the Cellar Bar in Dunvegan. Very friendly session where we are looked after well and although it is probably 70% Highland/Scottish and 30% Irish tunes we do our best to play what visitors to the session can play
Favourite music lately is Liz Carroll, Martin Hayes, also, in no particular order, - Daimh, Silly Wizard, Alasdair White, Altan, Flook, Coisir, Tommy Keane, Padraig Rynne, Tola Custy, Lunasa, Session A9, Gordon Duncan, Fred Morrison, Martyn Bennet, Bothy Band, and other such things. I like/appreciate almost all Scottish/Irish related music. Can't be bothered with folk who don't appreciate good playing or dislike well played tunes cause they think it's cool to only like Coleman etc
This is my local session...please come along for at tune if you're ever in Skye
http://www.thesession.org/sessions/display/372
Here's a nice gaelic song from Capercaillie with a slide show of pictures from the beautiful Isle of Skye....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVup_-eFcKQ
Here is a list of tunes from this site that are suitable to play on Highland pipes, Scottish Border pipes and Scottish small pipes.
Reels in A / mix / min ....
Alasdair Fraser's Welcome To Cape Breton http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9901
Alick C. MacGregor
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8920
An T-Seann Cailleach
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/9027
Black Haired Lad 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9531
Boys of Malin 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/11
Break yer Bass Drone 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4420
Buntata's Sgadan 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4389
The Canongate Twitch http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/10174
Dancing Feet 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3768
Dinky's
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/24
Dolina MacKay http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7920
Edmonton Airbus http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4611
The Fair Haired Lass 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1231
Fleshmarket Close 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6184
Hamer o'er the Taing 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8627
High Road to Linton 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4161
In and Out the Harbour 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/158
Jack Daniels 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9268
Jolly Tinker
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1754
Kelsey's Wee 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1604
Korgi
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5157
Lady Glenorchy 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9223
Little Donald of the Pigpen 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1926
My Wife's a Drunkard 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6434
Old Grey Woman of Raasay 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/340
Pressed for Time http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2589
Prince of Wales http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8835
Roddy MacDonalds Fancy 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3154
Scotsville 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8067
Sound of Mull http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3922
Struy Lodge 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8628
Turbo Shandy http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/10204
Zito the Bubbleman 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7872

Jigs in A / mix / min ....
Beaton's Blue Bonnet http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/10214
Braes of Mellinish 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2340
Donella Beaton 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8913
Donald Cameron's Powder Horn 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7818
Donald Willie and his Dog 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3019
Duncan the Gauger 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/9168
Fosgail an Dorus
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/8968
Lady in a Bottle http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8057
(written here in G but normally played in A)
Rory Gallacher
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2526
Scarce of Tatties 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/95
Rory MacLeod 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2905
The Panda http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2478
Professor Delbert's Birthday 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9672
Scartaglen
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4805
The Seagull 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4361
The Snuff Wife 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8900
Jerry's Pipe 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8080
Would the Minister not Dance 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7849
Price of a Pig http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4114
The Kitchen Maid
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4140
The Banks of Allan
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8639
The Old Woman's Dance
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9169
The Old Woman of the Milldust
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9365
Kenny Gillies of Portnalong
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1875
A.A. Cameron 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1275
Devil in the Kitchen 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1746
Tunes in A min (not smallpipes)

Andy Renwicks Ferret
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/439
The Old Bush http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1499
The Birds Nest http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1358
Tunes in D
The Antrim Rose http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3049
Ash City 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9724
Barney's Barmoral
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9685
Rip the Calico 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/719

third tune here.... 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVztCC37wlc
The Wise Maid http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7335
The Stone Frigate 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/7067
The Pitnacree Ferryman 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8439
Richard Dwyer's 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8453
The Fourth Floor
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1948
MacFarlane's Rant
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9500
Miss Girdle 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2417
Molly Rankin's http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2647
The Humours of Tulla 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/415
Tail Toddle http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1484
The Kitchenpiper 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2012
The High Drive
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4428
The Famous Baravan 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5386
Ramnee Ceilidh 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2639
Wild Irishman 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1027
Gingerhogs http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7428
Kenny MacDonald's
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3889
Jig of Slurs 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/35
Captain Horne 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4262
This is How the Ladies Dance 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9194
Tunes in D dor (not smallpipes)

Bulgarian Red
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4389
Tunes in Bm
The Ballivanaich
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5772
Paddy's Leather Breeches 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7774
The Ale is Dear 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/866
Golden Brown Chevette
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8094
Malts On The Optics
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/10025
The Piper and the Shrew 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8957
Last Tango in Harris
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6124
Lyndhurst 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9461
The Cat and the Dog
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/9522
The Humours of Whisky 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/46
James MacLellan's Favourite
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/9939
Ryan's 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/93
Tending the Steer with a Heavy Heart 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7779
Bogan Lochan 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1749
Cuttie's Wedding 
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9655
Tunes in E dor
Chloe's Passion http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1756
The Little Cascade
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1368
The Knockard Elf
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9681
Miss Campbell of Sherness
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1368
Tunes in G
The Cockerel in the Creel
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9899
Paddy Cronin's http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/9198
Sweeper's
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/9349
Mary O' Niell's (not smallpipes)
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/954
Fasten the Leg in Her
 http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2838
Tunes in bogman's tunebook: 750
| Brian Byrne's | reel | February 24th 2010 |
| The Wingflapper | slip jig | February 20th 2010 |
| The Man From Glengarry | reel | February 19th 2010 |
| The Vatersay Ambulance | polka | January 26th 2010 |
| Beaton's Blue Bonnet | slip jig | January 23rd 2010 |
| Maidean Dubh' An Donais (The Black Stick Of The Devil) | Dr. Angus MacDonald | January 25th 2010 |
| Bye A While | Padraig Rynne | January 14th 2010 |
| The Collection | Old Blind Dogs | December 26th 2009 |
| No Matter How Cold And Wet You Are | Craobh Rua | November 16th 2009 |
| A Compilation Of Young Uilleann Pipers | The Pipers Rock | October 15th 2008 |
| Chordfind | April 13th 2009 |
| Roots Music Listening Room | December 12th 2008 |
| Overton Whistles | November 10th 2008 |
| ABC help | October 20th 2008 |
| Patrick Sky | October 17th 2008 |
| Cellar Bar | May 23rd 2003 |
| Preshaw full set and Sobell Cittern for sale | December 28th 2009 |
| itunes - am I missing something? | December 20th 2009 |
| breath control and soul | November 6th 2009 |
| A thing of great beauty | October 13th 2009 |
| Glue or Mud? | October 11th 2009 |
| Discussions | Re: nipperquins | March 22nd 2010 |
| Discussions | Re: Flying! Stress! | March 22nd 2010 |
| Discussions | Re: Tune ID | March 20th 2010 |
| Discussions | Re: Tune ID | March 20th 2010 |
| Discussions | Re: Are Drummers Musicians? | March 19th 2010 |