Alasdair Gillies (December 6, 1963 – August 27, 2011) was an award-winning bagpiper and tutor, born in Glasgow. He became known as one of the most prominent figures in the Highland bagpipe fraternity and had an important influence on solo piping competitions in Scotland. Famous for holding the title of the last pipe major of the Queen's Own Highlanders, Alasdair left the army in 1997 to teach piping at the Carnegie Mellon University Pipe Band.
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6 December 1963 Glasgow
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Died |
27 August 2011 (aged 47)
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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