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• Member of EUSPBA (Eastern United States Pipe Band Association)
• Solo Competition Medalist
• Former member of North Texas Caledonian Pipes & Drums, Lyon College Pipe Band, and Westminster Pipe Band
• World Pipe Band Championships Competitor (Glasgow, Scotland)
• Graduate of Lyon College in Batesville, Arkansas on a Bagpipe Scholarship. Double major in Music/English and minor in Scottish Arts

I was first introduced to the bagpipes in August of 2006 when I saw the piper in the 1962 film, The Longest Day. About a week after seeing the film, I told my mother that I was interested in learning to play the bagpipes. At the time, we had no idea where we would find a piping instructor in our area but quickly found bagpiper, Jimmy Mitchell, a graduate of Saint Thomas Episcopal (Houston, TX), living in my hometown of Forney, Texas. 

I was soon taking lessons from Jimmy on a weekly basis, and before long, I had my own set of bagpipes. In early 2007, I began competing in solo piping contests and not long after that, I joined the North Texas Caledonian Pipes & Drums out of Dallas, in which I was involved with for several years. Due to a hectic school and work schedule, I decided to leave the band in early 2010. 

In late 2010, I was asked by members of the Silver Thistle Pipes & Drums of Austin, Texas to join them at The Worlds Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, Scotland which would take place the following year in August. After 6 months of hard work, I accompanied them to The Worlds, and although we did not place, it was a great stepping-stone for the years to come.

In 2012, I was accepted into Lyon College, located in Batesville, Arkansas, where I majored in Music and English, minoring in Scottish Arts. During my time at Lyon, I focused on the bagpipe as my musical discipline, studying light music and Ceol Mor under Pipe Major Jimmy Bell. I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Lyon, getting the opportunity to travel all over the United States to take part in solo and band piping contests. I competed in areas such as Florida, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Louisiana. In early 2015, I graduated from Lyon and moved back to the Dallas area. 

In early 2021, I met my now wife, Lindsey. We got married in Spring 2022, moving to Allen, TX soon after.

In late 2023, I was asked to join Celtic band, The Rogues, which was founded in 1994. Being a long-time fan of the band, I was ecstatic for the invitation. I performed with them for my first time in Spring 2024, alongside Jimmy Mitchell, my original piping instructor, who had also been with the band for over 30 years and remains so today.

Around this time, I also joined Westminster Pipe Band, a Grade 3 band led by Bruce Robertson out of Oklahoma City, OK. In June 2024, the band competed in Chicago, taking 3rd place. In late 2024, I unfortunately had to leave Westminster due to a heavy schedule, but enjoyed my involvement with them. 

Nowadays, I take all of the piping business that I can. I focus on solo piping contests, perform with The Rogues when able, and am working on growing my woodworking business.