Multi-instrumental musician and composer
About Me
Bagpiper, Saxophonist, Guitarist
Having begun my journey into music at the age of 10 when I started learning the bagpipes, I went on to add the saxophone and the guitar to my repertoire.
Since 2004 I’ve written, recorded and published several albums of my own music, and since 2014 have been working professionally as a musician for hire.
A graduate of the University of St Andrews, I am currently pursuing a second (distance learning) degree with Berklee College of Music.
I have a slew of accolades and honours, and several TV appearances to my name – inclusive of my own music being featured and appearing in person.
I am available for all manner of work as both a performer and as a composer.
Hire me
Bagpiper – Saxophonist – Guitarist
Having performed at thousands of events of all natures, I have all the appropriate music, equipment and indeed outfits for every occasion
Bagpiper
Saxophonist
Guitarist
My own music
Another blockbuster year for my own music. 😂 Actually it’s been better this year than last. That $0.0043 will really make a difference to the finances. #rgmusicom #spotifywrapped
Phenomenal night last night. I first played at a 40th in Dundee at the Taxi Club, alongside JAR Entertainment. Besides having drink “accidentally” chucked over me it was a good night. Then I was down at East End Park in Dunfermline for Emma’s farewell party, courtesy of @milliecleland (who also provided these videos!). #rgmusicom #saxanddj #saxophone #saxophonist #eastendparkdunfermline #dunfermline #fife #saxplayer #partysax
Much closer to home today playing at St James Church in St Andrews for Elizabeth and Corey. It rained. A lot. 😂 Still, I had a lovely lunch at @greyfriarsinnstandrews before heading to @ruffletshotel to welcome guests to their reception. #rgpiper #rgmusicom #bagpipes #bagpiper #standrews #piperforhire #weddingpiper
Honoured to have been invited back to play at the Leslie Remembrance Parade again for the 6th year running. We will remember them. #wewillrememberthem #remembrance #armistice @poppyscotland #rgmusicom #rgpiper
It was lovely to be back at @edenleisurevillage last Thursday for Sarah and Hunt’s vow renewal. A very cosmopolitan gathering with people from all parts of the globe. I was on both pipes and sax. #rgpiper #rgmusicom #edenleisurevillage #cumbernauld #bagpipes #bagpiper #weddingpiper #weddingsax
For #halloween this year, I’m dressing up as crabbit greying 38 year old with a dodgy neck and bad knees. I think I nailed it. 🎃☺️ #rgmusicom #halloweencostume
Truly phenomenal night playing for @wee_jamies_journey on Saturday at the Glen Pavilion in Dunfermline. The crowd was phenomenal and really made me feel so welcome. 🤟🎷🥰 Thanks to @dean.saunderspiper for inviting me along too. ❤️ #weejamiesjourney #dunfermline #glenpavilliondunfermline #rgmusicom #fife #scotland #sax #saxophone #saxophonist #saxanddj
Just got home from being out with the Columbos and the Jeffreys in one day and Mrs G has left this out. I think she’s trying to tell me something. 🤔 #rgmusicom #eltonjohn #arethafranklin
This autumn, indulge in the sensual aroma of the season whilst you enjoy some beautiful music. 🥰 🎃 #rgpiper #bagpipes #rgmusicom #pumpkinspice #pumpkinspiceeverything
This music-themed working club has taken a unique approach to Halloween decor. 🙃 #trebleclef #youhadonejob #backtofront
The acoustics of the smoking terrace at @boclairhousehotel really add an extra oomph to the sound of the pipes. 🥰 #rgpiper #rgmusicom #bagpipes #bagpiper #piperforhire #weddingpiper #athollhighlanders #glasgow #scotland #pipersofinstagram
Phenomenal day at @scottishweddingshow today at @secglasgow. So grateful to @hireaband_scotland for inviting me down to shoot a promo video on the amazing @led_dancefloors_glasgow mirrored floor. It was great to meet the Hireaband team too and put faces to names! Thanks to Ben for shooting me and so great to catch up with everyone I met. 🤗 #rgmusicom #rgpiper #bydandsax #saxophone #saxophonist #scottishweddingshow #hireaband #saxanddj #ledfloor #glasgow #scotland
My first solo ceilidh tonight at @kinblethmontestate
I’ve spent weeks selecting dances, selecting tunes to suit the dances, meticulously preparing custom backing tracks and learning to not only call the dances but do so whilst playing.
Only for it to descend into chaos. 😂
My amazing friends tonight were from France and there was a slight language barrier, as well as the influence of John Barleycorn. So my attempts to teach them The Gay Gordons, Orcadian Strip the Willow and The Dashing White Sergeant were quickly abandoned and we just basically did Grand Old Duke of York.
Not quite Ceilidh but they had fun!
My electronic pipes were very useful tonight.
