Ross hails from Linlithgow, West Lothian where he is the official Town Piper. He studied Bagpipes, Scots Song and Whistles at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Traditional Music - Piping in 2017. Ross was a finalist in the 2019 BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year competition.

A World Champion piper, Ross began piping aged 7 and was the Pipe Major of the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland. He competed with the world famous Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band for many years. He is now a member the Grade 1 Inveraray and District Pipe Band.

Ross has performed in many countries such as: New Zealand, Australia, USA, Ghana, Russia and all over central Europe as well as appearing on BBC Hogmanay Live and performing solo on the roof of Murrayfield Stadium. He has also toured internationally with the Red Hot Chilli Pipers.

Tune into this episode to hear the TRUE dictionary definition of not only, "Belterism," but also, "Ross".

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