Musically qualified, award winning Bagpiper specialising in session bagpipes. Open for advice, collaboration and brainstorming! Also performer of Celtic Winds (Low Whistle, Penny Whistle etc).
Lorne MacDougall is a leading contemporary piper, known for his mastery of the bagpipes and whistle. Holding an Honours Degree in Scottish Music from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, his career includes contributions to major productions like Disney Pixar’s Brave, DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon, Doctor Who, Good Omens, and Thunderbirds Are Go. MacDougall has been nominated for the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards and placed three times in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Final.
He served as the bagpipe advisor and recording artist for The Crown’s final episode and appeared as the Queen’s Piper. He also featured as a bagpiping gnome in Wallace and Gromit - Vengeance Most Fowl. MacDougall’s work spans TV series such as Good Omens, The Sea Beast, Silent Witness, and the Dune soundtrack. He recorded pipes for BBC Scotland’s Still Game and Call the Midwife.
He led the bagpipe section for Geoff Zanelli’s Squadron 42 and collaborated with artists like Billy Connolly, Susan Boyle, and Dougie MacLean. Based in Glasgow, MacDougall has toured with The Tannahill Weavers and the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, blending traditional Scottish music with modern influences worldwide.
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35 Reviews - 1 Repeat Client
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check_circleVerifiedPhenomenal player that was able to work within our budget and time constraints. I'll definitely use him again for another bagpipe project! Highly recommend!
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Lorne did a great job on my song. Precisely what it needed! For Bagpipes.. look no futher!
check_circleVerifiedIt's really an honor working with Lorne. He recorded great bagpipes for my song and gave me optional materials for the Mixing, it's so kind! Great experience with Lorne!
check_circleVerifiedWorld class bagpipe player. Fast delivery and great communication. I can't recommend Lorne highly enough!
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Super musician and great recordings. I can recommend Lorne without exception. Again and again with pleasure.
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I always get professional recordings from Lorne MacDougall. Also his collaboration and artistic interpretation and humor is great fun. I get absolutely usable recording works for my track mixes every time.
check_circleVerifiedHe's a musician you can rely on. Good job!
check_circleVerifiedOther pipers said "I can't play that." Lorne proved them wrong and played it!
check_circleVerifiedLorne when out of his way and was very helpful in providing the best quality bagpipes I could find so thank you , would highly recommend to anyone for their recording projects . Lorne is a true professional bagpiper thank you.
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Awesome to work with, wicked on the pipes!
check_circleVerifiedLorne did a great job and made my song sound great!
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Lorne its the true professional. From amazing instrument (whistle and pipes) performance to the friendly and helpful personality he is just the BEST! His performance took my song to another level.
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Lorne is a great talent. He provided what I needed and more with a very fast turnaround time. Thank you!
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Lorne delivered authentic Celtic sounds. He instinctively provided an arrangement, understanding my lack of experience writing for flutes and pipes. The arrangement was spot on.
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Stellar work. Lorne is great. Your project will be better with him onboard.
check_circleVerifiedWhat can I say! Didn’t know what to expect from this collaboration and how it would turn out at all. I had a melody and a vision and some reference to another bands sound, and he understood exactly what I was after. Even with some time pressure he delivered beyond my wildest fantasy. Got exactly what I was going for, no need for revisiting cos he nailed it at once. Played with his heart and sounded like he was a part of the band. Do yourself a really big favor and hire Lorne! I will again.
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Result was 100% of what I had in mind. Absolute perfect service!
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Lorne MacDougall was very contributive and willing to answers all my questions. During the evolution of producing his tracks for my CD Album, he discussed with me extensively notation and phrasing and interpretation of my hornpipe score. His caliber of piping, tuning and mic-ing delivered a recording that elevates my tune to a world class sound. It is sure to be an outstanding feature on my CD album with all the rhythm and expression that we discussed and I requested.
check_circleVerifiedFirst contact with this instrument. Quite stunning. Lorne is a lovely person to work with. Very nice experience!
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fantastic, great to work with and a true master at the Highland Pipes.
Interview with Lorne MacDougall
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Bagpipe arranger and performer for many movie soundtracks. Most recently How To Train Your Dragon - The Hidden World.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Problem Solving! If the customer has little understanding of bagpipes, I can help out.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Transcribing from a sampled bagpipe, then finding ways to make it happen!
- BagpipeAverage price - $170 per song
- Red Hot Chilli Pipers
- Lorne MacDougall
- The Tannahill Weavers
- Bagpipes and Whistles of all varieties and keys
