Iain Westgate

Pipe Sergeant

Iain has been playing the Pipes for 19 years, having been taught by his Father and then Gold Medal competitor Iain Macey for four years. He was Pipe Sergeant of RAF Halton Pipes and Drums for 8 years, taking the band from Grade 4 to Grade 3 and coming 2nd at the World Champs in 2007.

Iain has won many solo competitions, including the Willie Ferguson trophy, where competitors are selected from all around the UK and a final held in Glasgow. He won this trophy two years running.

He has been the Official Piper to the British Embassy in Russia and was also the lone piper on the opening night of the Edinburgh Tattoo in 2006.

Iain is pleased to have moved from the UK and is looking forward learning new instruments and making a significant contribution to the Pipe Corps at WAPOL.

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