And great to meet @dj_otiks who just returned from Portugal to play tonight after me. #rgpiper #rgmusicom #ceilidh #kinblethmont #arbroath #piper #blairbagpipes
As always, my sincerest gratitude to Gemma for looking after me. 🥰
Always lovely to catch up with team @pipinghotweddingsandevents. This time with Mr Sanderson himself, last night at Scott and Luciana’s wedding at @thevuweddings. Chris is also a piper and he and his lovely wife Mariola provide amazing wedding services including prop hire, photo booths and epic crepes! We take our jobs very seriously. 🧐 #rgmusicom #thevu #bathgate #saxophone #saxophonist #saxanddj #weddingsax
I’m definitely enjoying this rockstar thing. 😎🎷🤘 @thesmokingjeffreys @edinburgh_cocktailweek #rgmusicom #saxophone #saxophonist #saxplayer #skaband #edinburghcocktailweek #edinburgh
Another epic night playing with @thesmokingjeffreys. We played @edinburgh_cocktailweek last night and the room was jumping! Big shout out to Amar who stepped in at the last minute to cover the drumming. He smashed it out the park. 🥁 #rgmusicom #smokingjeffreys #edinburgh #edinburghcocktailweek #skaband #funkband #reggaeband #saxophone
Caption this. (📸 @gowanbanktreeservices) #rgpiper #rgmusicom #bagpipes #bagpiper #blacklab #goodboy #gooddog #dogsofinstagram
People ask me how different the saxophone is to the bagpipes. The big one is how they respond to moisture. #saxophone #rgmusicom #bagpipes #mrincredible #rgpiper
Today’s journey. Wake up in Banff, drive to @maryculter.house for Paul and Jordan’s wedding, and then over to Boat of Garten for Stacey’s birthday party. 🎷And I had the dubious pleasure of watching my car’s clock cross 100k. 😵💫 #rgmusicom
Another great night sweeping people off their feet. Literally. Broken glass and barefoot dancers, and as the sober one I felt obliged to help. Great times jamming with @paultmobiledisco again at @thebanffspringshotel exactly 7 days on from the man himself’s wedding in this very building. Tonight, however; it’s Mr and Mrs Atkinson. 🤗🎷😎🧹 #rgmusicom #saxophone #saxophonist #banffspringshotel #banffshire #banff #scotland #saxanddj #weddingsax #weddingentertainment #weddingmusic
So after waiting a whole year, my 15 seconds of being in a major tv show has finally come around. Irvine Welsh’s “Crime” season 2. I’m in a blink and you miss it moment at the end of episode 2. My brief was to be “awful busking piper” on the Royal Mile. Ultimately I’ve been dubbed - I was playing Flowers of the Forest but they’ve gone with “The Day Thou Gavest Lord, Has Ended”. Anyway, great experience and thrilled to see I didn’t get cut. 😂 #rgmusicom #rgpiper #crime #irvinewelsh #DougrayScott #edinburgh #itv #bagpiper #bagpipes #joannavanderham
Made it onto the small screen again, this time alongside @joannavanderhamofficial on “Crime” Season 2. Might have to open that IMDb account now. 😂 #edinburgh #rgpiper #rgmusicom #tv #bagpipes #bagpiper #royalmile #irvinewelsh #crime #itv
My well-used chanter reed waiting for its successor to take over. #bagpipes #bagpiper #chanterreed #rgpiper #rgmusicom #greathighlandbagpipe
The legendary wedding of @paultmobiledisco and his beautiful wife Donna at @thebanffspringshotel. I had the honour of being invited to play alongside Paul for a wee set at his wedding. #rgmusicom #banffspringshotel #paultmobiledisco #banff #scotland #saxophone #saxophonist #saxanddj #weddingsax #weddingmusic
That moment when you find a bottle of lube in your pipes case. 😳 #rgmusicom #rgpiper #lovehoney #lube #bagpipes #bagpiper
Some phenomenal photos from Sam and Allan’s wedding last month at @dundascastle, courtesy of @chrischangphotography. I was there as both piper and saxophonist and delivered the address to the haggis to a very bemused audience whose mother tongue probably wasn’t English, let alone broad Lowland Scots. 😂 #rgpiper #rgmusicom #bagpiper #piperforhire #dundascastle #addresstothehaggis #haggis #weddingpiper #edinburgh
Great to be back at @balintorecastle again for the second time in my life, playing for a German couple Rene and Barbara. @angela.maughan conducted a wonderful ceremony despite the language barrier and @iain_struthers was behind the camera doing a grand job. #rgmusicom #rgpiper #balintorecastle #bagpipes #bagpiper #scottishwedding #elopement #destinationwedding #scotland
Time to move to Inverness! #bagpipes #bagpipers #pipers #thescotsmagazine #inverness #highlands
Latest posts
News – Musings – Nonsense
Looking back on 2018
I think it’s fair to say that 2018 was an epic year. Of course, year on year, since I started doing music professionally, each year has got progressively more epic. Yet 2018 really took me by surprise. Here are my 6 highlights.
Chris Scott photoshoot
So I recently had the pleasure of doing a photoshoot with local Dundee photographer Chris Scott. Having worked with Chris several times at weddings, I was always taken with his
