Originally from Hawaii and now living in San Diego, USA’s Austin Diepenhorst (accompanied on stage by his guide dog, Newton) performs his set of Scottish tunes at the 2023 Gordon Duncan Memorial Competition, held in the auditorium of The National Piping Centre in Glasgow as part of the world-famous Piping Live! Festival.
The Gordon Duncan Memorial Competition celebrates the life and music of one of Scotland’s finest ever bagpipers, the late great Gordon Duncan (1964—2005). This prestigious competition has been showcasing some of the very best in bagpipers and pipe music since its inception in 2007. This, the 26th year of one of the most respected solo piping competitions saw competitors of the highest level from all across the world travelling to Glasgow to show their skills in front of a live festival crowd.
Austin has spent many years refining his bagpiping craft, working under the highly respected names such as Richard King and more recently Bruce Gandy. Diepenhorst was with the Cameron Highlanders from 2011 to 2018, and has since been working hard as a solo piper, competing in many top level piping competitions in Scotland and far beyond.
This footage was captured as part of a week-long series of live streams from Glasgow’s world famous Piping Live! festival, produced by TRADtv (and parent company Inner Ear). To find out more about the National Piping Centre and this annual celebration of all forms of bagpipe music, visit the links below.
National Piping Centre: http://www.thepipingcentre.co.uk
Piping Live! Festival: http://www.pipinglive.co.uk
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