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Highland Piping) teaches the pipes at St. Thomas Episcopal School in Houston, Texas. In 1985,1995 & 1998 under his directorship, the band won the Juvenile World Pipe Band Championship in Scotland. As a soloist he was the first American to win the Dunvegan Medal at Skye (1983) and the Gold Medal at Oban (1984 & 89). In 1987, he won the Gold Medal & the Strathspey and Reel Competition at Inverness and the MSR at the Glenfiddich Invitational. After more than a decade of outstanding successes competing in Scotland, in 1997, Mike captured the Big Three by winning the Senior Piobaireachd Competition at Oban, the Clasp at Inverness, and the Bratach Gorm in London.

Found this online.. Maybe dated though...


29 posted on 08/22/2005 1:08:00 PM PDT by ARA
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Here's Jack's. They are both at the top!

Pipe Sgt. Jack Lee

Jack Lee is ranked among the world's most accomplished pipers, having won the Gold Medal, Clasp, and Silver Star (twice) at Inverness, and the Gold Medal and Senior Piobaireachd at Oban, as well as the Bratach Gorm in London, and the Piobaireachd event at the Glenfiddich Championship in Scotland. In 2002, Jack won the coveted Dunvegan Medal in Portree. In October 2001, Jack Lee made a CD as part of Lismore's "World's Greatest Pipers" CD series.

In the mid-70s, he pipe-majored the Canadian Pacific Airlines Pipe Band to the Cowal, European, and Canadian Open Championships in Grade II. A highly successful and sought-after teacher as well, Jack has two students who have won the Gold and Silver Medals. On September 10, 1999 P/M Terry Lee and P/S Jack Lee were each presented with the Meritorious Service Medal by Governor General Romeo LeBlanc in Quebec City, Quebec.

30 posted on 08/22/2005 5:19:15 PM PDT by Pure Country
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If nothing else, we are keeping this thread alive and bringing to the front two of the best pipers in the world. We could go on to Alasdair Gillies--named the greatest piper of the 20th century.


31 posted on 08/22/2005 5:23:14 PM PDT by Pure Country
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