It is our sad duty to report the passing of Pipe Major Alasdair Gillies on the 27th August 2011 at 47 years of age. Pipe Major of the Queens Own Highlanders and one of the top piping competitors of the modern era. Winner of the Silver Star for former winners of the MSR at the Northern Meeting a record eleven times. Three times winner of the Glenfiddich Championships.
He won both Highland Society of London’s Gold Medals (Argyllshire Gathering 1989, Northern Meeting 2004)
The piping world will sadly miss Alasdair and his jovial nature. May we extend our condolences to his family and friends.
Alasdair and I went to school together in Paisley near Glasgow, we met up a few years ago in Glasgow ang I took him back to where we spent our younger childhood. I am gutted that Alasdair has gone and my thoughts are with his young son Norrie and his mum Kathy xx
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