The piper of Roxburgh

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SUMMER HIATUS

The piper of Roxburgh

Alistair Forbes 1
Alistair frequently plays at local funerals, weddings and other events

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How did you get into playing the bagpipes? As a 10-year-old listening to the City of Hastings pipe band. My parents are Scots, so they encouraged m, Alistair Forbes in Edinburgh, The owner of Roxburgh’s only pharmacy on a visit to Scotland for the Edinburgh Tattoo in 2003