GORDON SKED

Piper
Bagpipe Technician

                1. Birthplace?  Peebles, Scotland

                2. Year joined the band?  ??

                3. Instrument?  Bagpipes.

                4. Other bands played with?  City of Armadale Pipe Band, City of Wanneroo Pipe Band and Fremantle Sailing Club Pipe Band.

                5. Major band achievements?  Playing with Paul Fleay and Maureen Barnett in City of Armadale Pipe Band.

                6. Musical influences?  My Father who was a Piper with the Cameronian Highlanders Pipe Band.

                7. Favourite pipe band/s?  Field Marshall Montgomery Pipe Band and Scottish Power Pipe Band.

                8. Favourite pipe tune/s?  Blue Bonnets Over the Border.
   

                                               
                9. Favourite Movie/s?  Motor Racing.

                10. Favourite TV show/s?  ??

                11. Favourite saying?  “I’ll have half.”

                12. Goals?  To keep playing.

Gordon always does his best to make sure the pipe corp are sounding fantastic for either a turnout or a competition.
He has a very good ear for the pipes and the band really appreciate the time and effort he puts to making us sound as close to perfect as possible.

M.Carrell 

Coastal Scottish Pipe Band WA 2006