Murray Henderson (piper)

Murray Henderson is a bagpipe player and reed-maker from Scotland.

For other people named Murray Henderson, see Murray Henderson.

Murray Henderson
BornTimaru
Instrument(s)Bagpipes

Life

Murray was born in Timaru in New Zealand, and moved to Scotland in 1973.[1] He initially learned to play the pipes from his father.[1]

His wife Patricia is also an accomplished piper, having placed in Gold Medal competitions, and his daughter Faye Henderson is also a Gold Medal winner.[2]

Career

Henderson has won the Gold Medals at the Argyllshire Gathering and the Northern Meeting, and has won the clasp (for former winners) at the Northern Meeting six times,[3] in four different decades.[4] He has also won the Bratach Gorm five times, and the Glenfiddich Piping Championship four times.[3]

References
  1. "Murray Henderson". thepipingcentre.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  2. Laurence Ford (25 August 2011). "Northern Meeting piping challenge is a family affair". Highland News. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. "About Murray". hendersonreedmakers.com. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. "Murray Henderson wins MacDonald Quaich". pipesdrums.com. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2015.


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