Kunming 'Harvest Moon' Festival, Yunnan Province, SW China - Wow! Brilliant gig, wonderful people, beautiful city, amazing hospitality. It was an honour and privilege to be there. Awesome Experience. Thanks to our hosts, the huge crowds who attended our shows every day for a week and everybody who worked tirelessly to make it happen. Big shout out also to all my fellow performers including Mike McGrouther and 'The Wildcats' from Stockton, Teeside and the 'Always Drinking Marching Band' from Barcelona who feature in the pics below. Cheers guys and girls. Friends for life. Slainte!

 

Jimi's young fans - smiles guaranteed!

 Great to see and hear the younger generation enjoying Jimi's music. 

Click on the link below to watch.

Thanks to China Rodriguez in Venezuela for the vid. Quality.

https://youtu.be/3NgelPWR1GA?si=fR8DM97p-YpcNZbY

 

 

More Jimi music and vids here: https://www.youtube.com/@Jimi-the-piper.   

Thank you.​

Special Festival Offer - Two Jimi CDs for the price of one!

 

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Take advantage of this special festival offer and buy two recent Jimi cds for the price of one. (£15.00) by simply clicking on the above link.

Just one sale or order for £15.00 (or preferred currency equivalent) will result in both albums being posted free of charge to anywhere in the world. Please remember to include home address details when ordering.

All postage and packaging is free.

Music from the albums feature prominently in Jimi's live set. 

The cds received critical acclaim upon release. Reviews are available to view by clicking on the 'reviews' section at the top of this website.

'Last King of Pictland' is pipes driven and instrumental. 'Hills Where I Began' is more vocals orientated and contains original songs plus arrangements of  well known Scottish Border ballads.

This offer is exclusive and limited to August/September 2024 only. Please hurry to place your order if interested.

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A busy August of performances, TV filming and a new release.

Jimi has been invited to perform his 'electric' set at open air venues around Edinburgh during the city's famous International Festival during August.

He will perform new material - including live rendition of his latest release - 'Battle of the Fair Valley (Gweith Gwyn Ystrat)' - plus popular tracks from his back catalogue.

Look out for Jimi around 'the Shore', 'the Meadows' and the city's 'New Town'.

"I'm only interested in spots where I can park my motorcycle" said Jimi. "Getting around the centre of Edinburgh is a real pain these days. I'll be doing electric sets featuring backing tracks and some poetry. I've no idea how it will go down with the public but it should be fun. I'm looking forward to it."

During August, Jimi will be dividing his time between Edinburgh and filming locations around Scotland where a TV historical drama series is being filmed. Jimi has been appearing as a supporting actor in the production since April.

Latest release 'Battle of the Fair Valley' can be previewed, streamed and downloaded at all major on-line music sites. Click here for details: https://emubands.ffm.to/battleofthefairvalley-gweithgwenystrat

A music video for the release, filmed at the ancient Pictish hill fort atop Bennachie in Aberdeenshire, can be viewed below. More information on the release is available in the video description.

 

 

 

Sunset piper Isle of Skye

Kyleakin beach, Isle of Skye.

Sounding the Piob Mhor at sundown. 

Looking out towards the straits of Kyle Akin and the Scottish mainland beyond.

A great evening and a special moment in time captured by Shona MacLeod at Caledoniadreamn Photography.

Many thanks Shona

Slainte Mhor! 

 

 

 

 

Jimi in demand for new music recordings

Jimi was back in his home recording studio this week, laying down pipe tracks for a new song composed by Scottish singer/songwriter John Taylor.

This was the fourth time this year Jimi has been called upon to record pipes on other artists' recordings. 

In January he produced tracks for an Italian tenor singer Luca Minnelli (formerly Luca Foffano) - known as 'the Voice of Venice' - for inclusion in a full orchestra arrangement of the famous big band song 'Moscow Nights'. 

In February he piped on a song for UK rock band 'The Quireboys'. (Quireboys lead singer Spike and Jimi worked together on several recordings previously and are good mates) 

March and April saw Jimi composing and recording melodies for a US rock outfit based in Austin, Texas. He was recommended to them by English born music producer Simon Tassano who toured for many years as Richard Thompson's sound man .Simon has also been responsible for many acclaimed studio projects, including Stephen Kent's critically praised album 'Oil & Water'. Jimi met Stephen and Simon and recorded Highland and Arabic pipes for the album while touring the US's western seaboard in the early 2000s.

Jimi's latest 'client' John Taylor is a well established Scottish singer songwriter currently working on his eighth studio album. John's songs have featured in Golden Globe and Emmy winning shows 'Californication', 'Necessary Roughness' and ABC's hit show 'Revenge' among others. He was also invited to play in Nashville. 

 Jimi said he enjoyed John's music and it had been an honour recording for him. There are plans for Jimi to work on another couple of John's new tracks.

With a full diary of engagements and musical commitments Jimi has a busy itinerary of performances this summer. Another Highland tour is being planned for September.

Included in the pics are shots of Jimi at a recent show in Helensburgh. The lighting and stage projections are impressive. 

 

 

Film shoot at cliff top, coastal ruin.

Film shoot for movie project at Faste Castle, Berwickshire, SE Scotland.

The ruined remains of this medieval fortress lie on a narrow coastal plateau atop cliffs up to 45 metres (148 ft) high on every side.

The castle can only be reached by a small iron bridge over a narrow ravine.

Always exhilarating to visit, Faste Castle certainly makes a dramatic location for a 'small-pipes' session beside the Scottish sea-side!

 

Jimi has been asked to compose soundtrack music and also make a cameo appearance in a new independent Scottish film venture. Keep watching this website for more details.

 

Hope you enjoy the pics.

Slainte.