Murray Henderson (piper) explained

Murray Henderson
Birth Place:Timaru
Instrument:Bagpipes

Murray Henderson is a bagpipe player and reed-maker from Scotland.

Life

Murray was born in Timaru in New Zealand, and moved to Scotland in 1973.[1] He initially learned to play the pipes from his father.[1]

His wife Patricia is also an accomplished piper, having placed in Gold Medal competitions, and his daughter Faye Henderson is also a Gold Medal winner.[2]

Career

Henderson has won the Gold Medals at the Argyllshire Gathering and the Northern Meeting, and has won the clasp (for former winners) at the Northern Meeting six times,[3] in four different decades.[4] He has also won the Bratach Gorm five times, and the Glenfiddich Piping Championship four times.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Murray Henderson . thepipingcentre.co.uk . 4 March 2015.
  2. News: Northern Meeting piping challenge is a family affair . Laurence Ford . Highland News . 25 August 2011 . 28 February 2015.
  3. Web site: About Murray . hendersonreedmakers.com . 28 February 2015.
  4. News: Murray Henderson wins MacDonald Quaich . 30 June 2012 . pipesdrums.com . 12 March 2015.