Posted: Apr 1, 2015 Category: Uncategorized Author: Jonathan Graham I enjoyed teaching for a week in Germany at the Brüggen Winter School last month. This was the 3rd year I had taught here and it was great see some old faces, as well as meet some new ones. Here’s the group photo from 2015: You’ll…
Posted: Jul 17, 2013 Category: Uncategorized Author: Jonathan Graham So last week I was away with my band Bags of Rock (www.bagsofrock.com) in Nuremberg playing the Klupfel Open Air Festival. The cities of Glasgow and Nuremberg have been twinned since 1985 and this particular cultural exchange was organised by Sunny Govan radio. Our 45 min…
Posted: Apr 4, 2015 Category: Uncategorized Author: Jonathan Graham I piped at a same-sex marriage yesterday at House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park, Glasgow. Check me out with the Brides 😀 Off to play at another Glasgow wedding today, but this time at St Andrews in the Square. I better get the bagpipes and…
Posted: Oct 28, 2013 Category: Uncategorized Author: Jonathan Graham I was piping at a wedding very close to home at the weekend, only 1 minutes walk from my front door actually! Here’s a pre-wedding photo Written by Jonathan Graham Jonathan Graham – Bagpiper for Hire – 1st class Hons Degree in Scottish Music from Royal…
Posted: Aug 21, 2013 Category: Uncategorized Author: Jonathan Graham Just found this article on the Glasgow 2014 website from Oct 2012. It’s about the Dehli Handover Ceremony one year on. I talk about how it felt and how it feels now! Written by Jonathan Graham Jonathan Graham – Bagpiper for Hire – 1st class Hons…
Posted: Sep 24, 2013 Category: Uncategorized Author: Jonathan Graham Just back from Italy! Was playing Bustofolk Festival (near Milan) with Bags of Rock. We played twice: once late on Friday night and again the next afternoon. The band went down a storm and we definitely gained a few fans! 😀 I’m also just back teaching…
Posted: Aug 21, 2013 Category: Uncategorized Author: Jonathan Graham The New Glasgow 2014 Tartan was launched at the end of last year and I was one of the first to have a kilt made – the second in fact!! This was taken at the Glasgow Science Centre before a high profile dinner. This was the…
Posted: Jul 24, 2013 Category: Uncategorized Author: Jonathan Graham Thought this was cool! Can’t wait for the games to come to Glasgow. This footage they used of me was from 2010 when I played in Dehli for the Handover Ceremony. I have a meeting tomorrow at Glasgow 2014 HQ to discuss my involvement in the…
Posted: Oct 8, 2013 Category: Uncategorized Author: Jonathan Graham click here to see more pics from our gig on 27th September 2013 Written by Jonathan Graham Jonathan Graham – Bagpiper for Hire – 1st class Hons Degree in Scottish Music from Royal Conservatoire of Scotland – performed at Commonwealth Games Ceremonies (Dehli 2010 & Glasgow…
Posted: Jul 25, 2013 Category: Uncategorized Author: Jonathan Graham Craig and I had a meeting at Glasgow 2014 HQ today. Looks like we’re definitely going to involved as the official pipers for the games! Our first duty will be to perform at the General Assembly next month. Here’s a pic of us in the boardroom…