Donald MacPherson was a Glasgow piper taught by his father, whose forty years at the top of competitive piping made him a legend. In 1948 he took the Gold Medal and Open Pibroch double at Oban, and he later won a record fifteen firsts there in the Senior Piobaireachd. He went on to judge and teach around the world.
Donald MacPherson
Highland piper; Oban and Inverness
- Born
- 5 September 1922, Glasgow, Scotland
- Died
- 21 April 2012
Further reading: Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame