Introducing Matthew
Bio
Matthew McRae has been playing The Great Highland Bagpipe for over 27 Years. Taught by his Father George at an early age, Matthew soon became a highly regarded and established Highland Piper within the piping community.
Crowds of all sizes have been mesmerised by the majestic moments that Matthew has created for their special occasions. His delightful sound has been heard in some of the most prestigious and well known venues across the UK. Audiences in the Royal Albert Hall, Hampton Court Palace, Kew Gardens, Soho House, Mosimann’s and even the Great British Pullman steam train have been enchanted by his historic Scotia sounds.
Testament to his professionalism and quality that each performance exudes, Matthew has been in demand by famous brands such as Walkers Crisps, Sony, STARZPLAY (Outlander), Panasonic, Burberry, Barrie (Chanel) and William Grant & Sons whisky distillery. Matthew has also appeared on a range of well-known TV, Film and Radio programmes: Chris Evan’s Breakfast Show (BBC Radio 2); Absolute Radio; Made in Chelsea, The Last Leg and most recently, The King’s Man, directed by Matthew Vaughn. He has also been commissioned as a session musician with the pop band Right Said Fred. Most notably Matthew has performed live with the world renown Irish folk band The Chieftains and along side the international multi-platinum selling classical crossover group Il Divo.
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What made you learn?
“Inspired by his father, Matthew took up the pipes when he was 10 years’ old after hearing him play. Six months later Matthew accompanied his father in playing at his first event attended by approx. 1,000 people at the Mecca Bingo hall in Essex. Talk about being thrown in the deep end :-). Since then he has enjoyed every minute”
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Dorset | Somerset | Devon | Cornwall | Isle of Wight | Hampshire | West Sussex | East Sussex | Kent | Wiltshire | Surrey | Berkshire | London | Essex | Hertfordshire | Buckinghamshire | Gloucestershire | Oxfordshire | Bristol | Bedfordshire | Herefordshire | Worcestershire | Warwickshire | Northamptonshire | Cambridgeshire | Suffolk | Norfolk | Shropshire | Birmingham | Staffordshire | Leicestershire | Midlands | Lincolnshire | Nottinghamshire | Derbyshire | Cheshire | Wrexham | Flintshire | Denbighshire | South Yorkshire | North Yorkshire | Manchester | Liverpool | Lancashire | West Yorkshire | East Yorkshire | Durham | Newcastle | Northumberland | Cumbria | Isle of Man | Channel Islands | Scottish Borders | Dumfries & Galloway | South Ayrshire | East Ayrshire | South Lanarkshire | East Lothian | Midlothian | Edinburgh | West Lothian | North Lanarkshire | North Ayrshire | East Renfrewshire | Paisley | Inverclyde | Glasgow | West Dunbartonshire | East Dunbartonshire | Falkirk | Stirling | Clackmannanshire | Fife | Perth & Kinross | Dundee | Argyll & Bute | Angus | Highlands | Aberdeenshire | Aberdeen | Moray | Western Isles | Orkney Islands | Shetland Islands | Monmouthshire | Newport | Cardiff | Vale of Glamorgan | Torfaen | Blaenau Gwent | Caerphilly | Rhondda Cynon Taff | Bridgend | Neath Port Talbot | Swansea | Merthyr Tydfil | Carmarthenshire | Powys | Pembrokeshire | Ceredigion | Gwynedd | Conwy | Anglesey | County Down | County Antrim | County Armagh | County Tyrone | County Fermanagh | Londonderry