The First Piper

The First Piper 🗺 Performing in every country (116 so far!)
🍍 Origin stories of ordinary things
🎥 So Where’s it From?(on YouTube!)

I'm aiming for a record to play the bagpipes in every country of the world! In January 2014 I met a group of adventurers who inspired me to kick-off my own journey, and a couple of months later I packed up my life and booked a flight to North Africa. I've now piped in over 100 countries, played on top of the tallest building in the world, and I've even performed for Bhutanese Royalty. Without sounding too cheesy, it's been the most life-changing adventure!

01/06/2026

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31/05/2026

Two weeks in Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬
Walnut forests, horse treks, national sport with a headless goat, and a lake so big it looks like an ocean! 🌊

29/05/2026

Best horse meat lasagne you’ll ever have 😉 🐎

🇰🇿 5 restaurants to get your fill of Almaty:

1. Yurta: boujee nomadic cuisine done properly 🥩
2. Alcha: Kazakh meets Azerbaijani. Get the Rose tea 🌹
3. Auyl: World’s 50 Best. Open fire. A Soviet yurt on a mountainside 🔥
4. Alma Cafe: Don’t rein yourself in - get the horse meat lasagne 🐴
5. Bahandi Burger: The best fast food burger I’ve ever eaten 🍔

24/05/2026

I was pretty shocked too 🐉😅

21/05/2026

One spot left on our Solway Retreat!🌿
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18/05/2026

Walnuts + bagpipes + plov = a trip to Kyrgyzstan! 🇰🇬

14/05/2026

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Xi’an 你太棒了🫰Warriors, ancient city walls, wildly loud noodles, night markets and a sassy Zhongkui 🏮 #古城西安
11/05/2026

Xi’an 你太棒了🫰
Warriors, ancient city walls, wildly loud noodles, night markets and a sassy Zhongkui 🏮
#古城西安

08/05/2026

In my flying fox era 🦊

04/05/2026

Wasn’t expecting this! 🥛🐎
Mountains on the skyline, apple festivals in the parks, live music in the streets and a horse milk bar I’m still trying to forget 😅
Thank you for an unforgettable trip 🇰🇿 🙌

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