Bruce Gandy

Bruce Gandy
Born August 10, 1962
Victoria, British Columbia
Instruments Bagpipes

Bruce Gandy is a Canadian solo bagpipe player.

Career

He was born on 10 August 1962 in Victoria, British Columbia, to Frances and Ray Gandy.[1]

Bruce joined the City of Victoria Pipe Band under James Troy at the age of 12 in 1974, and played with the band for eight years.[1] After that, he played with the 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band for 15 years, including a World Champion win in 1987.[2]

He won the Gold Medal at the Northern Meeting in 2002, and in 2003 won the Gold Medal at the Argyllshire Gathering as well as the Bratach Gorm.[2][3][4] He has also won the Metro Cup in New York six times.[4]

Compositions

Gandy is also a prolific composer of tunes.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Scott Williams. "Bruce Gandy". bagpipepublishing.com. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bruce Gandy (1962 - )". pipetunes.ca. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "BG: Bratach Gorm = Bruce Gandy". pipesdrums.com. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Solo Piping Achievements". brucegandymusic.com. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Learn Bruce's Tunes". brucegandymusic.com. Retrieved 4 March 2015.