Piers Adams (born 21 December 1963) is a British recorder player[1] and member of baroque group Red Priest.

After attending Reading Blue Coat School Adams trained as a physicist at the University of Bristol, but turned professionally to the recorder at age 21.

his performing career has taken him all over the world to places such as the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, Russia and most European countries.

CDs available include Recorder Bravura (romantic showpieces), Shine and Shade (20th century sonatas) and seven Red Priest CDs: Priest on the Run, Nightmare in Venice, The Four Seasons, Pirates of the Baroque, Johann, I'm Only Dancing, Handel in the wind and Baroque Bohemians, which reached No.1 in the UK Specialist Classical Charts in October 2018.

Adams' current projects include an innovative recorder and synth duo, Baroque Alchemy, with his keyboardist partner Lyndy Mayle.