In conversation with 11 times and current World Solos Drumming Champion, Steven McWhirter. Originally from Northern Ireland but now based in Scotland, Steven is the Leading Drummer of the Grade 1 Inveraray & District Pipe Band.

We chat about his drum corps how he approaches writing music. Getting a call from J. Reid Maxwell and joining Simon Fraser University Pipe Band, as well as how he prepares for the World Solos every year.

You’ll hear lots of insights about leading and managing a drum section and stories about how Inveraray went from Juvenile to Grade 1 in only a few years.