Hamish Moore
www.hamishmoore.com
Maker of high quality Scottish Smallpipes, Highland Bagpipes, Border and Reel pipes.
Hamish Moore, Fungarth Steading, Dunkeld, Perthshire PH8 0ES, Scotland, UK * email hamishmoore@musicscotland.com * tel +[44] (0)1350 728 838
 

A Brief Biography

Hamish MooreAfter graduating as a veterinary surgeon in 1975, Hamish Moore worked as a vet until 1986 when he retired from The Ministry of Agriculture in order to play music and make bagpipes professionally. Through his recordings, teaching, and pipe-making he has done much to promote the bellows blown pipes of Scotland.

Due to the social, political and religious history of this country much of the rich, colourful diversity of piping culture has been tragically lost and Hamish has been at the fore-front of a renaissance promoting a pre-military style of piping. This has been achieved principally through his integrated approach to teaching, where the music is taught through the medium of Gaelic song and as part of the old step dance rhythms.

Teaching

Creative inspiration and musical director of the Ceolas summer school in South Uist. Founder of many piping schools in Scotland and USA, most notably with Matt Buckley in Richmond, Vermont. Principal tutor of Scottish Small Pipes at the Gaelic College in Cape Breton 1992 -96.

Discography

Cauld Wind Pipes –Dunkeld Records 1985
Open Ended –Dunkeld Records 1987
The Bees Knees (with Dick Lee) – Greentrax Recordings 1990
Farewell to Decorum (with Dick Lee) – Greentrax Recordings 1992
Stepping on the Bridge – Greentrax Recordings 1994
 

Orders can be placed by letter, email, phone or in person (our fax number is no longer available). A deposit of £150 is required at the time of ordering and this can be paid in cash, by cheque, by sterling draft or by Visa. It is advised that Visa numbers be dictated over the phone rather than emailed. There is a surcharge of £25 on final payment of pipes if paying by Visa or Mastercard. UK Customs and Excise - pipes being returned from overseas for re-reeding, repair, retuning or refurbishment: it should be stated boldly and clearly on the outside of the package that the pipes will be returned to their owner as soon as the work has been carried out. This is very important to avoid the charging of import duties, and weeks of delay at UK Customs and Excise. See other notes for owners and prospective buyers.

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