Angus MacColl

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Angus Duncan MacColl
Born1967
Benderloch
Instrument Bagpipes

Angus D. MacColl is a Scottish bagpipe player.

Life

He was born in Benderloch, near Oban, and initially learnt the pipes from his father. [1] MacColl is descended from a number of famous pipers, including John MacColl. [1] His son Angus J. MacColl is also a competitive piper. [2] [3]

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He teaches at the Oban High School. [4]

Career

MacColl won gold medals at both the Northern Meeting and Argyllshire Gathering. [1] He also won the former winners Clasp at the Northern Meeting, several Ceòl Beag prizes, [5] [6] and the Metro Cup, in 2012. [7] Additionally, he won the Glenfiddich Championships four times, in 1995, 2006, 2010 and 2015. [8] [9]

He played with the Spirit of Scotland Pipe Band when it formed in 2008 and 2016. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Angus McColl - Todd Bar". toddsbar.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Echoes of Oban 2015 Video and Pictures". Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Oban: Gandy wins Senior Piob; Murray takes Gold; Forrest Silver; Liddell MSR - pipes-drums".
  4. ↑ "Argyll results: Oban High School are World Champion Novice Pipe Band". For Argyll. 16 August 2010. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "The Northern Meeting Piping Competition - Winners Gallery". northern-meeting.org. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Spirit of Scotland Pipe Band". spiritofscotlandpipeband.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Angus MacColl overall Metro Cup winner - pipes-drums".
  8. ↑ "Angus MacColl bags Glenfiddich Piping crown". BBC News. 31 October 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Updated: 2010 Glenfiddich Champion: Angus MacColl". pipesdrums.com. 31 October 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Kilpatrick raises Spirit, lands with all-star band - pipes-drums".
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