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John Wilson


Folk and Brass

John Wilson (1906-1979). Pipes, composer. Pipe Major John Wilson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and received his first Bagpipe lessons in Edinburgh Castle in 1915 from Pipe Major Robert Thomson, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. He later received tuition from A.R. MacLeod. In 1917, Roddie Campbell came to Edinburgh and John became one of his star pupils and kept receiving lessons from this great player, composer and teacher for twenty years.

     
Genres
  • Folk
  • Brass
Popular Tracks   
By the Sleepy Lagoon on Coates: Orchestra Works, Vol. 1 by Eric Coates, John Wilson & BBC Philharmonic
Cole Porter: Let's Do It (From "Paris") on Cole Porter in Hollywood by Cole Porter, The John Wilson Orchestra & John Wilson
Violin Concerto, Op. 35: III. Finale. Allegro assai vivace on Korngold: Violin Concerto & String Sextet by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, John Wilson, RTE Concert Orchestra, Sinfonia of London Chamber Ensemble & Andrew Haveron
From Meadow to Mayfair (Suite for Orchestra): II. A Song by the Way (Romance) on Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 by Eric Coates, BBC Philharmonic & John Wilson
Light Year: II. Stella Polaris on Kenneth Fuchs: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 by Kenneth Fuchs, Sinfonia Of London, John Wilson, James Buckle & Timothy McAllister
Eventide: II. Tema on Kenneth Fuchs: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 by Kenneth Fuchs, Sinfonia Of London, John Wilson, James Buckle & Timothy McAllister
Down a Country Lane on Copland: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 by Aaron Copland, John Wilson & BBC Philharmonic
Light Year: I. Star Gazing on Kenneth Fuchs: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 by Kenneth Fuchs, Sinfonia Of London, John Wilson, James Buckle & Timothy McAllister
I Sing to You (Souvenir) on Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 by Eric Coates, BBC Philharmonic & John Wilson
El Sálon México on Copland: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 - Ballet Suites by Aaron Copland, John Wilson & BBC Philharmonic

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Bagpipe SolosJohn Wilson1973Album
Bagpipe SoloJohn WilsonAlbum
Visits The British Columbia Pipers' AssociationJohn WilsonAlbum
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