John has
been playing the pipes since he joined the Humberside Army Cadet
Force Band at the age of 12. He went on to join the C.R.S
Pipe Band in Hull, then helped to form the Kingstown Scottish
Pipe Band in 1991.
Later that year John joined the Black Watch
RHR Pipe Band where he received first rate tuition and the
chance to travel the world playing at some outstanding venues
and events including The Hong Kong Rugby Sevens, The World Pipe
Band Championships in Jakarta and The Royal Albert Hall to name
just a few.
After leaving the forces he joined the Reading Pipe Band,
then moved back home to Hull and re-joined the Kingstown