John Scullion in the US
John was in Seattle in
October doing a workshop and performing in the benefit concert for the National Drum Corps at
the L.A.B of the Seattle Drum School on the 14th.
He will teach at the 2012 version of the Mastery of Scottish
Arts School at Seabeck, Feb 11-15, perform in the
concert at Beneroya Hall on February 10.
John's first appearance in North America in 2012 will be at the Winter Storm gathering in Kansas City, January 13-15
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Let's talk about John
John
Scullion, a four-time winner of the World Solo Drumming Championship,and three-time Champion of Champion's,
is recognized today as a premier master of the Scottish snare drum. He played
for a number of years in what was then the world’s best
drum corps in the Shotts and Dykehead Caladonia Pipe Band under his
mentor, Alex Duthart, the father of the modern Scottish drum corps
music. Scullion led the Shotts corps to its first top finish at the
World Pipe Band Championships.
A
native of Northern Ireland, John moved to Scotland in the early 1970s,
where he played for half a season with the Lanarkshire Police Pipe Band
before being offered a place in the Shotts corps by Duthart. John
continued as lead drummer for three years after Duthart’s departure,
contributing to World
Pipe Band Championships for the band and for Shotts' drum corps.
In
1991 he joined the ScottishPower Pipe Band and over 11 years won
several championships with that world famous band, including the
prestigious Cowal Pipe Band Championship at Dunoon, Scotland in 1999.
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JOHN SCULLION DRUM TUTOR (The Fairly Together Programme) is now available from Sandy St James.and the Tartan Thistle along with copies of the DVD he made, performing from pages of the book.
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Not
just a popular teacher and performer, John is a much sought-after judge
of drumming and bagpipe competitions all over the world. He is also a
prolific composer of band and solo drum scores.
John
regards Alex Duthart as his primary musical influence. One of the most
memorable early achievements of his career was being chosen by Duthart
to play the lead drummer's part in the Shotts and Dykehead recording of
"Cullen Bay". His distinctive style descends directly from Duthart's
virtuoso musical approach to band repertoire, an approach which
literally revolutionized the art form.
Back
home in his native Northern Ireland where he lives with his beautiful
wife Lorraine and their son, Alan, John is a frequent visitor to the
Pacific NorthWest where he generously works with a number of pipe
bands, boosting the level of their play to world class standards.He
recently released his long awaited JOHN SCULLION DRUM TUTOR, modestly
subtitled "A Fairly Together Programme".
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