He won the Gold Medal at Inverness in 1984, and two straight Clasps there in 1989 and 1990, his style has more often been the antithesis of the successful competitive piper, particular in piobaireachd.
He has been strongly influenced by a wide range of traditional music plays Scottish smallpipes, Border pipes, whistle, harmonica, button accordion and Jew’s harp.
He offers 1/2 hour or full 1 hour lessons for any stage of player, expert or novice.
A soloist on traditional instruments in “LADO”, a Croatian professional folk dance ensemble.
Plays over 30 traditional instruments, especially wind instruments. A traditional instrument maker, who revived extinct instruments such as the four and five voiced dude, doubleflute, strancica, gunge, trstenice, sluškinja, trojka, cetvorka. Awarded the best Croatian instrumentalist in 2000 and 2002.
Is one of the most talented young musicians to emerge on the Irish trad music scene. His main instrument is the uilleann pipes, but also plays flute and saxophone. Won seven All-Ireland and two Oireachtas titles on the uilleann pipes.
Member of Mànran and founder member of Ímar. He holds a Diploma in Traditional Irish Music Performance from the London College of Music and is a graduate of the Irish World Academy of Music in Limerick, under Dr. Niall Keegan.
Experienced performing musician and teacher / artistic director of the “Interkeltisches Folkfestival”. Studied Scottish Music as the first German ever at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now Royal Scottish Conservatoire).
Author of the tutor book “Die Sackpfeifen-Fibel” for the medieval “Sackpfeife” as well as a music collection for this instrument. Involved in various music groups.
Bagpipe-teacher at « Conservatoire de Limoges », France, Teacher for celtic harp and traditional french dance at « l’Ecole de Musique Intercommunale de la région de La Villedieu du Clain », France / Centre d’Études Supérieures Musique et Danse (CESMD) Poitou-Charentes, Université de Poitiers – Diplôme National Supérieur Professionnel de Musicien (bachelor in performance) – Diplôme d’État musique traditionnelle (music-school-teacher’s degree) – Licence de musicologie
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