'Pipedown' History:
The band Pipedown was formed in 1998. They won the Danny Kyle Open Stage Award at Glasgow's 2001 Celtic Connections Festival. Drawing on influences from Scottish and Irish traditions, together with Celtic music world-wide, the result is a powerful and distinctive sound -- rich in melody and dynamics. Lee Moore from Co Tyrone N. Ireland, has been playing since the age of eight and is currently a member of David Urquhart Travel Pipes and Drums. Axel Campbell from the Isle of Harris in the Western Isles, has played guitar, bass and mandolin in Edinburgh bands since settling there in 1993 Steve Reid from Dunfermline in Fife was previously guitarist with New Celeste, a rock and jazz-influenced Celtic band from Scotland with whom he recorded two albums. Steve Fivey is the newest member to join the band - as well as teaching at the Feisean and Gordon Gathering organisations, he is a member of the drum corps in the Scottish Gas Pipe Band (now the City of Edinburgh Pipe Band). |
