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Kris Hunt

Kris Hunt

I began taking bagpipe lessons at the age of 12 in 1989 from Pipe Major Bob Lilley (formerly of the Chrysler Pipe Band, and 42nd Highlanders). Bob gave me a great start and after a year of his instruction, he sent me to Pipe Major Dave Martin for further competition instruction. With the World Class instruction of professional piper and piping Judge Dave Martin, I started competing in solo piping in 1991. I won many of the amateur Grade IV contests I entered that year. Throughout the 1990's, I competed successfully in all grades of amateur piping – Grades IV thru I in Ontario and the Midwest.

I have attended many piping clinics in Ontario and Detroit and received instruction from some of the biggest names in bagpipe music: Bill Livingstone, Bob Worrall, Ed Neigh, Alasdair Gillies, Archie Cairns, Jimmy MacGillivray, and Willie Connell just to name a few.

I’ve been a proud member of St. Andrew’s Pipes and Drums of Detroit since 1991. SAPD is one of the best and oldest bands in the region and has the reputation to go with it. It is the official pipe band of the St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit, one of the oldest benevolent organizations in the country (of which I am also a member). We compete in Grade III band contests around the Midwest and Ontario.

I have been playing for weddings, funerals, private parties, golf events, kirkings, fleet blessing, and other prestigious engagements since 1993. I’ve played for Presidents and Governors, and I’ve played for ordinary brides and grooms. I played for the 2008 Ryder Cup, and I’ve played for small private parties. Whatever the occasion, I have 20 years of experience of piping at the highest levels to bring along.