An Oban High School pupil who became an internet sensation following his piping performance on board a flight to New York is one of two local rising stars announced as special guest artists to open Oban Live, Argyll’s biggest live music event.
While en route to take part in New York’s Tartan Week with his school’s pipe band, talented 13-year-old Gregor MacDonald performed a couple of solo piping tunes to flight passengers. A recording of the event was later posted by the school on social media and the video was a hit, achieving over 150,000 hits number of views to date.
Gregor will take to the stage for a solo piping performance which will open Oban Live on Friday June 2. He will also return on the second day of Oban Live, Saturday June 3, alongside his band mates in Oban High School’s Novice Juvenile A Pipe Band to play with headliners and Celtic rock band Skerryvore.