Artist description Bagpipes and the creation of new innovative highland bagpipe music influenced by the Celtic / Scottish bagpipe tradtion is the specialty of Scott Cawthon, one of five Cawthon bagpipe artisans.  Donald and Jock MacLellan, Scottish immigrants and family friends first introduced him and his four brothers to playing the bagpipe during the 1960's. He began taking bagpipe lessons from several local bagpipe instructors at the ripe old age of 8. He also attended numerous Scottish performing arts schools where he received personal tutoring from Scotland's leading pipers Capt. John MacLellan, bagpipe Major John MacKenzie and John MacFadyen.

Music Style bagpipe

Musical Influences scottish highland songs, traditional celtic

Similar Artists bagpipe Major John MacKenzie and John MacFadyen

Artist History Caber Records, Weavers of the Tartan and the PIPIN' HOT album were actually the product of a previous bagpipe album Scott had recorded back in 1984. The name of this first album was "Weave of the Tartan" by the Cawthons. Scott was unable to promote this album due to circumstances arising at the time, and the project was put on the back shelf. Years went by when Scott noticed his original masters were deteriorating. He sent them away to be restored. As he listened to these restored masters, Scott felt that the arrangements and sound of his music were, in his own words, "pretty cheesy." After all, it was now 1994 and the technology and quality of music had improved quite dramatically. Scott tried recording the pipe track over on one of the songs, but the contrast proved to be too much. It was then that Scott decided to go back into the recording studio. He kept what he felt were his best songs on this first album and added some other songs and arrangements he had already had in mind to record. This time, instead of making his arrangements around the bagpipe music, he would take the liberty to arrange the pipe music around the (Scottish) style and arrangement of music he was looking for.

Group Members Scott Cawthon, Donald and Jock MacLellan

Instruments bagpipes, keyboards, guitar, bass

Albums Pipin Hot

Press Reviews The "PIPIN' HOT" project was to take only six months to complete, but being a single parent and working full-time proved to be a bigger hurdle for me than expected. Five years and a lovely wife later, Weavers of the Tartan is finally able to present to you the bagpipe extravaganza "PIPIN' HOT." I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I did recording it.

Additional Info Weavers of the Tartan

Location Dearborn, MI - USA

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