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Pipe major Nick MacVicar is the Scottish piper in Italy. He has been playing and teaching the great Highland bagpipe for over 30 years. He grew up and received his first musical education as a boy in the 80s and early 90s on the Isle of Skye. Besides being a professional piper, he is a multi- instrumentalist and plays flutes, accordion and piano. Nick lives in Italy now, where he takes active part in many Scottish events that take place there. He is the pipe major of the Royal Highland Company pipes & drums, a Scottish pipe band in Tuscany, and the president of the Scottish Highland Society of Italy. He is also the artistic director of Ceilitaly, the first and only ceilidh band in southern Europe. Apart from this Nick is much in demand as a ceilidh dance instructor and celebrant at Scottish weddings in Italy.
Scotland the Brave
Highland Cathedral (Korb/Roever)
Braveheart Theme (Horner)
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I played at Rod Stewart's Italian wedding and in the Vatican. Great fun, and a bit tricky to avoid waking up a Pope during his siesta when you play bagpipes in the square outside his bedroom
Weddings and, I kid you not, funerals. The first because I am a romantic, the second because I strongly believe a last farewell should be a dignified one.
I started playing at age 10 on the Isle of Skye, busking for the tourists at age 14 and gigging around Europe at 18
Fellow pipers mostly. The champions of course, but also my old pipe major and people like Carlos Nunez from Spain
Yes, I grew up on the Isle of Skye in the 1980s
10 minutes to tune the pipes, and I always arrive fully dressed
No problem at all, actually better
Clients have a choice from an 800+ repertoire and I am open to requests.
Most reviews mention my skill on the bagpipe as well as my cheerful and friendly attitude
Rod Stewart
Prince Albert of Monaco
NATO JSF Ferrara
NATO JSF Naples
Fortezza da Basso, Florence
Vatican
Relais Blu, Sorrento
Wedding
Birthday Party
Private Event
Corporate Event
Hotel / Restaurant Event
Bar / Venue Event
Funeral / Memorial
Wedding Proposal
Concert
Religious Event
Recording Session
Theatre Show
Burns Night
Christmas Party
New Year's Eve
Film / TV
Medieval / Early Music
Folk
Ceilidh
Irish Rock
Traditional Irish Folk
Traditional Scottish Folk
Christmas
Military
Church Music
Background Music
World Music
Italian Music
Russian Music
Scottish Music
100% acoustic (no power)
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