Stuart Liddell

He was born in Oban on 12 January 1973 and spent his early years in Inveroran, near Bridge of Orchy.

His father Billy was an accomplished musician, as is his mother Agnes, and his grandfather was Ronnie McCallum, piper to the Duke of Argyll and a prominent piping tutor.

[1] For ten years (1998–2008), he played with the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band in Burnaby, British Columbia.

In 2023, Liddell was made a Member of the British Empire (MBE) in King Charles III’s first New Year’s Honours.

He has also appeared on several recordings of Simon Fraser University Pipe Band, with solo tracks on many discs, including: