 Biography of John CairnsBagpipe Solutions by John Cairns is owned and operated under the professional direction of John Cairns. John is recognized as one of the World’s top bagpipers. As a soloist, John has won many of the major piping prizes around the world. In 1999, John achieved a feat that every piper dreams of. He became the 11th person in the history of piping and the only person from outside of Scotland to win each of the two Highland Society of London Gold Medals for solo piping at both Oban and Inverness, Scotland within the same year. That record still stands today. Some of the other major prizes John won during his solo-piping career are:
During his seventeen years as the Director of a National Music Program for the Canadian Forces, John trained over ten thousand students in the Cadet Pipes and Drums Training Program. John developed this program and it is still being used today. John is a long-standing and key member of the Scottish Lion-78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band from Toronto, Ontario, winners of the 1987 Grade 1 World Pipe Band Championships. Prior to joining the 78th Frasers, he was the Pipe Major of the St. Thomas Police Grade 1 Pipe Band. John has more than 25 years experience playing at the Grade 1 pipe band level. |
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